designed by dutch practice 24H architecture, the campus seems to be built under a group of enormous fallen leaves, made of natural locally sourced materials and labor that create an all around sustainable and comfortable low-impact facility. plentifully available bamboo rods of varying sizes are used for columns and make up the entire roof structure with a playful interweaving of structurally sound geometries anchored into large rock foundations in the ground. low cost bamboo housing in vietnam by H&P architects vietnamese low cost housing by H&P architectssix member family developed by vietnamese H&P architects, the low-cost housing project is situated in a flood-stricken region that receives extreme temperatures year-round. meeting the basic needs of a residential dwelling, the building has been assembled using minimal components and bamboo module units. secured using anchors, ties and solid connections, the structure will be strong enough to float in floods. built with local materials such as bamboo, leaves and recycled oil containers, the concept combines traditional architectural characteristics to distinguish the exterior fabric.
olav bruin with dutch practice 24H-architecture has created the ‘children’s activity and learning center’, part of the six senses’ soneva kiri resort on the island of koh koodin the gulf of thailand. as the most striking in the series of ecologically-charged icons designed for the resort, the center is a locally-sourced and labored bamboo structure designed to provide a place young people to play, eat, learn, discover, and share all while being infused with an environmentally friendly and local message. michael verhaeren’s sustainable + compact bamboo bicycle image courtesy of michael verhaeren informed by the sustainable properties of bamboo, the bikes made by belgium industrial designer michael verhaeren are based on buckminster fuller’s geodesic domes. incorporating the properties of the medium as much as possible — instead of steel or aluminum — the two-wheeled cruisers are an ecologically-friendly alternative to the norm; the majority of existing bamboo bicycle frames are constructed using carbon or organic fibers, reinforced with epoxy connections in order to bind the bamboo parts together.
dutch design only presents sustainably woven bamboo chair image courtesy of alex levarek utilizing traditional asian plaiting techniques, ‘the bamboo chair’ by dutch designers tejo remy and rené veenhuizen is made solely from weaving eco-friendly wood. the lightweight piece is also extremely durable, constructed using 24 cm by 10 cm strips that are bent into semi-circles to form the main base. resembling a tub chair, typical of deck chairs on passenger ships, the project combines traditional dutch design with ancient construction techniques to make a comfortable ans sustainable product. eko prawoto pitches wormhole with conical bamboo structures wormhole, 2013bamboo installation, dimensions variableartist collection, singapore biennale 2013 commission, image courtesy of the artist indonesian architect eko prawoto’s ‘wormhole’ punctuates singapore’s cityscape by pitching three conical bamboo structures on the lawn of the national museum of singapore.
the immersive installation beckons viewers inside its mysterious interior, which is only visible through a small slit along its side that peels open like a page of a book. thematically, the passage of time is reflected within through artistic details: moving clouds can be seen through circular apertures at the cone’s crown and the distinctive smell and texture of bamboo recall a bygone time when the material was widely used. ‘wormhole’ is a part of the singapore biennale 2013 until february 16th, 2014. ‘hangzhou bent bamboo stool’ by min chen consisting of 16 layers of thin bamboo veneer, chinese designer min chen has developed ‘the hangzhou stool’. measuring 0.9mm in thickness, the bamboo sections are bent into an arc shape and glued together at each end. the more weight the stool receives, the deeper the arc, providing more elasticity to the user. bamboo furniture by taiwanese studio scope design ‘three generations in one stool’designer: tsai & fanchiang, mao-hui chenmaterial: benihi driftwood, chinaberry, formosan china fir