BES Pavilion

The pavilion is a service space for an open community focused on art and culture in the centre of the city. Its name stands for bamboo, earth and stone, the local materials it is built from with traditional methods.

The Vietnamese design team set separate small spaces freely around a central courtyard, creating many views and a play of light and shadow that erases the line between inside and outside.

Users took part in building their own space, and the design itself becomes a lesson in ventilation, light diffusion and planting, encouraging greener habits.