SAGA Vietnam Office
Reviving Heritage in Hanoi's Old Quarter. In the vibrant heart of Hanoi's Old Quarter, we've carefully restored a 130-year-old French colonial building into our Vietnam office - combining nordic and vietnamese design and culture.
Photos credit: Trieu Chien
The renovation honors the original structure by revealing the old brick arches and using sustainable, biogenic, and repurposed materials. Every intervention was non-destructive, preserving the building's historical integrity while adapting it for a contemporary architectural practice.
Renovation progress photo
Old photo of Trang Tien street in the center of Hanoi
We reclaimed the building’s former half-indoor, half-outdoor balcony, once a threshold space, as a lush reading and meeting room filled with plants and natural light. It now anchors our workspace with a calm, green core that bridges past and present.
