First of all, we wanted to incorporate soft, free-form curves into the design, given the food ingredient “ramen” and the compartment shape being a semi-circle. Then, with a particular playful intent, I tried to create a design that would make people unintentionally want to “Snap!” and take a photo of it. The spherical shape of the pillar rolls is r...
Project name
HACHIBAN RAMEN（8番らーめん） - ÆON MALL Tân Phú
Architecture firm
SEMBA VIETNAM
Location
Ho Chi Minh City, Vietnam
Photography
DeconPhotoStudio (Hiroyuki Oki)
Principal architect
Mamoru Maeda
Design team
Mamoru Maeda (Mr), Nguyen Ngo Thuy Dien (Ms)
Collaborators
MIRAI IDCD (TRẦN BÌNH TRỌNG)
Completion year
December / 2023
Interior design
Mamoru Maeda, TRẦN BÌNH TRỌNG
Environmental & MEP
Kitchen (HOSHIZAKI VIETNAM)
Visualization
SEMBA VIETNAM
Tools used
AutoCAD, SketchUp, Adobe Photoshop, Adobe Illustrator
Typology
Commercial › Shopping Mall
Tropical Space unveils Premier Office, an office building for rent located on a quiet street in Ho Chi Minh City where several other rental offices have been built. The design team aspired to create a building that can maximize the performance of natural lighting without being affected by the negative impact of direct sunlight.
Project name
Premier Office
Architecture firm
Tropical Space
Location
11A Nguyen Van Mai street, Tan Binh district, Ho Chi Minh city, Viet Nam
Principal architect
Tran Thi Ngu Ngon, Nguyen Hai Long
Structural engineer
Bach Ngoc Hoang
Environmental & MEP
QCONS
Construction
Starcon Company
Material
Clay solid brick, steel, concrete
Typology
Commercial › Office Building
The concept is “an old Northern European house”.The gentle texture of the wood grain creates femininity. In addition, the warmth of the natural materials also gives a sense of loveliness. The boards made of natural materials deteriorate over time and change into a new charm with the image of “an old Japanese-style house”.
Project name
BLOOM - Indochina Plaza Ha Noi
Architecture firm
SEMBA VIETNAM
Location
Ho Chi Minh City, Vietnam
Principal architect
Mamoru Maeda
Interior design
SEMBA VIETNAM (Mamoru Maeda)
Design year
February /2023
Completion year
June /2023
Environmental & MEP
SEMBA VIETNAM
Lighting
Olympia Lighting Vietnam Co.,Ltd
Supervision
Tran Nhan Hoang
Tools used
AutoCAD, Adobe Photoshop, Adobe Illustrator, Autodesk 3ds Max, SketchUp
Construction
TSUBASA. Co., ltd
Material
Tile, Steel, Natural Wood, Paint, Laminate
Client
ESTELLE VIETNAM CO.,LTD.
Typology
Commercial › Jewelry Store
[HACHIBAN RAMEN] is a strategy that targets Vietnamese families and young people. That's why they don't put Japanese or Westerners as our target customers. They have that strategy, but since they have only two stores, Vietnamese people are not aware of it yet. That's why I completely ignored "Japanese HACHIBAN RAMEN" and designed it. Especially reg...
Project name
HACHIBAN RAMEN - Sư Vạn Hạnh
Architecture firm
SEMBA VIETNAM + HACHBAN Co., Ltd.
Location
Ho Chi Minh City, Vietnam
Photography
Anthony Nguyễn
Principal architect
Mamoru Maeda
Design team
Nguyễn Thị Hồng Nguyệt
Interior design
• Total Interior + exterior design: SEMBA VIETNAM • Basic Interior design: HACHBAN Co., Ltd.
Environmental & MEP
SEMBA VIETNAM + HTB
Material
Main finishing / equipment:[Internal audience seats]; Floor: Ceramic tile; Counter: TILE + Stainless steel Floor counter integrated mortar finish; Wall: mortar paint + tile + laminate; Ceiling: painting; Features and lighting fixtures: MFC + laminate finish; [kitchen] Floor: Anti-slip tile Ceiling: System ceiling; [Terrace audience seats]; Floor: stone + tile
Tools used
AutoCAD, Adobe Photoshop, Adobe Illustrator, Autodesk 3ds Max, SketchUp
Client
MESA + HACHIBAN VIETNAM
Typology
Hospitality › Restaurant
This street is the busiest street in Ho Chi Minh City and is always crowded with many foreigners. The owner of "Hotbeans" is Vietnamese, but he is very familiar with Western countries and has a special feeling for France. This is an owned building. Due to the impact of [COVID-19], the rental business was not going well, so the owner decided to run...
Architecture firm
T4 design
Location
2B1 Chu Mạnh Trinh, Bến Nghé, Quận 1, Thành phố, Ho Chi Minh City, Vietnam
Photography
DeconPhotoStudio (Hiroyuki Oki)
Principal architect
Mamoru Maeda
Interior design
T4 design
Environmental & MEP
T4 design
Construction
TSUBASA. Co., ltd
Supervision
TSUBASA. Co., ltd
Material
Wood, Tile, Steel, Glass, Mortar Paint, Stone, Laminate
Tools used
Autodesk 3ds Max , AutoCAD, Adobe Photoshop, SketchUp
Typology
Hospitality › Restaurant › Cafe
The brand identify presented by “Cafe 4P’s” is concrete as “People to People / Sustainability / Specialty coffee made by VN”.
Architecture firm
SEMBA VIETNAM
Location
127 Lý Chính Thắng, Võ Thị Sáu, Quận 3, Thành phố Hồ Chí Minh, Vietnam
Photography
DeconPhotoStudio (Hiroyuki Oki)
Principal architect
Mamoru Maeda
Design team
Đinh Ngọc Chất, Nguyễn Thị Hồng Nguyệt
Built area
162 m² (kitchen: 95 m²/ terrace: 67 m²)
Interior design
SEMBA VIETNAM
Environmental & MEP
Toan Dinh Company / HOSHIZAKI
Visualization
SEMBA VIETNAM
Tools used
AutoCAD, Autodesk 3ds Max, SketchUp, Adobe Photoshop
Supervision
Toan Dinh Company
Construction
Toan Dinh Company
Material
Recycled materials (Steel, block, recycled plastic), wood, glass, mortar paint, stone, terrazzo
Typology
Hospitality › Cafe
The Ho Chi Minh City-based architecture firm SEMBA VIETNAM led by Mamoru Maeda has recently completed renovation of a three-story house in Ho Chi Minh City, Vietnam.
Project name
DIST.4 HOUSE PROJECT
Architecture firm
SEMBA VIETNAM
Location
Ho Chi Minh City, Vietnam
Photography
DeconPhotoStudio (Hiroyuki Oki)
Principal architect
Mamoru Maeda
Tools used
Adobe Photoshop, Lightroom
Material
Concrete, Glass, Wood
Typology
Residential › House
