Urban Sparkle transforms a restaurant site in Ho Chi Minh City into a luminous urban beacon through an origami-inspired steel roof that captures and refracts light throughout the day. Located along a 30-meter street frontage in Thao Dien, the project sits directly in front of Ho Chi Minh City’s first metro line while surrounded by high-rise residential towers. This creates a unique visibility condition where the building is viewed from three distinct elevations—street level, passing trains, and tower windows above.
© Hiroyuki Oki
- architects: Takashi Niwa Architects
- Location: Thảo Điền, Ho Chi Minh City, Vietnam
- Project Year: 2025
- Photographs: Hiroyuki Oki
- Photographs: Le Nguyen Bao Uyen
- Area: 996.0 m2