How observations of landscape, culture and everyday life are informing ENCITY’s architectural design for the Hilltop Hotel at EcoSapa. By Marco Buinhas, Design Director Sapa is a place of profound contrasts: a bustling, neon-lit commercial town set against the quiet, mysterious presence of mountains and mist. Under the glare of neon, the landscape slowly disappears.
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Jul
Jul
I believe that one of mankind’s first discoveries was not fire or a wheel, but the ability to transform nature, the ability to use the hands and build, contradicting gravity. Our primal need is shelter, so we dig a hole, and with the earth we extract, we build a wall. And while digging, we are
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May
May
This May 2021, enCity is delighted to welcome back Doni Iskandar, who is returning to our international team as Principal of Architecture + Urban Design and Project Coordinator. With more than 15 years of experience as an architect and designer, Doni brings in his creative talent and design expertise in leading and coordinating various enCity projects in Vietnam and Indonesia.
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Nov
Nov
Award-winning landscape artist Andy Cao shared his design process and philosophies with the enCity team in Saigon. Andy’s work, together with his partner Xavier Perrot, is an amalgamation of art and landscape to create dream-like installations that engage the senses.
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