
HA LONG ECO-TOURISM CITY
2011 Competition – Ha Long Dao Viet eco-tourism city was composed by artificial islands, shaped in the form of Vietnam or a supposed hiding Dragon (coming from the legend, “Ha Long” means a descending dragon in Vietnamese). It is a new self-sufficient city, dedicated for the economic and tourism development of the famous Ha Long bay.
This project is for a local population of 8000 inhabitants plus tourists & foreign residents, living in several islands, surrounded by water, and totally self-sufficient with bio-gas thermal plant, and waste recyclable, to achieve an eco-tourism new city on water.
This project won the 3rd Prize.
Location: HaLong Bay, Quang Ninh, Viet nam
GFA: 12 Ha
Master plan 1/500 competition
Designer: Architect Nguyen Chi Tam; Highend; Innovarchi & Robert Days