Archetype Group
Archetype Group is a multi-discipline construction consultancy firm, ranked 60th globally out of the Top 100 Architectural Firms in the world 2009. The firm was founded in Vietnam in 2002 by a group of French architects and engineers. Headquartered in Vietnam, the company consolidated its offices with a pragmatic approach, before expanding operations throughout South-East Asia to Cambodia, Thailand and India and then into the Middle-East through the United Arab Emirates. The company has also set up foundations in Europe, through an office in France. The France based office has formed a strategic alliance with Equator European Network, enabling a broader range of services to be provided over a wider geographical footprint. Equator is a network of architectural practices providing a wide range of services to customers through combined resources and knowledge across a multitude of countries.
In just 7 years Archetype Group has grown from 8 employees to over 350 internationally and locally qualified staff, and gained itself global recognition by being ranked in the Top 100 Architectural Firms. The firm has wide experience across all types of buildings from hotels & resorts to mixed-use high rises and industrial projects.
Archetype Group specializes in:
- Architectural Design
- Structural Design
- Mechanical, Electrical & Plumbing Design
- Urban Design & Planning
- Project Management
- Construction Management
- Quantity Surveying
Selected Works
- Amansara Resort, Siem Reap – Cambodia (Construction Management)
- La Residence Hotel & Spa, Hue - Vietnam
- Pacific Place, Hanoi - Vietnam
- Victoria Angkor Hotel, Siem Reap – Cambodia
- Rex Hotel, Ho Chi Minh City - Vietnam (Renovation & Extension)
- Siem Reap International Airport, Siem Reap - Cambodia
- The Press Club, Hanoi - Vietnam
- Fondation Rodolphe et Christophe Merieux , Vientiane - Laos
- French Embassy, Stockholm - Sweden
- Emeraude Cruise Boat, Ha Long - Vietnam
- Palais de la Mediterranee, Nice - France (Refurbishment)
- Saigon M&C Tower, Ho Chi Minh City - Vietnam (Project Management)
- Phu My Residential Complex, Saigon - Vietnam
Awards
- Ranked number 60 in Top 100 Architectural Firms – Building Design’s 2009 World Architecture Surveys and listed in Top 100 in 2007 & 2008
- Top 10 Architectural Firms in Australasia - Building Design’s 2007 & 2008 World Architecture Surveys
- BCI Asia Top 10 Market Leader in Architecture - Vietnam, 2005 - 2006 - 2007 – 2008 – 2009
- International Business Creation – Mercure HEC 2007
References
- Kien Truc Vietnam, Architecture Magazine, Volume 112+113, 12/2008 &01/2009, pp 36, 52-55
- European Chamber of Commerce in Vietnam
- American Chamber of Commerce in Vietnam
- French-Vietnamese Chamber of Commerce & Industry