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Bamboo facade

An overview of projects, products and exclusive articles about bamboo facade

Project • By Bloom ArchitecturePrimary Schools

Takhmau Boarding School

This educational facility was designed by Bloom in 2021 for a NGO which permits young girls to access education. It combines a robust concrete skeleton with a light and organic bamboo skin, screening the inside from the view and filtering the tropical sun. Antoine Raab Antoine Raab The new building responds to the geometry of the campus to compose a common courtyard. A main planted alleyway will provide a green atmosphere from the entrance. The building is designed with sustainability as main criteria. A concrete skeleton was chosen for its robustness, and a bamboo enclosure is made as transparent and porous as possible to prioritize natural ventilation while providing intimacy for the students. Bamboo is a material which is unde... More

Product • By Zwarthout l Shou Sugi BanYoroi

Yoroi

Yoroi | Fire-safe charred bamboo for uncompromising façade architecture B-s1,d0 fire performance. No chemical fire retardants. A bio-based material with a powerful architectural identity.   As architecture moves towards a lower-carbon future, façade materials are expected to do more. They must meet demanding fire-safety requirements, reduce embodied carbon, perform reliably for decades and contribute to the architectural identity of a building. Yoroi brings these demands together in one distinctive façade material. Developed by Zwarthout | Shou Sugi Ban, Yoroi is a deeply charred façade cladding made from FSC®-certified MOSO® Bamboo X-treme®. Its intense black, tactile surface gives buil... More