Building with Bamboo: Design and Technology of a Sustainable Architecture Third and revised edition

by Gernot Minke

Overview

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.

Product Details

ISBN-13:	9783035625707
Publisher:	Birkhäuser
Publication date:	12/31/2022
Edition description:	Third and revised edition
Pages:	176
Product dimensions:	8.66(w) x 11.02(h) x (d)
Age Range:	18 Years

About the Author

Prof. Dr. Gernot Minke, emeritierter Professor an der Universität Kassel.

Prof. Dr. Gernot Minke, Professor Emeritus at the University of Kassel, Germany

Date of Birth:

1891

Date of Death:

1951

Table of Contents

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