Architect Nguyen Duc

Concept of creativity in design

“Creativity is also defined very differently, sometimes just being a little “new” is also considered creativity, coming up with a new solution is also creativity”, but for architect Nguyen Duc, creativity must be more, must be outstanding, must be different, … especially when the architect decides both the form and the “spirit” of a project. Creativity in architecture is even more difficult when it has to be based on the combination of space, location, budget and preferences of the investor. The design of a house on the street will not have as much creativity as a resort, just as designing a hotel in the city center cannot dream of taking advantage of glass materials to help expand the view. Like a hotel on the top of a mountain, simply because in order to fully express the “me” of the designer, a suitable space is needed.

The combinations of glass materials in every corner of the hotel exude a unique style

Any participation in the architectural space can be creative. For example, the application of smart home devices can be completely creative based on understanding of light, sound, spatial calculations and understanding of users. Like a movie director who understands the film he makes. When combining those factors, a smart home is not a combination of automatic on and off devices, but a creative part of the architect, with emotions, stories, and contexts for each scenario. automatic. And creativity is often just a highlight in the overall architecture of the house. There is a house where the highlight is the living room space, the dining room, there is a house where the highlight that the architect is most interested in is the master bedroom of the owner, but there is also a house where the elevator is the highlight.

According to architect Nguyen Duc, architecture is life, not something “in the sky”. It is said to be the design of the building, but it also has many factors like tailoring. Architects must have a long-term vision. Many times, a product design must have a vision of 30 – 50 years, must take into account the change in function over time. Even a good design, but without foresight, within 10 years, we have seen the change in the house itself. For example, when designing a room for children aged 10-12, ten years later, 22 years old, the designer must calculate how many years later, the room they design is still suitable for students. activities of the same family despite great changes.

Elevator – the highlight of the building’s architecture

Architect Nguyen Duc is quite knowledgeable about elevators and for him, in an overall house, the elevator is always an important and emotional highlight. According to him, the elevator is not only a monotonous means of transportation but also requires the interference between function and technology with cultural, artistic and artistic elements. A typical example of the success of architect Nguyen Duc is the design of the Grand Peridot hotel, which won two major awards, one of which is the use of glass elevators that are very suitable in the overall architecture. construction.

Grand Peridot Hotel, a project that won two major awards, one of the success factors is the use of glass elevators that are very suitable in the overall architecture of the building.

The architect commented that although the home elevator has not been in Vietnam for a long time, now the elevator has a very personal character in civil construction works. Many customers have made their own requirements for technology, materials of the elevator, color of the elevator, even asked to decorate the inside of the elevator as an art space. “There are already a number of elevator manufacturers in the world with art director positions, which is rare in this industrial engineering industry. Like the IGV group in Italy, they have created eclectic collections of On Air, Pop Up elevators, etc. Of course, the designs – works of art they came up with have become trend, bringing a luxurious, lively and full of artistic spirit”, shared architect Nguyen Duc. And to make the elevator become harmonious in the common space, when the design will not let the elevator be just a product from the manufacturer, the architect can completely design more decorative parts for the elevator to match. style the entire space as the world famous elevator decorators did.

“In order for the elevator to become one of the highlights in the architecture of the house, right from the design, the architect needs to immediately insert the size of the elevator into his drawing, because the elevator throughout the structure of the entire building. Then, based on his understanding and feelings, the architect decides when to use a glass elevator, or as the current elevator is not only a vertical axis but also a horizontal axis, zigzag, … requires the designer. Designers must have a deep understanding of the equipment that constitutes the work to have a successful design” – Architect Nguyen Duc said.

The greatest success is being able to say “no”!

Architect Nguyen Duc believes that one of the greatest successes of successful people in any field is the right to say no. In a project, if there are requests that make the architect feel that he cannot fully express his ideas, style, etc., he must refuse, despite pressures, including financial pressure.

However, architect Nguyen Duc also emphasized that to be successful, the designer must first do the right thing and then create. A designer must ensure that the work he designs is safe enough, performs the functions correctly, that is, commits to the accuracy of the design. Only then can we be creative based on actual conditions. Creativity based on combination means that a work needs to be in harmony with each detail in the whole as well as with the outside space. Next, creativity lies in breaking. Designers need to get out of boring old thinking. “Why do we have to narrow down that the front desk has to be on the first floor, isn’t that the doorman? I’ve seen a hotel with a front desk at the back, or even a 7 star hotel that doesn’t even have a front desk. That is creativity, it is the designer’s breakthrough and when many investors are satisfied and accept the design options of the architect, then the architect will have many opportunities to express their creativity,” said the architect.

Spending many years of passion for the profession to accumulate experience, asserting itself with difference and stand out, architect Nguyen Duc and many colleagues who are passionate about their profession have made their mark with many beautiful architectural works full of beauty. Such works of architectural art will go hand in hand with time, worthy of admiration and investment value.