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DESIGN STATEMENT

PROJECT : SHARING SPACE - SHARING ECONOMY

A RESPONSE TO THE ECONOMIC RESILIENCE POST COVID19

LOCATION : DICTRICT 1, HOCHIMINH CITY, VIETNAM PLACE : COMMERCIAL APARTMENT “ 42 NGUYEN HUE “

QUẬN 1 , THÀNH PHỐ HỒ CHÍ MINH - TRUNG TÂM KINH TẾ QUAN TRỌNG CỦA THÀNH PHỐ

HOCHIMINH CITY IS ONE OF THE TWO LARGEST CITES IN VIETNAM, AND ALSO ONE OF THE MOST IMPORTANT ECONOMIC, POLITICAL, CULTURAL AND EDUCATIONAL CENTERS OF VIETNAM. HOCHIMINH CITY ACCOUNTS FOR 21.3% OF THE TOTAL PRODUCTS (GDP) AND 29.38 % OF THE TOTAL NATIONAL BUDGET REVENUE

DURING COVID19 - THE PERCENTAGE OF GPD IN HOCHIMINH STRONGLY DECREASES . IF THERE IS NO SOLUTION TO REVIVE THE ECONOMY, SOONER OR LATER

WE WILL FACE SUCH SERIOUS CONSEQUENCE

Due to the Covid 19 epidemic. The economy of Vietnam in general and Ho Chi Minh City in particular has been heavily affected such as:

1. More than 40,000 businesses, including household businesses in Ho Chi Minh City, have applied for tax deferral and land rental deferral.

2. According to the Ministry of Labor, Invalids and Social Affairs (MOLISA), about 7.8 million workers lost their jobs or lost their jobs due to the epidemic.

3. The Taiwanese shoe company Pouyuen Vietnam announced on June 20 that it would lay off more than 2,000 workers due to delayed orders caused by the pandemic.

4. Vietnam’s fruit export businesses are affected by the high cost of air transport due to the limited number of commercial flights. Despite high demand, exports have halved over the past two months as shipping operators demanded two to four times the normal price.

5. More than 18,000 business households were forced to close in Ho Chi Minh City in the first four months of the year according to the City Tax Department

6.1,523 companies were dissolved in Ho Chi Minh City in the first quarter of the year ac- cording to the municipal People’s Committee.

Through the above figures, we realize the seriousness of the national economy. If the pan- demic continues, we will surely face with unavoidable consequences.

So the question is: When thousands of businesses were closed, a series of offices were left empty, commercial centers were empty due to covid, thousands of people were home- less due to job loss. What is the solution to recovering those problems post covid ?

SHARING SPACE - SHARING ECONOMY :

That is the way that we choose, also the post-ene- my architectural solution for economic recovery. By renovating a public space. Integrating more functions, enhancing sustainability.

Our approach looks towards the following resil- ience possibilities:

1. Helping small and medium-sized businesses and starup businesses have a place to work with cheap counterfeit, creating motivation to get up after the pandemic (Co-working)

2. Redefining living space, do we really need a space that is too big? ( Co-living )

3. The medical crisis leads us to a new definition of space in the future. Do we need an emergency preventive medical center around us (Mini hospi- tal)?

4. Enhance connectivity, enhance green space as well as building sustainability

5. Should we take care of the homeless and help them recover from the epidemic? (social housing)