Renovating the facade of old, lowrise apartment buildings with tropical architectural features - Take the area of ward 14 district 5 and ward 2 district 6, Ho Chi Minh City as the study area

This study aims to find solutions and propose renovating the facade for old apartments, bringing the beauty of tropical architecture - indigenous elements, contributing to the embellishment of the urban landscape. Inheriting the results of research and analysis of urban morphology from previous periods in the area of District 5, District 6, the area around Binh Tay Market, combined with the analysis method of synthesizing knowledge of tropical architecture, architectural aesthetics, Housing Law, Decree 101/2015 of Vietnam on renovating old apartments, lessons learned from around the world, ... Since then, there are a few suggestions, illustrating examples, the orientation for the facades improvement of this type of work. At the same time, once again appreciate the positive values of tropical architectural features, a "reminder" with the desire to have an impact on the Urban design and planning of works of experts in Ho Chi Minh city. Keywords. Renovation of Apartment, Tropical architectural features, Facade renovation, Urban morphology