Bamboo

Paris Expo Porte de Versailles is one of the most renowned exhibition, conference and event venues in Europe. Located on the panoramic deck of Exhibition Center Hall 6 is a restaurant called “Le Perchoir” where receptions and events are held. MOSO® Bamboo X-treme® Decking cover this beautiful rooftop deck. Thanks to the high resistance of Bamboo X-treme® Decking, the deck retains a natural and elegant appearance, despite the intense foot traffic and use. With 7 pavilions, more than 216,000 m² of exhibition space and just 15 minutes from the Eiffel Tower, Paris Expo Porte de Versailles is the place to be for the biggest events in the heart of Paris. The complex is more than 90 years old and a major modernisation... More

Huerto Roma Verde is an outdoor community center located in the heart of Mexico City.  It is home to various nonprofit and local organizations hosting weekly events and activities.  One of the organizations here is a group of seniors who are in charge of rescuing stray cats.  To help create a permanent place dedicated to the care of these animals a plan was created to upgrade the existing shelter to accommodate beds and food storage for about 20-30 kittens.  Only materials found at the center were used for this project which included Tetra Pak panels, recycled bamboo poles, and salvaged wood pieces.  The participants for the construction of this project were local volunteers and architecture students. Caption... More

Building a school in Mayotte means dealing with many issues on several levels in a very different way than here in Europe – educationally, but also socio-economically and ecologically. The small Comorian island of Mayotte, north of Madagascar, belongs to France and is part of the EU. Of the approximately 180,000 inhabitants, more than half are younger than 20. In view of the strong population growth and the resulting increase in the number of pupils, the outdated temporary multi-purpose secondary school needs to be replaced with new buildings. The architecture should meet the requirements and goals of a state school, but also consider the specific needs of young Mahorans. The adolescents and young adults need a framework that promotes... More

The land shows the accumulative soil erosion of many years, and the underground water trace evokes the image life and presents the history and memories of the past. In the piece, “Time Light,” the artist team utilized bamboo, wood, and iron to make the shape of a seed rising from the ground overlapped with a light trace. The path which is transformed from the sprouting stem invites viewers to enter this space which is illuminated by the light trace. In the space where the path moves, time travel and traces are extracted. The shape reflects waves on the ground via the lighting shadows of overlapping and colliding natural materials, symbolizing life on the land. More

“Better” through the pursuit of ambitions and growth in the challenges of life. “Better” through the changing vision and imagination inherent in the evolving landscape of life. The Yu Yu Art studio has participated in this festival for many years, and their series of artworks often use bamboo. This time the team employs bamboo to represent growth and transformation in the trajectory of human life. The external structure of the artwork uses bamboo, stacked and weaved together to form a defined structure whilst the white space inside the work represents the freedom sought, as we traverse life’s journey. More

The two large curved surfaces float above the water in dynamic tension with each other and the water below. It appears as some sort of gateway or portal, inviting us to enter at one end and squeeze through to the other side perhaps to another place in time.The curves embrace and sky and the earth. They catch the breeze and reflect the light. They tell us of the passing of time and whisper the old songs of the Harbor. More

In our perceivable space, myriads of border-crossing actions have been taken in a creeping and constant manner. The team created Unrelated, a translucent visual installation, with bamboo, timber, iron, steel wire and LED lights, and then installed it on the surface of the water. The vertical bamboo slices interweave the real and the virtual in this space and produce a riveting intersection of shadow and light in the night breeze. As far as the team is concerned, life per se is essentially featured by a concatenation of encounters, seemingly unintentional yet in fact causally related. Those seemingly unrelated happenings could be the results of predestined appointments. More

四個季節是氣候的心情，是持續情感的象徵。每個季節都交織著故事，化作歷史最後的成就文化。在鹹水發展的軌跡中，有無數精彩的人生故事和辛勤耕耘的感人事件。運用織帶技術，象徵著歷史的傳承與融合與延伸。透過雲層的交織，訴說著這片土地上各種生命的悲歡離合，喜怒哀樂的形態，呈現出柔和而堅實的意念。《變之雲》織雲，載月津港。 More

Seed-shaped sculptures, floating, moving with the ebb and flow, swaying like waves in a sea of woods. Like signs that point the way along the navigation route, they hover in the first forest on the island after crossing the bridge, guiding the travelers , and connecting Yuguang Island with the travelers on an emotional level. More

The Saint Gobain Tower is located in the La Défense business district of Paris. Designed by architects Valode & Pistre, the Tower was designed around the intangible energy source: light. Like the Saint Gobain company, the Tower aims to be sustainable and has been awarded three ecological labels: HQE, BREEAM and LEED. All elements that make up the building have been designed to reduce the environmental impact of the Tower, such as: customised control of light and temperature, natural ventilation ensuring A+ indoor air quality and green balconies for heat protection. The terraces and greenery planters are covered with MOSO® Bamboo X-treme® Decking. Two boards widths are combined, 178 and 137 mm and the use of both smooth an... More

The 'Meier on Rothschild': luxury in Green Building Rothschild – a name that evokes many associations. A main boulevard in Tel Aviv, Israel, also bears this name. The new luxury apartment building, designed by Pritzker award-winner Richard Meier, captures every aspect of the distinctive location. Meier is one of the most celebrated architects and his designs are unique and a benchmark for quality, style and iconic architecture. The Meier on Rothschild Tower is a building of revolutionary architectural design that is redefining the skyline. Not only its appearance, but also its sustainable installation and construction is outstanding: all materials were subject to strict selection criteria. In the outdoor area, around the pools, terra... More