G8A
Project
G8A designs a series of nature-themed pizza restaurants in Ho Chi Minh
Along with the food, recycled timber shingles, bamboo and reclaimed bricks rendered in eye-catching ways are the highlight in these three pizza joints.
People
G8A’s Manuel Der Hagopian believes in public housing
Manuel Der Hagopian of G8A believes that public housing is necessary to maintain social balance. And he says good architecture which serves people is borne of a deep understanding of time and place.
People
Manuel Der Hagopian: Public housing advocate
Manuel Der Hagopian of G8A believes that public housing is necessary to maintain social balance and that good architecture which serves people is borne of a deep understanding of time and place.
Project
First factory in Vietnam with naturally ventilated manufacturing halls
How can architecture positively impact less-than-ideal manufacturing practices in developing countries? With Jakob Factory, Rollimarchini Arkitekten and G8A Architects propose a new factory typology that puts an emphasis on the well-being of the people and the land.
Ideas
The standards, aspiration and innovation of Singapore public housing
What do we want from our public housing? And more importantly, what do we—as consumers and citizens—need from it? The answers are evolving with institutional and private-sector innovation.
Project
Local Luxury: G8A Creates Contextual Retail Spaces For Vietnamese Brand Hanoia
Can the experience of a luxury brand be distinctly local? G8A Architecture & Urban Design expresses the Hanoia brand in a trio spaces characteristic of Vietnam.
Events
SIA Conference 2018 Recap Part 2: ‘Design For Environment’ And ‘Design For Life’
More architects addressed the fundamentals of their creative efforts in part two of our recap of this year’s Singapore Institute of Architects (SIA) Conference, held during Archifest.