Hanoi, Vietnam
Sunjin Vietnam Joint Venture Company designs the campus for the University of Commerce – TMU considering climate and custom suitability, combined with the application of new design techniques, helping to balance all energy costs in a total floor space of around 5,512 m2, a height of 12 stories, one basement, and the Central Lecture Building.
The building is located on a campus planted with many trees and has easy access from four open sides, which fosters the development of open spaces that are integrated into the surrounding landscape.
For its sustainable design, the project has been awarded a 2024 Green Good Design Award by The Chicago Athenaeum: Museum of Architecture and Design and The European Centre for Architecture Art Design and Urban Studies.
The “Central Garden” in the center is surrounded by the lecture hall structure, providing an open area with carefully planted trees that lets natural light stream the whole lecture hall.
“No Distance” is the goal of the design area; classrooms around the courtyard. Students will enter the shared living area directly as the room door is opened.
Hanoi’s characteristic tropical monsoon environment is a feature that should be utilized to reduce energy consumption by increasing the time spent utilizing cross-ventilating and decreasing the time used using air conditioning.
Due to the open design with an inner courtyard, rooftop garden area, huge sun-shading corridor, etc., disturbance from the outside is minimized and natural ventilation is maximized on both sides.
The design of the building ideally combines cost, comfort, and operational effectiveness.
The glazing facade of the building is thoroughly formed for the shading effects of the structure and the wide balconies. This has drastically reduced the air conditioning system’s capability.
This offers additional funds for the installation of high-performance heat recovery technology, which helps to minimize investment costs and energy consumption.
As a result, the cost issue for energy efficient and green buildings has been extensively considered.
Large balconies, glass boxes, high-performance heat recovery equipment, and plants, all contribute to lower investment costs for construction technical systems.
Overall, the building’s air conditioning system only needs about 50% compared to similar buildings but with a lot of glass design.
Adequate technical systems also mean that the building operates efficiently and uses very economical energy costs.
A typical construction effort striving for LEED Gold and Net Zero targets in 2050.
Project: University of Commerce – TMU
Architects: Sunjin Vietnam Joint Venture Company
Client: University of Commerce (TMU)
Photographers: Hoang Le
