HCMC 2050

Ho Chi Minh City, Vietnam is undergoing a transportation change for metro system which predicted to be finished in 2018. A prediction of the future city with better infrastructure proposal, and housing solution for population boom and life style change from scooters to metro is made based on physical observation on site. The site is the last stop of line one and located on the other bank of the river. The project aims to provide an alternative way of accessing the site (through water) as well as providing a new living style. By focusing on the re-vegetating both on urban scale and local architecture buildings realm, the project brings the wetland environment into peoples daily life with daily on-street trading, entertaining and living innovations. The green infrastructure and the waterways become the gateway that shows the way towards the city center. The green tower residential, farming and home business follows the local building codes and also the standard in eco-friendly systems. Ho Chi Minh City is the main stop for Pacific bird migration. The re-introduction of the green facilities also provide possibility for animals.