Tower will be Vietcombank’s Ho Chi Minh City headquarters
Ground was broken
Thursday for Vietcombank Tower, the Ho Chi Minh City headquarters of
Vietcombank and Pelli Clarke Pelli Architects’ first building in
Vietnam. Officials from the firm, Vietcombank, and the bank’s
development partners joined local dignitaries for the occasion.
Vietcombank Tower expands the bank’s
presence in Ho Chi Minh City, Vietnam’s financial capital and its
fastest-growing city. The 35-story tower will be the tallest building
on Me Linh Square, a prime location on the west bank of the Saigon
River. The building will include the bank’s flagship retail location,
bank offices, and additional Class A office space designed to attract
international tenants.
“Pelli Clarke Pelli Architects is proud
to have designed Vietcombank’s headquarters in Ho Chi Minh City,” said
Fred Clarke, FAIA, Senior Principal. “We have created a strong,
confident design for a building that represents stability, vision and
progress.”
Evoking classic skyscrapers, the
building’s design is distinguished by multiple setbacks, a celebratory
crown, and a prominent spire. Materials were chosen to convey the
stability and permanence appropriate to an esteemed financial
institution. The exterior wall will incorporate light-colored granite
within vertical metal ribs that accentuate the height of the building.
Integrated custom lighting fixtures will illuminate the entire tower at
night. At the base of the tower, a loggia of six granite piers and a
canopy mark the main entrance. Adjacent to the building, a park with
walking paths, a fountain, and seating will be open to the public.
A project of
Vietcombank-Bonday-Benthanh Joint Venture Company Limited, the building
has an estimated construction cost of $67 million and is scheduled for
completion in 2013
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