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lakeside Ashui Pavilion floats in hanoi<\/p>\n

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The Ashui Pavilion by H&P Architects<\/a> sits beside a lake in Hanoi<\/a>, shaping a curved timber-and-tile structure that draws the city\u2019s attention back to water.<\/p>\n

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Hanoi\u2019s landscape has shifted over decades, with lakes and canals giving way to paved surfaces. The pavilion<\/a> responds to this condition by placing water at the center of its spatial experience. Set partly within a shallow basin, the structure meets the surface directly and allows reflections to double its presence and extend its geometry outward.<\/p>\n

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images \u00a9 Le Minh Hoang<\/p>\n

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A structure formed through repetition<\/p>\n

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The team<\/a> at H&P Architects shapes its Ashui Pavilion with a hemispherical volume composed of closely spaced ribs. These curved elements rise from a circular base and trace a continuous arc, creating a shell that feels both open and enclosed. From a distance, the structure reads as a complete dome; at close range, the gaps between members allow air, light, and movement to pass through.<\/p>\n

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Each rib is clad in small, golden glazed tiles. Their modular scale introduces a fine grain to the overall form, while their color shifts with the daylight. The repetition of these units gives the pavilion a steady rhythm, where the structure is understood through accumulation.<\/p>\n

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the Ashui Pavilion by H&P Architects sits at the edge of a lake in Hanoi<\/p>\n

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Material memory and environmental intent<\/p>\n

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The tiles reference bamboo joints, a familiar element in Vietnamese construction. Arranged along each rib, they suggest a continuous line that recalls both plant growth and the movement of water. This association links material choice to a broader environmental narrative, where the pavilion proposes a renewed attention to natural systems within the city.<\/p>\n

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Light enters through the gaps between the ribs and scatters across the blue platform below. As the sun moves, bands of shadow shift across the floor, creating a changing interior condition. The pavilion remains open to its surroundings, with views extending across the water and into the adjacent park.<\/p>\n

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the structure uses curved ribs to form a hemispherical open shell<\/p>\n

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the pavilion reflects across the water to imply a suspended orb<\/p>\n

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gaps between the ribs allow sunlight and air to pass through<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"lakeside Ashui Pavilion floats in hanoi \u00a0 The Ashui Pavilion by H&P Architects sits beside a lake in…\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":382709,"comment_status":"","ping_status":"","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[31],"tags":[17441,437,434,435,436,438,146,182806,85,46,21316],"class_list":{"0":"post-382708","1":"post","2":"type-post","3":"status-publish","4":"format-standard","5":"has-post-thumbnail","7":"category-arts-and-design","8":"tag-architecture-in-vietnam","9":"tag-arts","10":"tag-arts-and-design","11":"tag-artsanddesign","12":"tag-artsdesign","13":"tag-design","14":"tag-entertainment","15":"tag-hp-architects","16":"tag-il","17":"tag-israel","18":"tag-temporary-pavilions"},"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/il\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/382708","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/il\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/il\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/il\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/2"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/il\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=382708"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/il\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/382708\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/il\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/382709"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/il\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=382708"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/il\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=382708"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/il\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=382708"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}