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LUU QUOC THINH
Luu Quoc Thinh worked as a creative architect at Kume Design Asia with 2.5 years of experience working in Japan and a total of 10 years contributing to the Kume Sekkei Group.
Ruby Nguyen
Ruby Nguyen worked as a senior architect specialising in interior design at MH Arch, with 1 year of experience working in Japan and 5 years of experience with the Kume Sekkei Group.
TRUONG NGOC LUYEN
Truong Ngoc Luyen worked as an architect with 2 years of internship experience at Has Architect, followed by 1 year at Kume Design Asia (KTS Concept) and 1 year at Hanguk Architect (KTS Concept).
Practice Ideology
An audiophile is a person who is enthusiastic about high-fidelity sound reproduction. The audiophile always seeks to achieve high sound quality in the audio reproduction of recorded music, typically in a quiet listening space in a room with good acoustics with values that may be applied at all stages of music reproduction—the initial audio recording, the production process, the storage of sound data, and the playback. A very elaborate process.
Akitephile with “Architect” and “Phile” wants to bring similar architectural works that not only solve the issues of function, usability, sustainability, and aesthetics but also touch the emotions of the users, telling the stories of the owners. With the logo of closed eyes, they hope to bring values higher than the technical value of architecture. So that each project will carry its own emotions, story, and mark—values that are not always perceptible to the physical eye.
The Akitephile does not adhere to a fixed design style but instead allows emotional resonance and human connections to guide the creative process. For them, every project possesses its own life and distinct style, free from the constraints of pre-existing architectural schools. This philosophy ensures that architecture continues to evolve and maintain its relevance in an era marked by the rapid advancement of artificial intelligence.
Their motto is: “Asset is better than liability. But there is one thing even higher than assets, the highest one – Legacy.” Their journey of crafting legacies is a lifelong endeavor, rooted in the belief that these enduring values are what architecture can truly contribute to society.
