The Kaleidoscope is the living and working building located at a factory site in central Vietnam. Placed between the hill and the sea, it frames diverse (kaleidoscopic) views in directions and times. The project aims at creating a protected space from the tropical climate, and enhancing the user’s contact with nature. Under a roof resembling a Non La, a traditional farmer’s hat of Vietnam, multiple V-shaped walls divide the floors into triangular private rooms and in-between common spaces, allowing for constantly changing natural light and ventilation conditions throughout the building.

Kosuke Nishijima, born in 1983 in Tokyo, studied architecture at the University of Tokyo and Technical University of Lisbon. In 2011, he moved to Vietnam and joined Vo Trong Nghia Architects (renamed VTN Architects). In 2016, he established Inrestudio, his own architectural practice, in Ho Chi Minh City. Since then, he has aimed at discovering a new architectural typology specific to Vietnam with his international perspective.

Hoang Long Mineral Joint Stock Company was established in 2006. Started by exploiting and exporting raw titanium in Quang Binh Province in Vietnam, the company’s business has been grown continuously to increase the capacity of mining and finally to add a refining process of the domestically exploited titanium whose products meet the international standards.