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Foster + Partners designed two-tower VietinBank development
Work has started on the VietinBank Business Centre, a mixed-use development in Hanoi that will include a five-star hotel. The two-tower complex was designed by Foster + Partners, and represents that London-based firm's first project in Vietnam.
When completed in early 2014, the development will feature a 68-story tower that will serve as the headquarters of VietinBank, one of Vietnam's largest banking groups, and a 48-story tower that will house a five-star hotel, a spa and serviced apartments .The two towers will be connected by a seven-story podium building that will contain conference facilities, luxury shops, cafes, restaurants and roof-top gardens.
Foster + Partners said the complex will feature a system designed to mitigate the effects of the area's high humidity levels using a low-energy, desiccant wheel. The system will draw in humidity, separate the water from the atmosphere and exhale hot, dry air, which can then be cooled by ground water and released back into the buildings.
"Our design is a sustainable response to the climate and traditions of Hanoi and the tower will have an important symbolic presence – VietinBank will rise above the surrounding buildings to be one of the first landmarks you see at the gateway to the city," said Mouzhan Majidi, ceo of Foster + Partners.
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