Vietnam Building Density Calculator

Maximum building density, footprint, floor area ratio and setback of a lot in Vietnam under QCVN 01:2021/BXD, with interpolation by lot area and height.

Result

Press “Run” to see the result.

Send the lot area, the building type and (for apartments and services) the height, and get the maximum net building density (mật độ xây dựng thuần) of the national planning standard QCVN 01:2021/BXD: detached houses by lot area (Bảng 2.8: 100% up to 90 m², 90% at 100 m², 70% at 200 m² … 40% from 1,000 m²), apartment lots and service / mixed lots by lot area and height (Bảng 2.9, 2.10), public service lots (40% in new areas, 60% in existing areas). Values between two lot areas are interpolated linearly; heights between two rows use the higher row.

The answer adds the maximum footprint, the floor area ratio cap (7 for detached houses; Bảng 2.12 for apartment and service lots in existing areas; 13 for buildings of 46 m and more) with the resulting gross floor area, and, with road_width, the minimum setback from the red line by road width and height (Bảng 2.7). existing_area=true applies the rules of existing (renovated) areas.

QCVN 01:2026/BXD (Thông tư 46/2026/TT-BXD) replaces it from 1/1/2027 with the same values; date from 2027 cites the new table numbers. The approved detailed plan, urban design or local architecture regulation always prevails: these are national maxima for places where no such plan sets the indicator.

Use this in your code

curl "https://apibox.io.vn/v1/vn-build-density?lot_area=150&road_width=12" \
  -H "Authorization: Bearer YOUR_API_KEY"

const res = await fetch('https://apibox.io.vn/v1/vn-build-density?lot_area=150&road_width=12', {
  method: 'GET',
  headers: {
    Authorization: 'Bearer YOUR_API_KEY',
  },
});
const data = await res.json();
console.log(data);

import requests

res = requests.get(
    "https://apibox.io.vn/v1/vn-build-density?lot_area=150&road_width=12",
    headers={"Authorization": "Bearer YOUR_API_KEY"},
    timeout=30,
)
print(res.json())

<?php
$ch = curl_init('https://apibox.io.vn/v1/vn-build-density?lot_area=150&road_width=12');
curl_setopt_array($ch, [
    CURLOPT_RETURNTRANSFER => true,
    CURLOPT_HTTPHEADER => ['Authorization: Bearer YOUR_API_KEY'],
]);
$response = curl_exec($ch);
print_r(json_decode($response, true));

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FAQ

Which table is used for a 150 m² house lot?

Bảng 2.8 of QCVN 01:2021/BXD, interpolated between 100 m² (90%) and 200 m² (70%): 80%, so at most 120 m² of footprint.

Does the local plan override these values?

Yes. The approved detailed plan (1/500, 1/2000), urban design or local architecture regulation prevails; QCVN 01 gives the national maximum where no such plan sets the value.

What changes in 2027?

QCVN 01:2026/BXD takes effect on 1/1/2027 with the same density, setback and floor-area values (tables renumbered); plans approved earlier keep the old standard until their term ends.