STUDY ON THE CITÉ-JARDIN AMIRAL JEAN DECOUX IN DA LAT, VIETNAM

Abstract

The study focuses on Cité Jean-Decoux amid a growing need for middle-class housing in French Indochina's hill station after the Cité-Jardin’s development in France. Archive documents were used to identify the project overview and site. A field survey assessed existing housing conditions, and plans were analyzed through measured surveys. While inheriting the Cité-Jardin framework, Cité Jean-Decoux features large gardens, addressing leisure needs. The garden city philosophy of low-rise, low-density housing was more faithfully applied. This project is an important example of Cité Jardin in Indochina, serving as public housing, promoting social class mixing, and adapting to the characteristics of Dalat.