A new conceptual design of the wind energy complex for Vietnam 

In May 2022, a sketch architectural project of a new high-rise building with a wind power plant was developed by the architect R. Balash together with the author of the wind power complex D. Tiaglin under the order of a large Vietnamese development company. Sketch drawings define the unique architectural capital construction project that is supposed to be built in Thai Binh province. 

When creating the architectural design, the authors were inspired by the masterpieces and spectacular forms of various structures and buildings of the famous architect and engineer Santiago Calatrava Valls, who is the recognized leader of the direction of "bio-tech" - a combination of ultramodern technology and natural forms. 

Following the futuristic example, elegant and expressive designs of architect Santiago Calatrava, the authors of the new wind power building modeled the architectural solution of a complex technical capital construction facility, the draft graphics of which were created in a month and a half. When drawing up the graphic sketches of the complex preliminary calculations of the load-bearing structures of the object were made, which determined the construction of a monolithic reinforced concrete frame with column-beam facade system (building and element material - reinforced concrete, glass). For the construction of monolithic structures, it is assumed to use removable reusable formwork with a reinforcement cage (steel bars), poured with concrete mix - the traditional version of the construction forms. The use of precast-monolithic reinforced concrete for the construction (erection) of foundations, individual elements of the frame, wall panels, slabs, collector equipment, fencing, stairwells and other things is also not excluded. 

The project provides that the complex consists of 5 buildings, united by a common platform with a height of 3 floors and a dome. Inside the space formed by the buildings, starting from the 4th floor at the level of each 3 floors on the vertical axis, a wind energy module (blade system with a generator) is placed. The vertical construction of the 20 wind power modules of the complex together form a wind power plant with electricity generation. 

Calculation indices of the complex: 

building dimensions - 189,5 x 189,5 m; 

height - 320 m to the dome; 

number of storeys - 70; 

the total area of internal premises - 250,000 sq.m. 

According to the project authors, the building is designed as a multistory multifunctional residential complex: 

the first floors have public, business, shopping, entertainment, and educational functions; 

the upper floors are occupied by office and residential space (apartments). 

The complex is crowned by a dome in the form of a lotus flower, the symbol of Vietnamese culture. 

Vietnamese architecture previously was not distinguished by the opulence of forms and grandiose volumes. It was more aimed at the proportionality of all parts of the whole, harmony, elegance, and lyricism. These features are partly present in contemporary Vietnamese architecture. 

Modern Vietnamese architecture shows the following trends: rapid urbanization, increased high-rise, spot development of high-rise buildings in densely populated old areas of large cities, unification of high-rise residential buildings, natural design of buildings or eco-architecture, care for the environment. The processes of globalization in contemporary Vietnamese architecture are most evident in the construction of skyscrapers. The first of them in Hanoi was Keangnam Hanoi Landmark Tower, built in 2011. It is a complex of three skyscrapers, the largest of which is 336 meters high. The building has 72 floors. It is currently the tallest building in Hanoi and in Vietnam as a whole. The complex includes a five-star hotel, offices, entertainment centers, retail space, clinics, and conference halls. 

The tallest building in Ho Chi Minh City today is the Bitexco financial tower, which is 262 meters high. It was built in the city center on the bank of the Saigon River in 2011. This skyscraper has 68 floors.

In Ho Chi Minh City, another skyscraper called Landmark 81 is nearing completion. It will be 350 meters high 81-story residential tower. 

The architecture of these sites is changing the face of major Vietnamese cities and is a reflection of the globalization process that has also affected contemporary Vietnam. 

The proposed wind energy complex and its forms are quite consistent with current trends in construction and architecture in Vietnam, which determines the perspective of the developed architectural solution of the wind energy building. 

At the moment, the customer has approved the concept of the external appearance of the wind energy building and preliminary calculations of the supporting structures of the object proposed by the authors of the project.

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