nobirunstyle in Switzerland

Space Block Hanoi Model was designed by Kazuhiro Kojima + Kojima lab. and Magaribuchi lab., it has quite intelligent scheme of space blocks. The combination of the space blocks makes attractive spaces inside. These are the photos from 2002, what I was expecting...

(C)C+A Coelacanth and associates

These are in 2009. After 7 years, the big fruit of the collaboration between Japanese architects and Vietnamese culture was getting old, already. I was quite shocked...

It's quite sad that the building looks like 50 years old, but actually it's just 7 years old. Japanese people might say the problem is Vietnamese construction quality, but I believe, that is not true. The problem is a lack of communication. Architects are maybe tired to talk to Vietnamese workers, Vietnamese users are maybe get bored with asking advices. The idea of the building is still alive, but the building is alone without any help.