Minh Tran is an architecture and interior design practice that concentrates experiential and functional value to create spaces of elevated simplicity.

The work of the New York-based firm, founded in 2009, is distinguished by a sculptural finesse with the elements of space, light, and material. Mediating between needs and desires, Minh Tran designs each environment as a frame through which perception is heightened and the quality of use enhanced. Profound simplicity results from a careful process of editing and layering that intensifies rather than subtracts. The firm brings its design expertise and passion to projects of many types and scales, from urban and commercial master plans to residential, hospitality, retail, and art spaces. Organized as a multi-disciplinary studio or atelier, Minh Tran comprises a versatile, cosmopolitan team of design professionals who contribute diverse skills, languages, and cultural fluencies. Embedded within the firm’s holistic approach are sustainable design principles and a collaborative approach to problem-solving, responsive to client and context. The firm’s three partners—Minh Tran, Tung Mai, and Hung Do —have led the firm to earn over 20 honors and awards from organizations including the International Architecture Award Vietnam, American Institute of Architects, and the International Interior Design Asia, as well as editorial features in numerous international publications.

Residential and Hospitality Design. Minh Tran has built an acclaimed portfolio in the design of residences, hotels, restaurants, and resorts, conceived as finely crafted backdrops to enhance everyday life. The pursuit of simplicity and pure comfort—the ultimate luxury—results in new possibilities for the health and pleasure of body and mind. The firm’s approach emphasizes the performance of daily activities as well as more aspirational qualities of identity, personality, and lifestyle. Functionality is enhanced through incremental refinements and adjacencies, allowing for a heightened sense of presence and spatial perception.

Retail Design and Brand Development. Minh Tran has conceived and implemented large-scale retail developments as well as signature boutiques, showrooms, and offices for clients worldwide. Renowned for its international collaborations with fashion designers, the firm works with clients to translate brand identity into high-performance retail, office, and lifestyle spaces. The firm’s extensive experience in implementing projects in American, Switzerland and Asia enables it to provide architectural and interior design expertise as well as strategic guidance on spatial branding and redevelopment initiatives.

Gallery and Exhibition Design. Minh Tran expertise and passion for contemporary art, as well as frequent collaborations with artists, has led the firm to design and facilitate exhibitions for Art Museum Vietnam. The firm has also designed contemporary art spaces in Viet Nam, New York.

Preservation and Adaptive Reuse. Through historic preservation, renovation, and adaptive reuse projects around the world, Minh Tran has demonstrated its ability to breathe new life into iconic landmark structures and create a dialogue between old and new. The partners cultivate the practice of “design memory,” burnishing the legacy of historic places while bringing them up to date with new requirements, amenities, and cultural practices. They also view preservation as a form of environmental conservation, by extending the life of buildings and public places for the next generation.