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