The focal point of the planning of the Governor's Palace to raise 28m

Last time, "Governor's Palace"is the name mentioned a lot in the planning story Da Lat city in the new future. Why is there so much controversy surrounding Planning the Palace of the Governor of Da Lat so? What kind of place is that? Many tourists, out of curiosity, have come to visit this place and they are very surprised with this experience. It's a really interesting place today Artis Hotel I will introduce it to you to find out.

Facade of the Palace of the Governor of Da Lat

Located at Ly Tu Trong Street, Ward 1, in the central area of Hoa Binh, Da Lat cityThe Governor's Palace is the name given by the people in the region to the building where the Mayor of Da Lat lives and works and the Governor of the province. Tuyen Duc . This place was built according to French architecture from about 1910, existing as a witness to the history of Da Lat city. Currently, the Governor's Palace is partly used as a place to store and display old artifacts of Da Lat.

Planning options for the Governor's Palace:

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Over time, the work of the Governor's Palace has also changed and deteriorated. Restoration and repair are inevitable. In the recent time, Lam Dong Provincial People's Committee has selected 3 architectural options for the area of Dinh Dinh Hill of Da Lat Province to send to the Vietnam Association of Architects for consideration.

Three planning options for the Governor's Palace

According to option 1, the work is kept intact and upgraded to become a Da Lat museum with a new high point, ie the Governor's Palace will be raised to 28m compared to the present, below is a complex of hotels and commercial centers. , international convention center (10-storey hotel complex), surrounded by typical flowers in Da Lat.

Governor's Palace – option 1

With option 2 With the idea of green architecture, the project keeps all existing pine trees, plants more trees and builds a special garden and park on Dinh Hill around the project. Surrounding the Governor's Palace will be the luxury 6-star Le Chateau hotel area, an international convention center and ancillary spaces.

Governor's Palace – option 2

Option 3 Inspired by the architectural features of Da Lat, combining cubic solutions with functions, creating architectural harmony. It will be a hotel, a conference center and landscape space, trees. The façade of the hotel is inspired by the concept of pine cones and the roof is from pine trees. The building also creates additional green spaces around.

Governor's Palace – option 3

According to Lam Dong Provincial People's Committee, the plan that received the majority of consensus opinions and was selected by the provincial leaders was the plan to raise the Provincial Governor's Palace by 28 m in combination with the construction of a hotel complex and adjacent works. This is the architectural plan and idea of Hotel du Printemps of architect Thierry Van de Winagaert (EAI consultant).

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Heritage should be preserved and embellished:

Before Lam Dong province decided to choose the option of raising the Governor's Palace to 28m compared to the old location to build a hotel complex below. Many experts and architects disagree and think that when implementing this architectural idea, it will affect the heritage and typical architecture.

The Vietnam Association of Architects has written to the People's Committee of Lam Dong province and the Department of Construction of Lam Dong province to review the planning options for the central area of Hoa Binh with the following content:

“For the purpose of respecting and protecting the cultural and natural heritages to build the heritage city of Da Lat, the Vietnam Architects Association proposes the Provincial People's Committee and Lam Dong Department of Construction to study and absorb opinions. criticism of experts and architects throughout the country and should not build a hotel project on the Governor's Palace hill in Da Lat city…”.

“For the Dinh hill hotel project, it is necessary to have a standard process of steps according to the current Construction law and the current Architecture law, whether it is done by selection or exam. Given the scale, nature and especially the importance of contributing to the special space of Da Lat urban area, the methodical exam form is an appropriate direction to comply with the law and expertise. The contest should be linked with the general architectural planning of Hoa Binh area into a research system", the document of the Vietnam Association of Architects commented.

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Architect Ngo Viet Nam Son said that it is not suitable for the Provincial Governor's Palace to do a real estate project. This will greatly affect the identity and heritage preservation of Da Lat. The option Lam Dong province is choosing is the least feasible option.

According to architect Ngo Viet Nam Son, the structure of this Governor's Palace is not a wooden house that can be dismantled and then reassembled and then raised. The old solid brick structure of the Palace is very heavy, the foundation system is very complicated. He recommended that only embellishment should be done in place, not "raised" in the style of monolithic concrete, then "lifted" the whole thing to a height of 28m and still fully preserved this heritage work.

The architect also believes that this will certainly cause serious damage to the building. He expressed concern about the existence of ancient trees hundreds of years old. This forest needs to be preserved, mistakes cannot be corrected if the plan selected by Lam Dong province is implemented.

Most people also share the same opinion with the Vietnam Association of Architects. They think that it is very difficult to raise the Governor's Palace by 28 m and still retain the characteristics of the work. Not to mention the adjacent works will reduce the heritage value of the Governor's Palace.

However, the planning and remodeling of the Governor's Palace and the Palace Hill is necessary. But perhaps this must be considered more carefully to avoid unfortunate mistakes like with other works.

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* Reference content and images from: Tuoitre.vn and Thanhnien.vn