{"product_id":"9781946226471","title":"From Provence to Mekong Delta","description":"Author: Francois Defrain\u003cbr\u003eISBN: 9781946226471\u003cbr\u003ePublisher: Saltway Publishing\u003cbr\u003eYear first published: 01 Jan 2022\u003cbr\u003ePages: 200\u003cbr\u003eFormat: Hardback\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cp\u003eThe visitor centres in Can Gio, south Vietnam and Bruoux en Provence in the south of France are designed by the architectural firm DE-SO and DE-SO Asia.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eBoth buildings integrate into their respective landscape and climate. The Bruoux en Provence building was built in 2010 and Can Gio in 2020  10 years later.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eSlightly elevated above natural ground level, the Can Gio pavilion reception areas benefit from the cool sea breeze  a naturally ventilated gazebo that overlooks the mangrove swamp.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eBuilt into a hillside, the Bruoux en Provence mines visitor centre concourse benefits from thermal inertia and the freshness of the ground, burying into the earth to create a shaded \"cool\" space for visitors that overlooks the ocher cliffs paved square.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eEach building is built from local materials  a constructive choice that favours short supply circuits of the natural materials - laterite stone in the sandy mangroves of the Saigon River, timber and concrete from a site in Provence. The Can Gio building is the grey colour of the mangrove silt, and Bruoux the orange the colour of the ocher in Provence.\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Ships in 10 to 15 days","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":46867121242270,"sku":"ADS-9781946226471","price":89.78,"currency_code":"AUD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0400\/9043\/5742\/files\/9781946226471.jpg?v=1779430417","url":"https:\/\/classicbargains.com.au\/products\/9781946226471","provider":"Classic Bargains Australia","version":"1.0","type":"link"}