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Virtuous

TROPICS

JAKOB FACTORY
HO CHI MINH CITY (VIETNAM)
G8A ARCHITECTS & ROLLIMARCHINI ARCHITECTS

ELECTRIC CABLES AND WINDOW BOXES The factory rises vertically and stands around a vast
inner courtyard. Jakob Factory's buildings are thus
Sustainable and healing architecture: that was
an homage to the layout of traditional Vietnamese
the proposal by the architect practice G8A
villages. An open space is home to a blossoming
for the Jakob Rope Systems factory 50km north
landscaped garden which naturally cools the air and
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of Ho Chi Minh City. In the heart of a 30,000m provides moisture for the soil. The open facades are
also inspired by the typical architecture of this tropical
concrete-covered site, a planted facade, as porous
region. This system – unprecedented in a factory –
as the leaf of a luxurious plant, o ers man and
provides natural ventilation for the workshops by
soil a huge breath of fresh air. A project that won
letting breezes in from the outside. The air passes
the prestigious Dezeen Award for Best Business through walls of horizontal geotextile window boxes
which form a natural filter against sun, rain and dust
Building in 2022.
particles.
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Photo credit: Hiroyuki Oki DELABIE products installed:

BINOPTIC recessed electronic basin tap (Ref. 379ENC)
BINOPTIC electronic basin tap (Ref. 378015)
Stainless steel wall-mounted CANAL wash trough (Refs. 120310 and 120280)
Photo credit: Hiroyuki Oki