The Reincarnated Grid is an adaptive reuse intervention within the abandoned Gia Lam Train Factory. Rather than imposing a new design, it excavates the latent spatial intelligence of the site, treating it as an archaeological imprint of Vietnam’s industrial past. The Reincarnated Grid recontextualises Vietnam’s industrial legacy and foregrounds the potential of collective knowledge in spatial transformation. The act of repurposing— both materially and conceptually—underscores an alternative paradigm of sustainability, wherein preservation is not merely conservation but a dynamic process of reinvention.
Participants
TRUNG MAI, Hanoi, Vietnam, 1990. Lives and works in Hanoi, Vietnam, and Paris, France.
Authorial Collaborators
Chi Hieu Duong, atelier M32; Nguyen Van Thanh, Croled Lighting Joint Stock Company; Vietnam Art Collection
Technical Collaborators
Nguyen Van Thanh (Lighting Designer); Manh Vu (Local Coordinator)
Team
Trung Mai, Chi Hieu Duong, Thanh Nguyen, Hong Ha Nguyen, Manh Vu, Nhu Nguyen, Tuan Nghia Nguyen, Ylan Vo, Duc Le, Danielle Labee, Tri Nguyen, Christina Schwenkel, Lauren Lu, Aurora Vavassori, Huy Viet Phung, Duong Nguyen, Trang Nguyen, Ondris Pui, Lucas Horta, Vy Trinh, Jennifer Vanderpool.
Thanks
Duong Chi Hieu, atelier M32; Nguyen Van Thanh, Croled Lighting Joint Stock Company; Muchun Niu, Sophie Huang, Emma Feng, and Jenny Hsu, Vietnam Art Collection (VAC)
Supporters
Atelier M32; Vietnam Art Collection (VAC); Croled Lighting Joint Stock Company; Arb Vietnam; UNESCO Vietnam Office; ENSA Versailles; RMIT Vietnam; Hanoi Department of Culture and Sport; Vietnam Architecture Magazine; Vietnam Airlines; Embassy of Italy in Hanoi
