Vedana Restaurant – Interior view
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World in Beauty’s Best of 2024: A Celebration of Beauty and Inspiration – Bamboo architecture nestled at the edge of Cuc Phuong, Vietnam
Cuc Phuong is the oldest national park in Vietnam. Located only 120km southwest of Hanoi and nestled between the provinces of Ninh Binh, Hoa Binh and Thanh Hoa, Cuc Phuong boasts an engaging cultural and wildlife heritage alongside enchanting scenery. Magnificent limestone mountains rise majestically from the green rice terraces and traditional stilt houses of the Muong hill tribe.
Embedded at the edge of Cuc Phuong, a forest in the foothills of mountains and diverse vegetation, Vedana Restaurant is part of the Vedana Resort master plan.
Vedana Restaurant – Close view
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Vedana Restaurant – View along frames
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VTN Architects was in charge of both projects. The resort was designed to accommodate up to 1350 people in 135 villas, five condotels and eight bungalows. As a significant structure, the restaurant is located in the center of the resort. The space is used for all-day dining but can be converted to host more important events such as weddings, among other purposes.
Vedana Restaurant – View along corridor
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Vedana Restaurant – View from Condotel
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Vedana Restaurant – Corridor view
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The three-gabled circular roof, spanning 1050 sqm, is assembled from two stacked ring-shaped roofs and a dome roof on top that is detached by light strips. The main radius measures approx. 18 m while the structure height is almost 16 m, making it VTN Architects’ highest bamboo structure. Inspired by traditional architecture, the stepped roof is made of 36 modular frames that appear like a multi-level structure, yet they are on a single floor.
Vedana Restaurant – View from terrace
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Vedana Restaurant – View from lake
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The restaurant is positioned strategically next to an artificial lake that functions as a natural air-conditioner. Using the lake is essential because of the hot and humid weather during the summer in Cuc Phuong Commune particularly, and northern Vietnam in general. The lake is also a vast reservoir to store rainwater and groundwater from the mountains.
Vedana Restaurant – View from entrance
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Vedana Restaurant – Night view
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Vedana Restaurant – Close view
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Subsequently, the lake is utilized for irrigation of all plants on the 16.4-hectare site, including around 15,000 blossom trees, a part of the resort’s long-term plans, with the restaurant positioned in the middle of that resort’s blossom forest. The view towards the blossom forest, the mountains and the lake are omnipresent for visitors even from the middle of the dorm-shaped structure.
Vedana Restaurant – Skylight
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Vedana Restaurant – Top view
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Vedana Restaurant – Interior view
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Thanks to the openness of the restaurant, the indoor space ascends slowly to the outdoor space via a semi-outdoor space, creating a rich spatial experience for visitors. They can simultaneously feel both the interior and exterior spaces, as well as the inside of the bamboo architecture and the outside, which consists of mountains and lakes.
Vedana Restaurant
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