Bamboosolutions

16km away from Da Nang International airport beside the main linking road between Da Nang city and Hoi An old town lies a qualified coastal escape, Naman retreat resort.Naman Retreat is designed as a modern but peaceful tropical green resort complex. In an area of 3.4ha, the mission is to harmonize 80 bungalows, hotels, 6 VIP villas and another 20 villas. The concept of the resort is to provide physical and mental treatment for guests in nature’s friendly environment with healthy activities such as spa, yoga, beach sports and so on. To achieve a perfect atmosphere that enables the guests a maximum body and mind purification and relaxation, the resort was designed by a harmonious mix of greenery, natural stone and bamboo. The conference... More

The project embraces different proceedings in a hotel resort located in the southern area of Tenerife, in the Canary Islands.   In a 105500 sq ft. lot with an irregular topography that holds a tough slope from the north-east to the south-west of the plot, there is an ensemble of irregular terraced buildings that tend to disseminate and settle in the slope generating different platforms and levels with open spaces, buildings and terraces. We can distinguish five constructions that enclose more than 129000 sq ft. located in the perimeter of the plot, enclosing in the middle the leisure areas as the gardens and the swimming pools.   The resort has been built in different phases, as a consequence of this multiple renovations, the... More

The Kochi-Muziris Biennale (KMB) is the largest contemporary art festival in Asia, held once every two years, in abandoned factories and warehouses repurposed as galleries and cafes, in Fort Kochi-Mattancherry, in Kerala, South India. Every biennale, a pavilion is constructed to host performance and cinematic art at Cabral Yard, a one acre campus full of large canopied trees in the heart of Fort Kochi. In KMB 2018, the curator Anita Dube commissioned Anagram Architects to design the Biennale Pavilion.   In turn, Anagram Architects collaborated with B L Manjunath for structural design and Studio Wood for furniture design. In earlier editions, the Pavilion had served essentially as an auditorium for cinematic and stage performances. This year... More

This is an experience on creating the space for Chinese folk arts and crafts, a “weaving” activity originated from Chinese soil, and an organic visual form similar to growing of things. Look back again to grass-roots handicrafts in Chinese folk society in a bygone age, and wonder if we can seek for natural dialogue and blending with advanced modern space to re-embrace those handicrafts that sparkle humanistic instinct on the ground of modern space in China. In the past folk life of China, “weaving” was a common household handicraft offering a large number of assortments, neither made by skilled craftsmen, particularly in the light of its origin in the rural underclass, nor seen so exquisite as the “weaving&rdqu... More

Bamboo Sea Village in Hufu Township, Yixing County is home to a well-known scenic spot inJiangnan (South Yangtze River Area). The Sea of Bamboo Park means just that: lush, gentle hills capped by numerous bamboos. The village sits in an environment of decent scale. However, different from the romantic perception most people have about country life on hillside, the village seems out of place in such picturesque surroundings. Only few of Jiangnan folk houses—traditional folk houses that used to be common in Jiangnan— are left. More commonplace on this prosperous land are houses with a Chinese-style window right next to Europeanpillars, or a marble arch window on a white wall topped by grey Chinese tiles. The reason?With the beautif... More

Casa Z is located on one of the highest hills in Zihuatanejo, on a trapezoidal land with an area of ​​500 m2. The surface of the land is irregular, the main access being on the upper part of the land. The main concept of the project was to create a minimalist house with rich social spaces where users could enjoy the panoramic views and the climate of the region. Three levels are proposed composed of two volumes that would be staggered to take advantage and respect the topography.The central volume of the house consists of two juxtaposed rectangular volumes composed of twenty-five centimeters thick walls. The upper rectangular volume has the function of master bedroom, this space frames the view and creates the sensation of being flying in t... More

The New ASICS EMEA HQ Creates an Immersive Brand ExperienceASICS, the world-renowned sports and lifestyle brand, has officially moved into their new EMEA headquarters 10 km southeast of Amsterdam in the Netherlands. Powerhouse Company, in collaboration with RED Company, won the competition to design the 11.600 m² state-of-the-art headquarters. The team’s vision for the flagship headquarters as a showcase for the ASICS brand and healthy and sustainable workplace will accommodate the company’s future growth and evolving business needs in Europe, the Middle East and Africa. The resulting building is more than a workplace: it is a destination for local and international employees, product buyers and visitors to celebrate the ASICS leg... More

