Premier Office – Ar Nguyen Hai Long, Ar Tran Thi Ngu Ngon, Tropical Space, Ho Chi Minh City,Vietnam

Jury Citation: In an era when Architects are compelled to champion sustainability, the use of local mud bricks for a corporate office is commendable. Though just an ordinary brick, the language created by varied planes and textures is sophisticated. The clear spatial configuration combined with a sensitive use of light, as in a temple, demonstrates the great opportunities of creating nuanced architecture using a few local materials. The use of circular space, both as a transition zone and an experience of the outdoors, with its connecting bridges between well defined work and utility areas is extremely transformative and unique.