This is my graduation project in Ho Chi Minh University of Architecture. It is located in District 9, Ho Chi Minh City, Vietnam - a young urban areas with numerous significant potentialities in near future.Many universities, hi-tech parks, cultural public gardens.... assemble in this areas.Therefore the density of youth here is relatively high and constructing new community centers which supply for young people's demands like learning, entertainments, developing skills ... become extremely necessary.
This building has a intimate relationship with surrounding universities and hi-tech parks which are inside five - kilometers radius from this community center. For this reason, students and workers were proposed to be the main customers ( 50% students, 30% workers and 20% for officer and people who live around this area ). Relying on the characteristics and needs of two main customers, this building was designed with various functional spaces like spaces for organizing events ( exhibitions, advertisements, psychological consultancies...); meeting hall for performances and seminars, special rooms for club activities; areas for outdoor community activities ... Additionally, many classes about soft skills were established to satisfy reality huge demands ofr youth.
Diversity and flexibility are eminent elements in creating spaces for this center. Generally, it includes five main functional masses which are connected together by opening hall. With modern architectural languge and strong form, this youth activity center expresses messages about youth with profound aspirement of ceaselessly rising.
Special thanks to my tutor Mrs Le Thi Minh Tam who gave me a great deal of inspiration and wonderful ideas and guide for me in every steps of this project with huge enthusiasm.