Hem (alleyway) explained
Hem or Ngo are the terms used to describe narrow streets branching off of main roads.[1] [2] [3] [4] [5] Hem are characterized by their narrow width and are lined with narrow, multistory buildings known as tube houses, creating a dense and vertical urban form.[6] [7] [8] [9]
In 2016, 85% of residents in Ho Chi Minh City and 88% in Hanoi lived in hem alleyways.[10] Hem are numbered and referred to by the name of the major street it branches off of, similarly to Sois in Thailand.[11] [12] Slashes are used to indicated an address in a hem, so the address "36/23 Hẻm Lê Thị Riêng" indicates the house is number 36 in the 23rd Hem off Lê Thị Riêng street.[13]
See also
References
- Book: Asian alleyways : an urban vernacular in times of globalization . 2020 . Marie Gilbert-Flutre, Heide Imai, International Institute for Asian Studies . 978-94-6372-960-4 . Amsterdam . 1160036625.
- Wilkins . Gretchen . Stiff . Andrew . 2 September 2019 . Hem Realities: Augmenting Urbanism Through Tacit and Immersive Feedback . Architecture and Culture . 7 . 3 . 505–521 . 10.1080/20507828.2019.1673545 . 213735358 . 2050-7828.
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- Web site: Understanding the Vietnamese urban fabric from the inside: a view from Hanoi and Ho Chi Minh City alleyway neighbourhoods IIAS . 2022-08-05 . www.iias.asia.
- Web site: Fostering Families And Neighborhoods With The Vietnamese Tube House . 2022-08-05 . The Homage Project . 26 April 2018 . en-US.
- Web site: When Motorbikes Rule The Streets . 2022-08-05 . The Homage Project . 26 March 2018 . en-US.
- Web site: RMIT Vietnam researchers take Saigon hems to Melbourne . 2022-08-05 . www.rmit.edu.vn . en.
- Book: Kim, Annette Miae . Sidewalk city : remapping public space in Ho Chi Minh City . 2015 . 978-0-226-11936-6 . Chicago . 906576927.
- Web site: Stiff . Andrew . 2016 . Collision . 2022-08-05 . researchrepository.rmit.edu.au.
- Web site: House in Ho Chi Minh City . 2022-08-05 . Antidote to Burnout.
- Web site: Vietnam Address Format & How To Read Addresses In Vietnam . 2022-08-05 . Vietnam Discovery Travel . en-US.
- Web site: VietnamPlus . 6 April 2017 . HCM City to address numbering chaos Society Vietnam+ (VietnamPlus) . 2022-08-05 . VietnamPlus . en.