Bamboo facade

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