The room: Nocenco Café
The insertion of a woven bamboo structure on the upper level of this colonial-style building in Vinh, a city in North Vietnam, creates a unique experience for café patrons.
The Noceno Café interiors also create an iconic location for the city.
Café patrons can enjoy extensive views across the rooftops towards the river and forests where the bamboo grows.
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Located in the heart of Vinh, a city in North Vietnam, Nocenco Café by is the result of a quest to create something new and iconic in a town populated by post-war, colonial-style buildings.
Without changing the envelope of the existing seven-storeyed-building, the architects used bamboo, a lightweight, traditional material, to create a dynamic interior structure that has a sense of true authenticity relating to its location. The bamboo was able to be easily transported to the top floor and installed by a few workers without needing additional structural support.
From within the enveloping structure, café patrons can enjoy extensive views across the rooftops towards the river and forests where the bamboo grows. The café was a short-listed finalist in the Creative Re-use category of the 2018 Inside Awards. The Inside World Festival of Interiors was held in Amsterdam in late November.
This article first appeared in Interior magazine.
