SEMBA VIETNAM OFFICE / SEMBA VIETNAM

SEMBA VIETNAM OFFICE / SEMBA VIETNAM - Interior Photography, Table, Wood, BeamSEMBA VIETNAM OFFICE / SEMBA VIETNAM - Interior Photography, Kitchen, Table, BeamSEMBA VIETNAM OFFICE / SEMBA VIETNAM - Interior Photography, Table, Chair, LightingSEMBA VIETNAM OFFICE / SEMBA VIETNAM - Interior Photography, ShelvingSEMBA VIETNAM OFFICE / SEMBA VIETNAM - More Images+ 30

  • Architects: SEMBA VIETNAM
  • Area Area of this architecture project Area:  157
  • Year Completion year of this architecture project Year:  2019
  • Photographs
    Photographs:Hiroyuki Oki
  • Manufacturers Brands with products used in this architecture project
    Manufacturers:  AutoDesk, Adobe, Autodesk Media and Entertainment, FROM HANOI, Me Tây, SECOIN, Solid wood, Trimble Navigation
  • Lead Architects: Mamoru Maeda
  • Design Team: Mamoru Maeda
  • Country: Vietnam
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SEMBA VIETNAM OFFICE / SEMBA VIETNAM - Interior Photography, Glass
© Hiroyuki Oki

Text description provided by the architects. I designed the "SEMBA VIETNAM" OFFICE to be relocated. Japanese tend to use the same material as in their home country and seek the same style. But the office is now in Vietnam. In other words, the same result cannot be expected. In Japan, we use many artificial materials such as laminates and sheets, and install those prefabricated material in a rational way.

SEMBA VIETNAM OFFICE / SEMBA VIETNAM - Interior Photography, Table, Chair, Shelving
© Hiroyuki Oki
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Floor Plan
SEMBA VIETNAM OFFICE / SEMBA VIETNAM - Interior Photography, Table, Chair
© Hiroyuki Oki

However, Vietnam is based on on-site construction. Therefore, the degree of finishing is less polished by building on site. However, I sought a way to make the rough finish look interesting. I wanted to make the most of Vietnamese materials and add a Japanese identity to it.

SEMBA VIETNAM OFFICE / SEMBA VIETNAM - Interior Photography, Closet, Shelving
© Hiroyuki Oki
SEMBA VIETNAM OFFICE / SEMBA VIETNAM - Interior Photography, Door, Windows, Brick
© Hiroyuki Oki

The design was constructed using materials such as bricks, blocks, solid wood, and steel. The reason for this is that we want to create a dynamic expression in which the “gloss, color, roughness” of the material creates shadows, and as a result, the three-dimensional effects are clearly visible.

SEMBA VIETNAM OFFICE / SEMBA VIETNAM - Interior Photography, Kitchen, Table, Beam
© Hiroyuki Oki
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Interior elevations 01
SEMBA VIETNAM OFFICE / SEMBA VIETNAM - Interior Photography
© Hiroyuki Oki
SEMBA VIETNAM OFFICE / SEMBA VIETNAM - Interior Photography, Kitchen, Chair
© Hiroyuki Oki

The entrance door has been converted from an antique table. I always want to tell the staff and customers that they can use it in various ways, rather than using it as it is based on their ideas. When the Japanese visited the company they thought "It's not like Japan, but it feels good! ”. I wanted to make an OFFICE of which this could be said. In addition, I want the staff to work within a cool OFFICE, so that they can be aware and confident that they are creators. I think that such a work space is necessary. 

SEMBA VIETNAM OFFICE / SEMBA VIETNAM - Interior Photography, Lighting, Door
© Hiroyuki Oki

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Address:3F, Secoin Building, No.9 D2 Street, Saigon Pearl, 92 Nguyen Huu Canh, Ward 22, Binh Thanh Dist., Ho Chi Minh City, Vietnam

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About this office
Cite: "SEMBA VIETNAM OFFICE / SEMBA VIETNAM" 15 Feb 2020. ArchDaily. Accessed . <https://www.archdaily.com/933761/semba-vietnam-office-semba-vietnam> ISSN 0719-8884

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