Butterfly Spa Vietnam, Shynh House Centre, Vietnamese Spa Building, HCMC Architecture
Butterfly Spa Vietnam
The Shynh House Centre – Beauty Cosmetic & Spa: New Architecture ? design by Module K
1 Nov 2018
Butterfly Spa Vietnam
Location: The Shynh House Centre – Beauty Cosmetic & Spa, HCMC, Vietnam
Design: Module K Architects
Transformation and Beauty – the journey of a butterfly
A curved concrete staircase like soft silk ribbon, angled glass panes to bring in light, and a stylised butterfly wing exterior facade transform an old building into a luxurious spa in HCMC Vietnam.

The façade concept, layout, interiors, decoration and branding was designed by Vietnamese interior design company Module K. ?The brand identity as well as the look and feel of the building is derived from the idea of transformation, and expressed as stylised butterfly wings. The butterfly becomes the DNA of the building,? says Jade Nguy?n Kim Ng?c, design director of Module K.
The Shynh House Centre – Beauty Cosmetic & Spa is located at a busy intersection in HCMC set amongst rows of trees and the typical Vietnamese jumble of building styles and cables.

The five-storey building had a typical office façade with small windows and a nondescript appearance. Module K decided to create a new layer that acts as a screen and filter, a “second skin”, covering the entire face with a standalone system. This facade concept is a series of layers of membrane...