This is a journal entry that strongly relatable towards my Design Studio 1. It is a bamboo pavilion architectural competition "CAMBOO" for building trust international at Phonm Penh. The competition challenges designers to innovative design proposal for a landmark pavilion structure made from bamboo.
This got me wondered, why can't bamboo be considered as an innovative modern material, along with steel, glass, concrete etc? The aim is to encourage a wider appreciation of bamboo as a building material, in developing countries like cambodia and vietnam. For example Panyaden School in Thailand by Boris Zeisser and Maartje Lammers architects that explore a holistic education that integrated Buddhist principles and green awareness.
Entire school is built from local earth and local bamboo to withstand the elements
The design is inspired by the elements found in nature - birds or leaves
Bamboo is used for the structure and shaped an ode to nature's beauty
WHY BAMBOO?
Bamboo is one of nature's most sustainable resources. It is renewable and able to avoid future deforestation due to the capability of rapid growth. There are approximately 1500 species of bamboo can be found in Asia, Australia and North and South America. Bamboo can be easily grown under various climate conditions, especially tropical climate. Bamboo is an ideal material for seismic resistant constructions because of the capacity to absorb heat during the day and dissipates warmth at night. As a sustainable building, it is taken into consideration when the building able to minimize unwanted solar heat gain.The benefits of using bamboo as a building material:
- Hollow poles create lightweight bamboo which is easy to transport and required a shorter period to construct.
- Bamboo is very durable and strong. It has better tensile strength compare with other materials, it makes bamboo an earthquake resistant material.
- The rapid growth cycle and ease in planting make bamboo as an affordable material.
As an architecture student, one must understand the importance of sustainability when designing a building. Sustainable future is based on the issues that are linked to one another, the climate change due to carbon dioxide emissions and the increasing costs of energy and water. Architects able to promote sustainability through practices to preserve natural resources and provide a better environment for future generations.
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