Architectural design in accordance with fire requirements for condominiums in Vietnam

Abstract

Development of condominium is unavoidable by developing urban area, in order to utilize the infrastructure within a limited surface area, as an addition to the number of housing, targeting residents with average and below average income. Large cities in Vietnam such as Hanoi, Ho Chi Minh City, Danang etc. have been able to develop similar condominium buildings in order to provide shelter to the residents mentioned above. Projects of condominium buildings have been able to solve the need of shelter for many urban, as well as authorized organization by the government would have more options of changing the appearance of the developing cities, heading towards the model of other developed cities in the world. In the last decade, in large and developing cities, a large number of condominium have been built with improving quality and design over time. However, the minimum requirements of general infrastructure in case of fire emergency are not met by some buildings. The number of fire incidents in buildings like these is increasing due to a various numbers of reasons, including lack of precautions in the designing phase of the buildings.