Building in Vietnam has design made 100% from bamboo

Sustainable building made of bamboo in Vietnam

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Vietnamese firm Vo Trong Nghia Architects used 42,000 pieces of bamboo to create this building that embodies local culture and is the gateway to a resort on the island of Phu Quoc.

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The space welcomes visitors to Grand World Phu Quoc , which is part of the Phu Quoc United Center – a leisure and entertainment complex that occupies more than 1,000 hectares on the island.

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The studio said the design, which uses bamboo ropes and pegs to connect the culms, was more complicated than its previous bamboo buildings due to the hybrid structural systems used. “ The joint system is challenging because we employ many structural systems, and the details of them meeting each other are challenging,” said Vo Trong Nghia Architects.

The dense structure comprises a series of arches, domes and grilles, with an inner void carved in the shapes of a lotus and a bronze drum.

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The bamboo structure produces interior spaces that appear open and transparent , due to the grid structure that allows light to penetrate through it.

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Skylights incorporated into the building’s thatched roof also allow daylight to illuminate the interior, while the grid system allows breezes to ventilate the space naturally. "The light enters beautifully and, together with the natural color of the bamboo , creates a warm and intimate atmosphere, although the structure is very open in terms of airflow," the studio added.

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