Bamboo Villa: Live in the Nature
Longmen, Guangdong, China – C&C DESIGN CO., LTD. Built Area: 1248.0 m2 Year Built: 2013 The Bamboo Villa sits hidden within the Nakun Mountains. It is surrounded by a lush forest with a delicate stream nearby. The design focuses on the use of bamboo as the principal material. The architects avoided using concrete […]
Crosswaters Ecolodge
Guangdong Province, S. China – Hitesh Mehta Design Project Year : 2003 Area : 2,500 hectares In the heart of China’s Nankum Mountain Reserve stands Crosswaters, an ecolodge and wellness center. With 53 rooms, this is a stunning retreat meant for peace and quiet. The ecolodge has […]
House 01 – Award Winning Sustainability
Santa Catarina, Brazil – ES Arquitetura Project Year: 2017 Developed Area: 1,421.49 m2 (15,352.09 ft2) Photographs: SLAphotostudio Nestled between nature and a residential area, the owners wanted this house to offer privacy and climatic comfort while promoting a low environmental impact. The plan includes multiple internal and external courtyards and decks. These allow privacy while […]
Sharma Springs
Bali, Indonesia – IBUKU Project Year: 2012 Area: 750.0 m2 Photography: Errol Vaes, Rio Helmi A jungle fantasy escape! The Sharma Springs – built for the Sharma family – is located in Green Village, Bali overlooking the serene community and the sacred Ayung River valley. The site is definitely perfect for a stress-free and nature-oriented vacation, but the features of […]
The Yoga Pavilion at Four Seasons
Sayan, Bali, Indonesia – IBUKU Client: Four Seasons Completed: April 2015 Area: 60.0 m2 If yoga is your ‘thing’, we may have found your Nirvana. You can find this marvelous yoga pavilion called Dharma Shanti Yoga Bale in a beautiful valley in Sayan, Bali, Indonesia. Built using only locally grown bamboo and with a roof resembling a leaf, the […]
Bamboo Brilliance – Wind and Water Cafe
Vietnam – Vo Trong Nghia Vietnam has a long tradition of bamboo construction. When local architects, Vo Trong Nghia were briefed to design a bar come meeting place, bamboo seemed a natural candidate. The Water and Wind Café in the southern province of Binh Duong subsequently won Nghia the 2007 International Architecture Award (IAA). Since then […]
A Child’s Paradise
Koh Kood Thailand – 24H Architecture It’s not a home – but it could be. It’s an activity centre for children who’s parents have invested in a vacation at the fabulous (and very expensive) Soneva Kiri Resort. We featured the resort on our Facebook page about a month ago but held this treat back as […]
Gather – smaller but larger
Osaka-City Japan – Katsuhiro Miyamoto and Associates Site area: 120.34 m2 (1,300 sq. ft.) Building envelope: 72.08 m2 (778 sq. ft.) Total built area: 135 m2 (1,458 sq. ft.) Year built: 2009 This Osaka home presented some unique challenges. Firstly, it contravened the allowable site ratio for the […]
Bamboo in Construction
Bamboo – the miracle resource. No other plant on earth has the multitude of uses that bamboo does. It can be used for shelter, to pipe water, for utensils to cook in and with, for forks, knives and chopsticks, for the plates the food is served on and even the napkin on your lap as […]
Bamboo Courtyard Teahouse
ShiQiao, Yangzhou China – World Consulting & Design (HWCD) Building Area: 400m2 Completed: May 2012 Yangzhou is a city located to the north-west of Shanghai. It is home to Huaiyang-style cuisine which ranks as the top of all eight famous Chinese cuisine styles. Focussed on pastries and snacks as the key components, […]