Plunge into the deep Balinese jungle and you might suddenly find a bamboo building soaring above you. Made from a frankly unlikely building material, the ethereal structures are the brainchildren o…
Image 5 of 19 from gallery of Changqi Stadium Bamboo Corridor / Atelier cnS. Photograph by Jiancong Chen
The Arc is IBUKU’s crown jewel. An iconic work of bamboo, an extraordinary structure, inspired by nature and made with extreme technical precision.
An Unprecedented Structure IBUKU has pioneered a new design vocabulary, making our own rules along the way, and offering new solutions to the world..
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Passive houses, residences built to a stringent European-born green building standard, are popping up more and more around the globe.
Bamboo houses provide a way to sustainable living. You can use bamboo to decorate your home's exterior and interior. Know the benefits of bamboo house...
a three phase office building by an idyllic canal uses a bamboo skin and strategic glazing to extend lines of sight into the countryside.
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bamboo is a versatile and sustainable material that is increasingly being adopted as a viable alternative to traditional building materials.
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It’s 100% natural, thrives in diverse climates, grows up to a whopping 39 inches per day and is super-strong; why isn’t bamboo already used more often as a building material? While bamboo structures have long been common in Asia and the South Pacific, they’re only just gaining prominence in the rest of the world. From […]
This beautiful Guadua bamboo house in Costa Rica, is located near Playa Sombrero at the Osa Peninsula. The bamboo house was designed and built by Costa Rican architect Mariela Garcia and her husband Steve Jurries.
Bamboo as a building material has high compressive strength and low weight has been one of the most used building materials as support for
If you are looking for an alternative raw material wood to decorate your home, the bamboo is a wonderful option. Check out these wonderful bamboo craft projects.
Image 46 of 151 from gallery of 30 Plans, Sections and Details for Sustainable Projects. Photograph by Taller Carlos Leduc Montaño UNAM
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Image 24 of 35 from gallery of Art Gallery Catuçaba / CRU! Architects. © Nelson Kon
Need a trellis? Why not make one using bamboo! A bamboo trellis is functional for some purposes in the garden. The most obvious use for a trellis is as a support for plants that vine. They are also excellent for decoration and privacy.
The Zabb E Lee Cooking School is an extraordinary bamboo building designed by CLA, it features a bamboo archway and a bamboo dome with a cupola
We rent a plot in the U.F. Students' Agricultural Gardens, so we have to follow certain rules for land usage. Metal and plastic are not allowed to be used in the gardens. My favorite building materials have become bamboo and twine. I have used both hemp and jute twine. Hemp lasts longer, but jute is cheaper. To build a bamboo garden hut, start by measuring the size you want and mark out the corners using sticks and string. Then, dig evenly spaced holes about 8-10 inches deep for each upright pole. After inserting the pole, fill in the hole and stomp it down firmly. Horizontal pieces of bamboo were woven through the upright pieces and tied in place. To help with water run-off, build the hut with a shed roof, the front higher than the back. Palm fronds are layered and tied in place, starting at the back of the building and working towards the front. Furniture can also be built from bamboo. For extra support, I tried the table to the vertical wall pieces. Straw beach mats make a good washable floor covering. After about a month the palm leaves on the roof will have dried out and settled down into a flat covering. More palm fronds may need to be added at this point, to cover any holes that have shown up during the drying process. Also, vines should have started climbing up the sides, giving additional shade and privacy. Birdhouse Gourds, Morning Glories, and Green Beans make excellent climbing vines to cover the walls. If your getaway becomes a magnet for curious tourists, as ours did, and you wish to have more privacy, a door curtain may become necessary. Many shells already have tiny holes in them when you find them on the beach, which makes them perfect for stringing. The important lesson we learned, and why we don't have our little bamboo shack anymore; DON"T BUILD TOO CLOSE TO TREES. While we were off enjoying the sun and surf at Sanibel, a storm came through Gainesville and caused a tree to fall onto our little house.
