The Grid Installation and Space Reuse / Ad Hoc Architecture

The Grid: Revitalizing Vietnamese Industrial Heritage through Transient Urbanism Implementation / Ad hoc Practice. Considered by historian Tim Doling as one of the three great colonial railway works built during the early 20th century, the Gia Lam Train Factory was initially built as a mechanical depot where train locomotives underwent maintenance and repair (Doling). Positioned strategically at the junction of four prominent rail lines, the factory was a material witness of Vietnamese history during its lifespan. The factory serves the movement of goods with an extended network of agents and cultivates the mobility of cultures and ideologies that shape Vietnamese subjectivity. Currently being scheduled to relocate away from its current site, the factory’s future and historical legacy are uncertain and at risk of being eroded under the pressure of urban redevelopment