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Building with Bamboo
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31 December 2022

Bamboo: a versatile material
Traditionally a building material of the warmer climate zones, bamboo is becoming increasingly popular amongst architects in the northern hemisphere; bamboo has several advantages – it is very stable, of low weight, and highly elastic, in addition to being readily available as well as renewable. The applications of bamboo in architecture have diversified considerably, so that today, even structures with large spans – such as bridges – are built with this material. Renowned universities such as the ETH Zurich or the SUTD in Singapore have conducted research on engineered bamboo which will further expand its use. The third edition of this manual provides a systematic overview of the applications and processing methods of this renewable material. Recent inspiring bamboo buildings have been added.
- Practical manual for building with bamboo
- By a leading expert on ecological and sustainable construction
- Third and revised edition with many new projects
Prof. Dr. Gernot Minke, Professor Emeritus at the University of Kassel, Germany
Built Examples:
Residences
Guesthouse, Ubud, Bali, Indonesia 78
Casa Cohuatichan, Cuetzalan, Mexico 80
Stepped House, El Darién, Valle, Colombia 82
Colibrí House, Cali, Colombia 84
House in Sadhrana, Haryana, India 86
Low-Energy Bamboo
House, Rotselaar, Belgium 88
Prefabricated Bamboo Houses, Hawaii, USA 90
Sharma Springs Residence, Sibang Gede, Bali, Indonesia 92
Blooming Bamboo Home, Cau Dien Town, Hanoi, Vietnam 94
Cultural, Educational and Hospitality Buildings
Kindergarten and Community Centre, Naiju, Japan 96
Temporary Church, Pereira, Risaralda, Colombia 98
School, Rudrapur, Bangladesh 100
Nomadic Museum, Mexico City, Mexico 104
Green School Bali, Sibajang Kaja Badung, Bali, Indonesia 106
Son La Restaurant, Son La, Vietnam 108
Naman Beach Bar, Danang, Vietnam 112
Luum Temple, Tulum, Mexico 116
Vedana Restaurant, Cuc Phuong, Vietnam 120
The Arc, Green School Bali, Sibajang Kaja Badung,
Indonesia 124
Dining Hall, Green School Bali, Sibajang Kaja Badung,
Indonesia 128
Commercial Buildings and Infrastructure
Multi-Storey Car Park Façade, Leipzig, Germany 130
Office Building, Darmstadt, Germany 132
Tollgate, Pereira, Colombia 134
Jewellery Factory, Ubud, Bali, Indonesia 136
Footbridge, Cúcuta, Norte de Santander, Colombia 138
Pavilions and Experimental Structures
ZERI Pavilion, EXPO 2000, Hanover, Germany 140
Pavilion, Vergiate, Italy 142
Restaurant Roof, Coburg, Germany 144
Exposition Roof, Cologne, Germany 146
Pavilions for the “German Esplanade”, Chongquing, Guangzhou,
Shenyang and Wuhan, China 148
Indian Pavilion, EXPO 2010, Shanghai, China 150
Vietnamese Pavilion, EXPO 2010, Shanghai, China 152
German-Chinese House, EXPO 2010, Shanghai, China 154
Bamboo Canopy and Pavilions, Perfomance Space
"Impression Sanjie Liu", Yangshuo, Guilin, China 156
Digital Bamboo Pavilion, Venice Biennale, Italy 160
Canopy at Terra Botanica Park, Angers, France 162
Bibliography 166
About the Author 169
Acknowledgements 169
Index 170
Illustration Credits 173