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Hi, I’m Du Nghiem (b. 2003, Hanoi). I’m a Master of Architecture candidate at Rice University. 
I graduated from Yale College in May 2025 with a B.A. in Architecture and Psychology, earning distinction in both majors.

I love desire paths, hammock naps, palm reading, sending postcards, and the cold feel of concrete. I am interested in memory preservation, mapping and counter-mapping.

I hope to design with curiosity, courage, and care.


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A - ARCHITECTURE

5-1. Rotary Houses
4-2. Threaded Ground
4-1. Mobile Textile Hub
3-3. River’s Edge 
3-2. Intimate Immensity
2-3. Play/ Ground
2-2. Sheer Folly
2-1. Kit of Parts
1-3. And/ Or


B - OTHER MEDIUM

3-2. Thresholds
3-1. Dominant Void
2-1. Illustrations
1-1. Sketches


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A2-2. SHEER FOLLY

Academic Project
Spring 2024, Yale College
Instructors: Surry Schlabs & Joyce Hsiang

An object of delight, an ever-expanding landscape in itself, a sheer folly - the structure is constructed with wooden sticks of the same length, woven, stacked, and interlocked orthogonally. Amidst this strict set of constraints is a sense of spatial ambiguity, porosity, and playfulness. 

Technical Drawings

The design is rooted in the study of Peter Zumthor’s Therme Vals. I am drawn to the rhythms created by the stone patterns and the introduction of light as an element of play.

FLUID/ RIGID

A multitude of striations dominate the interchangeable plan and section views; the patterns of the roof echo the ground floor’s. Soft curvatures emerged from the rigidity and linearity of the materials; the regular rhythms of the horizontal steps juxtapose with the seemingly arbitrary placements of the vertical handrails.

PUBLIC/ PRIVATE

The back of the stairs can be utilized as a sitting area - a place of rest, or a cozy hiding spot. While being in their own bubble, one can still interact with their surroundings by peering through the gaps in between the wooden sticks. This dialogue between up and down, exterior and interior further amplify the spatial ambiguity.