The Vietnam National Exhibition Fair Center is located in Hanoi, the capital of Vietnam. The project covers an area of 90 hectares and has become the largest exhibition center in Southeast Asia. This project is an important one to celebrate the 80th anniversary of Vietnam’s National Day. Construction began in August 2024 and is scheduled to be completed in July 2025. In less than a year, a membrane structure turtle has appeared at the northeastern gateway of Hanoi.
The National Exhibition and Convention Center features an indoor exhibition center shaped like the Golden Turtle God, divided into 9 zones with a total area of over 130,000 square meters. Four outdoor exhibition parks with a total area of 20.6 hectares, two small indoor exhibitors and a variety of ancillary works…… This will be the venue for all important events in Vietnam, Hanoi and neighboring provinces. Chairman of the Hanoi People’s Committee, Tran Xuan Thanh, has designated the new conference center project in Dong An District as a key project to promote economic development in Hanoi and the North Red River region. Upon completion, this project will become a major highlight of art and be capable of organizing international and regional political and cultural activities. The events held here will create opportunities for the city to expand exchanges, connect cultures, promote trade and tourism investment, and become a driving force for the development of a civilized city towards modernization. This will be the venue for important national events in the future.
The design inspiration for the main indoor exhibition hall comes from the Golden Turtle god – the Golden turtle god is related to the legend of building the Co Loa Castle. According to the representative of the investors, the Golden Turtle God is also one of the four major spirits in Vietnamese traditional culture, symbolizing health, wealth and prosperity.
The roof of the main entrance and exit of the indoor main exhibition hall symbolizes the head of the Golden Turtle God, while the eight secondary entrances and exits represent the legs. The dome of the building is approximately 57 meters high, and the lowest elevation of the outer eaves is about 8.8 meters. Calculated from the outer eaves, the roof coverage diameter is approximately 375 meters. The main structure is a spatial truss system. Except for the main entrance and exit section, the other roof radial trusses are arranged in a repetitive rotation at an Angle of approximately 5.93 degrees. This results in uniform and repetitive roof compartments.
The roof is made of domestic PTFE membrane material, with a total unfolded area of approximately 124,000 square meters. Among them, the largest single diaphragm is approximately 680 square meters, with a length of about 42 meters and a maximum width of about 18 meters. The periphery of the diaphragm all adopt uniform adjustable aluminum alloy tensioning nodes.
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