More than 880 bamboo poles shipped from Malaysia were used to create this rectangular gateway by (OU) Officeuntitled co-founders Benjamin Anderson, Christian Robert and Shawn Gehle. According to the team, the material was chosen for its "grounding" qualities. They estimated that the poles used for the sculpture had a carbon sink of -7.5 metric tons...
Architecture firm
(OU) Officeuntitled
Location
Black Rock City, Nevada, USA
Photography
Benny Chan, Officeuntitled
Principal architect
Shawn Gehle, Christian Robert, Benjamin Anderson
Design team
(OU) OFFICEUNTITLED, Culver City, CA Team: Co-founders and Principals - Ben Anderson, Christian Robert, Shawn Gehle with Jillian Leedy, Kat Ślęczek, Nik Miller, Guillem Camps, Kai Kingma, Mirko Wanders, Rogelio Mercado, Panchenchen Feng, Lucca Scherraus, Noah Wali, Don and Truman Mutal and many other volunteers
Collaborators
SEAD Bamboo, Malaysia |Team: Lucas Loo, Founder & Executive Director
Structural engineer
JTK Consult, Malaysia | Dr. Kribanandan and Logithasan Krishnan. Arup, Los Angeles | Robert Pallmann, PE SE, Tohiyasu Yoza . RBHU, San Francisco | Ali Lahijanian and Alan Lum
Lighting
Felix Lighting, La Mirada, CA | Team: David McKinnon, Eric Wilson
Visualization
Kilograph, Los Angeles, CA | Team: Keely Colcleugh, Shannon Sweeney, and Tom Spall
Tools used
Rhinoceros 3D, Enscape, V-ray
Construction
(OU) OFFICEUNTITLED, Culver City, CA Team: Co-founders and Principals - Ben Anderson, Christian Robert, Shawn Gehle Jillian Leedy, Kat Ślęczek, Nick Miller, Guillem Camps, Kai Kingma, Mirko Wanders, Rogelio Mercado, Panchenchen Feng, Lucca Scherraus, Noah Wali, Don and Truman Mutal and many other volunteers
Typology
Spectacular (Art Installation)
Monish Siripurapu, the founder of Ant Studio in Delhi, has been actively using popular AI tools like Midjourney, Dall-E and Stable Diffusion to visualise and build architectural ideas that take inspiration from traditional building materials and techniques. Ant Studio is a practice committed to creating sustainable designs that seamlessly blend art...
Project name
Can AI help in Achieving Sustainability?
Architecture firm
Ant Studio, India
Tools used
Midjourney, ChatGPT3
Principal architect
Monish Siripurapu
Status
Under Construction
Typology
Hospitality › Cafe, Restaurant
Boomkapel (translated tree chapel) is a work of art made of bamboo for the outdoor exhibition An ode to nature. The tree chapel is inspired by a field chapel and the architecture of the Onze Lieve Vrouw ter Nood sanctuary in Heiloo. A chapel is a place of worship and often contains a statue or painting.
Architecture firm
Abelen Architectuur
Location
Onze Lieve Vrouw ter Nood, Heiloo (The Netherlands)
Photography
Mary Brommer, Martijn Duifhuizen
Principal architect
Rick Abelen
Supervision
Abelen Architectuur
Visualization
Abelen Architectuur
Tools used
SketchUp, AutoCAD
Construction
Abelen Architectuur
Client
Diocesan sanctuary Onze Lieve Vrouw ter Nood
Status
Completed (1st prize competition)
Typology
Installation art
For Jin Tea Space, the designer utilized bamboo, which is a symbol of the spiritual core of traditional Chinese culture as well as tea, to create a modern tea retail store. She realized that the key for a retail space is not only product display, but also the space design and consumers' experiences
Architecture firm
Aurora Design
Photography
INSPACE: Yanyu, Naxin; Video: WM STUDIO
Principal architect
Yang Xuewan
Designed by Indian architecture and interior design firm Loop Design Studio, Baba's restaurant draws its inspiration from the architecture styles of rural havelis and houses of Punjab. The idea is to create an upcycled space with a traditional material pallette from around the context. The entrance alley is a longitudinal monolithic axis created us...
Project name
BABA’S Restaurant
Architecture firm
Loop Design Studio
Location
Chandigarh, India
Photography
Purnesh Dev Nikhanj
Principal architect
Suvrita Bhardwaj, Nikhil Pratap Singh
Design team
Harmeet Singh
Interior design
Loop Design Studio
Construction
Karve Infra Pvt. Ltd.
Material
Brick, Mud Plaster, Hand made tiles, Steel, Processed Wood, Concrete
Client
Manish Goyal, Ranjan Basu
Typology
Hospitality- Restaurant/Lounge
The Turtle Bay project is located on the lush natural area of Hua-Hin, one of the most famous seaside areas of Thailand. The aim of Turtle Bay’s owner is to create new eco tourist destination, organic eatery, chef’s table, eco café, zero waste, workshop area, local artisan’s souvenir shop as well as homestay style lodging
Project name
Turtle Bay @ Hua Hin
Architecture firm
Dersyn Studio Co., Ltd.
Location
Khao-Tao reservoir, Prachuap Khiri Khan, Thailand
Principal architect
Sarawoot Jansaeng-Aram
Design team
Sarawoot Jansaeng-Aram, Nitaya Mokharat, Paly Poopradit, Suchin Thongmorn, Sahraw Rahamadprasert, Jagkree Phetphosree and Satit Khotchanan
Interior design
Sea Harmony
Civil engineer
Dersyn Studio Co., Ltd.
Structural engineer
Narathip Deekaew
Construction
Chakaj Team and Clear point Inter
Material
Bamboo, Poon-Tum, Shingle Roof
Tools used
AutoCAD, SketchUp, Afobe Photoshop, Autodesk 3ds Max, V-ray
Client
Mr. Suwit Koochroensup
Typology
Hospitality › Café, Restaurant, Workshop and Home stay
This project is for an upcoming bridge design proposal, conceptualizing the idea of using local sustainable local materials such as Bamboos (treated) as our primary construction material for the bridge construction.
Project name
The Bamboo Bridge
Architecture firm
Inverse Studio18
Location
Kohima, Nagaland, India
Tools used
Rhinoceros 3D, Grasshopper, Karamba3D, Lumion, Adobe Photoshop
Principal architect
Chubakumla Pongen, Imlinochet Walling and Chumrenthung Ngullie
Design team
Chubakumla Pongen, Imlinochet Walling and Chumrenthung Ngullie
Visualization
Inverse Studio18
The Colombo-based Architectural visualiser/designer, Thilina Liyanage envisioned Sky Treetop Restaurant, a suspended Pelican Beak-shaped restaurant overlooking Sri Lankan mountain, inspired by Pitcher Plant.
Project name
Sky Treetop Restaurant
Architecture firm
Thilina Liyanage Visualizations
Tools used
SketchUp, Lumion, Adobe Photoshop
Principal architect
Thilina Liyanage
Design team
Thilina Liyanage Visualizations
Visualization
Thilina Liyanage