Vinata bamboo pavilion is located in the city center of Hanoi. Innumerable high-rise residential buildings are easy to be seen around the site. The pavilion was planned as a communal space in the garden of one serviced apartment. The site itself is surrounded by 4 tall buildings and the bamboo structure was planned with plenty of greeneries as expected to give a peaceful atmosphere in highly dense urban area.Span of 38m pavilion welcomes guests at the entrance of the site. Guests can access the pavilion from the lobby where they can enjoy the view of the garden and the pool. Bamboo structure and bougainvillea hedge was created as a gentle boundary between parking space and semi-private garden.The pavilion is comprised of 14 moduels and each... More

CCA BLATTNER HALL at 75 Arkansas: Sustainable Design FeaturesBlattner Hall is a new green mixed-use building near the California College of the Arts that features student housing, multi-use spaces, and neighborhood retail space, all within walking distance of the college's San Francisco campus.GreenPoint Rated The design and construction of 75 Arkansas was guided and evaluated by the GreenPoint New Homes Multifamily Rating Certification System, which sets standards for a residential green building. The rating system recognizes performance in five categories (Community, Energy Efficiency, Indoor Air Quality and Health, Resource Conservation, and Water Conservation) to evaluate the sustainable benefits of the building. Points are earned by co... More

Located in close proximity to the famous Kao Yai National Park in Pakchong District NakornRatchasima Province, our challenge was to design the Sales Office and Showrooms for the new modern Botanica Condominium. The sales office design needs to reflect the original concept of the condominium project of harmonizing architecture with the beautiful natural environment but, with designs unique and striking enough to capture the interest of the prospective clients and passer-byes.Rather than designing one big air-conditioned building as requested, a different solution was proposed to bring nature into play by creating a group of small buildings enclosed amidst natural setting. The architecture is to be as simple as possible in order to enhance an... More

This condominium renovation in Washington DC is theculmination of a multi-phase project that spanned a 2-yearperiod. The firm partners passed the project back andforth, each designing a new space, but working off theprevious one. This process resulted in an “architecturalcollage” - similar materials were utilized, while new oneswere introduced in eachphase. The spaces overlap andflow from one to the next, while also retaining their own character.   Three design strategies were employed:   1 - Layering: A limited palette of materials were set intodifferent spatial planes to operate as a series of distinctlayers.   2 - Framing: Materials and elements in the foreground frameothers in the distance, to create an... More

The project is located in the South Bank Scenic Area of Chongqing City, China."Nanshanli" in Chinese means "Inside south mountain". The original site is a 20 mu old courtyard, which is a few random single buildings at the end of the last century. The terrain is very undulating and the vegetation is dense. Therefore, the rich level of natural environment is our greatest advantage, and the difficulty of old buildings transformation is our greatest challenge. One of the greatest characteristics of Chongqing is that the topographic elevation difference is very large, the topography is changeable, and it is a very three-dimensional city.The project plot is located in the mountains of the Nanan area, so it is named Nanshanli Hotel.... More

Plan B Guatemala was created in response to the disaster caused by the Volcán de Fuego eruption in June 2018. The ASIAPRODE Association initiated the project to construct 26 homes in order to cover the needs of the affected communities. In an open competition, DEOC Arquitectos came up with a proposal that meets the established requirements, the user’s profile, and the natural context. The project consists of a permanent housing model for the displaced families: a 86m2 house within a plot of 8m by 19m. The construction is divided into two building blocks; the social-kitchen-bathroom zone is separated from the bedrooms by an interior courtyard. Circulation is minimized in order to guarantee the best usage of the different areas. The... More

This particular public educational institution is located on the southern border of the city of Pereira on the Colombian central mountain range. Its geographical situation at the limits of the city promotes a new pole for urban development with a growing population that demands public facilities.The project is developed on one of these peaks looking to the canyon on the south and to a preexistent district on the north.Because the geometry of the plot lets little free space, the program is developed in a three-story building that runs from one extreme to the other. The classrooms are oriented either to the north or to the south in order to privilege the long distance view of the city center or the closer view of the urban border. T... More