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Vo Trong Nghia's Vietnamese Bamboo Wing restaurantWe've showcased the <a title="Vietnamese Restaurant Bamboo Wing is a Sculptural Shelter Immersed in Water" href="http://inhabitat.com/majestic-bamboo-dome-built-using-not-a-single-nail/" target="_blank">majestic work</a> of Vietnamese bamboo masters <a title="Vietnamese Restaurant Bamboo Wing is a Sculptural Shelter Immersed in Water" href="http://www.votrongnghia.com/" target="_blank">Vo Trong Nghia</a> before - and one of their latest and most striking projects is a restaurant and events center called Bamboo Wing. Situated in the province of Vinh Phuc, the building elegantly combines handcrafting skills with local sustainable materials to create a mysterious environment that is immersed in water.1
Vo Trong Nghia's Vietnamese Bamboo Wing restaurantTo enter Bamboo Wing, customers walk through a series of stepping-stones surrounded by water and growing <a title="Vietnamese Restaurant Bamboo Wing is a Sculptural Shelter Immersed in Water" href="http://inhabitat.com/stunning-tang-palace-restaurant-is-wrapped-in-a-geometric-bamboo-skin/" target="_blank">bamboo</a>.2
Vo Trong Nghia's Vietnamese Bamboo Wing restaurantEntirely made of the fast-growing, renewable plant, the open-air <a title="Vietnamese Restaurant Bamboo Wing is a Sculptural Shelter Immersed in Water" href="http://inhabitat.com/piet-hein-eeks-fair-trade-baskets-are-beautifully-handcrafted-from-recycled-palm-wood/" target="_blank">Vietnamese</a> restaurant is airy, cool, and shaped like a bird's wings.3
Vo Trong Nghia's Vietnamese Bamboo Wing restaurantThe sculptural columns support the angled roof, making a firm statement on how versatile and strong this material can be.4
Vo Trong Nghia's Vietnamese Bamboo Wing restaurantVo Trong Nghia designed the space so visitors could enjoy a meal amid the lush green surroundings while being sheltered by a long curvy bamboo shelter.5
Vo Trong Nghia's Vietnamese Bamboo Wing restaurantLocated in <a title="Vietnamese Restaurant Bamboo Wing is a Sculptural Shelter Immersed in Water" href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Vinh_Phuc_province" target="_blank">Vinh Phuc</a> province, near the city of Hanoi, the restaurant is shaped like a half moon and is entirely surrounded by water.6
Vo Trong Nghia's Vietnamese Bamboo Wing restaurantVo Trong Nghia architects work bamboo to perfection, creating streamlined, sustainable and magical shelters that stand in harmony with nature.7
