Phu My Hung

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Community Information

  • Name: Phu My Hung
    • Alternate name: Saigon South
  • Location: Saigon, Vietnam
  • Slogan: Human-Oriented Community
  • Website: www.phumyhung.com.vn
  • Developer: Phu My Hung Corporation (joint venture)1
    • Central Trading & Development Group (70% partner)(Taiwan)1
    • Tan Thuan Industrial Promotion Company (30% partner)(Vietnam)1
  • Architect: Skidmore, Owings & Merril (USA)l1
  • Master plan advisors:
    • Central Koetter, Kim & Associates (USA)1
    • Kenzo Tange Associates (Japan)1
    • Construction dates: 1993 – present1
    • Size: 2630 hectares1
    • Type of housing: Apartments, houses, condos1

    Self-Narrative

    “Phu My Hung Corp. builds the 17.8 km long, 120m wide, 10-lane Nguyen Van Linh Parkway (six high-speed and four mixed lanes). As for the section through Phu My Hung New City Center, there are 14 lanes. The 18m~36m wide green land in the middle of the Parkway is reserved for metro projects and future expansion plans. This Parkway, which is newly-built across the marsh land of Nha Be County (District 7 now), District 8 and Binh Chanh County, has become the artery to transport goods from Ho Chi Minh City to the Mekong Delta and opened a new opportunity to expand Ho Chi Minh City southwards according to the urban project approved by the Government. It also plays an important catalyst to propel the Ho Chi Minh City southern urbanization, changes a large number of farmers to become city-dwellers and the marshland into a modern city, boosting the economic development of the entire Southern areas and Ho Chi Minh City. In the near future, Nguyen Van Linh Parkway will connect District 7 with District 2 through Phu My Bridge, linking Eastern and Western provinces. Nguyen Van Linh Parkway was built in three stages. The first 2-lanes were completed in 1998; the second 4~6 lanes in 2003, and entire 10-lane parkway was fully inaugurated on Dec. 30th, 2007. On this memorable occasion, Phu My Hung Corp. was honorably awarded the first grade Labor Medal by the Vietnamese Government.”1

    Themes


    A Brighter Future

    • ”The New City Center (Saigon South) Master Plan presents a historic opportunity for Vietnam and Ho Chi Minh City to re-establish its position in the global economy while creating a modern well-planned city that can become the most desirable international business location in Southeast Asia.”2

    • ”A modern city developed within an environmental framework is the unique identity and attractiveness of this New City Center. The existing greenery will be re-created for parks, reserves, golf course, entertainment amenities. It is the city’s great interest to protect its environment features while providing for growth and development. The existing waterways will form a system of “green fingers” between the development sites. These will provide a relief to the density of urban development.”2

    • ”Phu My Hung is a modern New City Center, built from the marshland in the south of Ho Chi Minh City. Through 20 years of development, there have been many important facts, which have marked the changes of the land and achievements through the great efforts of the investors and the government.”2

    • ”As its population increases, Ho Chi Minh City has seen high-density development in its urban core threaten the preservation of historic neighborhoods. This master plan steers development south of the city, where substantial new growth can be accommodated cost-effectively with close proximity to public transit and existing centers of business.”3

    • ”Central Trading & Development Group (CT&D) was established in September of 1989. During this period, Vietnam was confronted with the following problems: a lack of job opportunities, a scarcity in foreign exchange, inadequate technical know-how, serious power shortages, and crowded and archaic infrastructure. The Vietnam leadership hoped that investors could assist them in finding a solution to these problems. To help tackle these problems, the CT&D management team, with its foresight, flexible strategy making, and professional and astute business acumen, established the Tan Thuan Export Processing Zone, Phu My Hung Corporation and Hiep Phuoc Power Company.”2

    • ”In the past 15 years, a group of pioneers have dedicated their lives and efforts to create today’s Phu My Hung New Urban Area from salted marshlands. Based on this solid foundation, more people are now continuing the development of Ho Chi Minh City toward the East Sea.” – Lawrence S. Ting, founding Chairman of CT&D Group and Phu My Hung Corporation.2


    Balance, Community, and Harmony

    • ”The 2,630-hectare Saigon South plan creates an modern, international community with a series of compact, walkable neighborhoods and an extensive network of scenic waterways. Incremental expansion of the development allows each district to have its own unique identity. In addition to recreational and commercial buildings, the master plan provides much-needed educational, cultural, and recreational facilities.”3

    • ”SOM’s scheme presents the overall vision and development framework to allow Saigon South to function as a self-contained community.”3

    • ”Planned transportation improvements focus on improving the poorly -developed, north-south connections to the existing city, creating new east-west connections, and designing for a pedestrian and transit-oriented transportation network.”3

    Media

    Image 1 from www.sasaki.com; Images 2-10 from www.saigonsouth.com

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    Sources

    1Phu My Hung Development Corporation, “Phu My Hung,” Phu My Hung, accessed November 28, 2013, http://www.phumyhung.com.vn/en/.

    2CT&D Group, “Saigon South,” accessed November 28, 2013, http://www.saigonsouth.com.

    3Skidmore, Owings & Merrill LLP, “Phu My Hung Master Plan,” Saigon South Master Plan, accessed November 28, 2013, https://www.som.com/project/saigon-south-master-plan.

    This research sponsored by National Science Foundation Cultural Anthropology Program Award No. BCS-1026754.