Trangtien Street / Studio 8

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main gathering zone

, a group of young Hanoian architects, designed a competition proposal to transform a street in Hanoi, .  The project earned third prize and focuses on finding a contemporary solution to bring the street life of Trangtien “to its gracefulness in the near future.”

More about the proposal after the break.

street view

When Trangtien Street was built by the French over 100 years ago, it was famous for its charm and beauty.  A pedestrian friendly atmosphere, the street was part of a luxurious commercial area surrounded by grand theaters and civil headquarters.

night view of street

Yet, as the years progressed, the street lost its attractive ambience as the transformation of street houses and buildings happen spontaneously without being controlled by authority, and vehicles crowd a once pedestrian owned zone.

perspective of main stair

The proposal takes the past conditions into consideration and tries to give the pedestrians back a shared space.  Experimenting sectionally, the street is carved out to create a new pedestrian type of zone.  Within this new space, large steps bring people to a lower level and pockets of space are designed for different activities and gatherings to occur.

interior perspective

 
 
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Urbanismo, belo projeto: Tangtien Street, Hanoi, Vietnã http://www.archdaily.com/63286/trangtien-street-studio-8/

 
# June 7, 2010 at 10:56
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Greg says:

Sweet spot for the homeless to hang out.

 
# June 7, 2010 at 10:58
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    Rich says:

    Agreed. we’re on a similar project in San Francisco and are facing the same issue. Hobos have surprising audacity about how publicly they loiter/sleep/pee.

     
    # June 7, 2010 at 14:30
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    Davey says:

    There are no homeless in Hanoi. This is Vietnam.

     
    # May 12, 2012 at 23:16
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Giovanni says:

Neat public space

 
# June 7, 2010 at 11:09
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RT @TopicfireNews: Trangtien Street / Studio 8 via http://topicfire.com/Architecture http://bit.ly/aEV4vm

 
# June 7, 2010 at 11:27
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Mr P says:

Kinda Sergels Torg in Stockholm.

 
# June 7, 2010 at 11:59
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how do we reclaim our streets & make these our place… An entension of our home? http://www.archdaily.com/63286/trangtien-street-studio-8/

 
# June 7, 2010 at 13:10
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bill says:

pits with stairs don’t usually work to enliven streets…I thought….Doesn’t work so well in Pioneer Plaza in portland

 
# June 7, 2010 at 13:10
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Htruong says:

first good one in Archdaily for Vietnam

 
# June 7, 2010 at 13:21
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hoang says:

hmm, its terrible…they re too young to know about hanoi – trang tien and history…
it seem to recover a project by BIG …hmmm…

 
# June 7, 2010 at 13:27
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    doang says:

    until when they’ll know?.. how about you?
    this is a new concept for the city of hanoi, i like it!

     
    # June 8, 2010 at 03:39
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      hoang says:

      like not the same meaning know …if its yr choice…a new concept is not same with nice concept…hmm???
      do u think the old – nice – elegant street like TRangTIen need a big Hole ???

       
      # June 8, 2010 at 03:48
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Trangtien Street. http://bit.ly/b8Y16a

 
# June 7, 2010 at 13:32
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WPstudios says:

RT @nicholaspatten Trangtien Street. http://bit.ly/b8Y16a

 
# June 7, 2010 at 13:32
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http://www.archdaily.com/63286/trangtien-street-studio-8/ buenas ideas, buenos proyectos

 
# June 7, 2010 at 15:26
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levanta a mao quem mora numa cidade que tenha uma rua assim! http://bit.ly/dwdMZ1 parabéns studio 8 #arquitetura

 
# June 7, 2010 at 15:37
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Trangtien Street / Studio 8 http://bit.ly/ckp6sZ via http://topicfire.com/Architecture

 
# June 7, 2010 at 17:02
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Formula says:

mmmmm not a good idea at all… The trade, exchange is at hand.

Like some said, nice homeless shelter

 
# June 7, 2010 at 17:31
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tp says:

very nice project!

 
# June 7, 2010 at 20:51
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Ring says:

Good one, especially for Hanoian architects.

 
# June 7, 2010 at 21:17
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oh says:

that’s beautiful. But i see that no one is Vietnamese in those pictures. I ‘ll think that this project is in Europe or American if I just look at the picture.

 
# June 8, 2010 at 05:00
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    Bob says:

    Look at that again , dude ! Some is VNmese , but actually, this street is for travel area. Of course , there’re so many foreign people here .
    Anw, i like it !!!

     
    # June 8, 2010 at 05:31
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      oh says:

      Oh! I see! A Vietnamese girl! Thank for show me that.
      Travel area. That’s funny and you’re so polite.

       
      # June 8, 2010 at 06:22
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duylinh says:

Trangtien Street / Studio 8 | ArchDaily http://bit.ly/9esgpB

 
# June 8, 2010 at 05:16
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gible says:

Trangtien Street / Studio 8 http://ff.im/-lFoD6

 
# June 8, 2010 at 05:30
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quan pham says:

wow, Vnese fellow can do this, impressive!

 
# June 8, 2010 at 05:49
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Amsterdam says:

really bad project. light years from working in reality

 
# June 8, 2010 at 05:54
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Dimitris says:

Very refreshing! Especially coming from Vietnam.

 
# June 8, 2010 at 13:04
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Danangnian says:

Green…green…please keep the green and add more green on it. kindda like the concept..

 
# June 8, 2010 at 18:05
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p.d.q says:

what about in the nite, when all the stores are closed and no activities, no vehicular access??

 
# June 8, 2010 at 18:35
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bubuspanish says:

I like it, although it not working for sure!

 
# January 4, 2011 at 21:02
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olvus says:

Look at that again , dude ! Some is VNmese , but actually, this street is for travel area. Of course , there’re so many foreign people here .
Anw, i like it !!!

 
# February 13, 2011 at 08:26
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Sweet spot for the homeless to hang out.

 
# February 22, 2011 at 13:46
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very nice project

 
# September 21, 2011 at 14:59
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Davey says:

Street trees would have been nice. Especially b/c of the sun-phobia culture in Hanoi.

Overall, innovative idea. Would be a great release valve to take some of the (tourist) pedestrian traffic out of the old quarter.

Lastly, what happens in monsoon season? Does this become a canal?

 
# May 12, 2012 at 23:21
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12:34 PM Sep 29th

Trangtien Street / Studio 8 | ArchDaily http://t.co/qIFXFfJ via @archdaily

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