63 Ly Thai To relates to the character of Hanoi’s urban fabric and sets a high standard for similar developments in the future.
The retail and office building, in conversation with the various heights of the surrounding architecture. The base responds to the pedestrian level, while the middle and top sections reflect the size of neighboring buildings. Major cornice lines mark the height of the two-story base and the five-story mid-section. The mass of these two areas relates to the solid nature of some of Hanoi’s civic buildings.
A bi-level roof is treated with horizontal lattice details to soften the mass of the building and provide sun shading. The combination of all these elements relates to the character established by some of Hanoi’s existing architecture and provides the building with an elegant appearance, supported by a rich assembly of details.
