"The project occupies a 30-meter street frontage directly in front of Ho Chi Minh City's first metro line and is surrounded by high-rise residential towers. As a result, the building is experienced from three primary viewpoints: street level, passing trains, and elevated perspectives from adjacent towers. The design responds to these conditions by treating the roof as both a visual marker and a spatial framework, allowing the building to register at multiple urban scales."
"The roof structure is composed of folded 4 mm steel plates spanning up to 6 meters. Through systematic origami-based folding principles, the thin steel gains structural rigidity while maintaining a lightweight appearance. This approach is considered one of the first applications of origami-inspired thin steel plate construction in Vietnam. The folded geometry enables large spans, integrates skylights, and minimizes material thickness while remaining structurally efficient. Local metalworking techniques were used to fabricate the complex geometry within budget constraints."
Urban Sparkle in Thao Dien uses an origami-inspired folded steel roof to define presence and organize program across a 30-meter street frontage adjacent to Ho Chi Minh City's first metro line. The roof is formed from folded 4 mm steel plates spanning up to 6 meters, gaining rigidity through systematic folding while remaining lightweight. The folded geometry enables large spans, integrates skylights, and minimizes material thickness. Daylight is channeled into the interior during the day and artificial lighting projects outward at night. Local metalworking techniques were used to fabricate the complex geometry within budget constraints, responding to multiple urban viewpoints.
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