Located on Phu Quoc Island in Vietnam, the Mango Bay Resort is designed by PI Architects, a Singapore-based architectural studio. Mango Bay Resort is a famous place on Phu Quoc Island. The resort attracts visitors with its eco-friendly concept and has only 44 rooms/bungalows on the 10-hectare site. After a long period of operation, the resort needed to be renovated. PI Architects was appointed to design the spa based on the principle of inheriting the simple, simple but warm spirit of the resort.

After several site analysis, the location of the spa was decided to be sat on a light slope toward the sea, hidden behind the bungalows and surrounded by jungle. A small earth path linked the new Spa with the old one, who was becoming the space for yoga and Taichi practicing. The Spa is composed of 4 buildings in rectangular shapes, linked by covered walkways, surrounding a landscape pond. The two mains building contain the Reception Area – Changing Space- Shower- Treatment – Relaxing area after treatment, while the two sub-buildings consist only of treatment rooms. Each treatment room had its private terrace at the back, connected to a little garden.

The feature of the project was the using of rammed earth walls. This also was a succession of the previously-built bungalows in the resort. Those thick walls, combine with the extended roof and the wooden louver doors/windows, create an airy and comfortable internal space, and by that, there is no need for air conditioner. The landscape also follows the resort’s spirit, by using local plants and flowers for the garden. The only exception are the plumerias planted in the landscape pond, which represent a new beginning and expectation of peace.