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, […]
Blooming Bamboo – HandP Architects
Great Wall Bamboo House
Commune by the Great Wall  Near Biejing  China  –  Kengo Kuma and Associates Year built:   2002 Built area:   529 m2  (5,713 sq. ft.) The Bamboo Wall House was completed in 2002 as part of a multi-dwelling project near Beijing. Requirements were to use local materials and conform to the topography. The […]
Panyaden School – bamboo, adobe and rammed earth
Chiang Mai, Thailand – 24H Architecture Builder:    Chiangmai Life Construction Project Year:   2010 Project Area:   5,000 m2  (54,000 sq. ft.) Photographs:   Ally Taylor Location:   Chiang Mai, Thailand Awards:   Grand Award – Design for Asia; Gold Award – Design for Asia (Environmental design) If you’ve […]
One with the birds
Badaling  China  –  Penda Design House Concept only Badaling is a forested mountain area about 100 kilometres from Beijing. It is one of the main sites for viewing and walking The Great Wall. Entries were invited in a competition to design an eco-hotel in one of China’s most successful, but ecologically sensitive, destinations – The […]
More Bamboo Brilliance
Flamingo Dailai Resort, Vietnam – Vo Trong Nghia Architects Gross Floor Area:  1,600 sqm Photography: Hiroyuki Oki OK – so it’s not a home. But it is a wonderful example of the beauty and flexibility of the world’s most renewable timber… bamboo. Bamboo is incredibly strong due to it’s long fibres and high silica content. […]