Today, the target for hunger reduction is on a global scale. In Asia Pacific, 12% of the population is in bad health because of a lack of food, and just in Vietnam from 2014 to 2016, this number is 11%, which means that 10.3 million people are underfed.

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Architects: Cong Sinh Architects

Location: District 9, Ho Chi Minh, Vietnam

Architect In Charge: Vo Quang Thi

Design Team: Vo Quang Thi, Nguyen Thi Nha Van, Phung Kim Phuoc, Tran Ngoc Hung, Tran Tan Phat

Project Year: 2016

Photographs: Hiroyuki Oki

Contractor: Thanh An Interior & Construction Co.,Ltd

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From the architect. Today, the target for hunger reduction is on a global scale. In Asia Pacific, 12% of the population is in bad health because of a lack of food, and just in Vietnam from 2014 to 2016, this number is 11%, which means that 10.3 million people are underfed.Global climate change has been influencing the agricultural productivity in many areas. Especially in Vietnam today, sea level rise, droughts and salt marsh usually occur in Southern provinces. The aforementioned problems have greatly affected the national food security, which requires us to have appropriate and practical solutions.
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The project is the service area beside an auto care center. The visitors of this area and the clients of the center can sit and have a rest here, where part of the food is fro...