Architectural Portfolio - Nithya Ravindra
Bamboo U - Design & Build Intensive Course, Bali Indonesia
2019 March
This Bamboo U intensive course followed a detailed curriculum of the whole life cycle of bamboo - from sustainable forestry to design and construction. Each topic was supported by both theoretical lectures as well as hands-on workshops.
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With:
Elora Hardy (IBUKU)
Orin Hardy (Founder of Bamboo U)
Ewe Jin Low (lead architect from IBUKU)
Professor Neil Thomas (Engineer)
Scott Vander Voort (Industrial Designer)
Moko Sumerta (Head skilled bamboo carpenter)
Harvesting and propagating Bamboo with Arief Rabik
Bamboo reciprocal tower - structural element
Bamboo Carpentry with Moko Sumerta - fish mouth joint
Bamboo Engineering with prof. Neil Thomas and lead IBUKU Ar. Ewe Jin Low - Grid shell structures
Bamboo Carpentry workshop with Scott Vandervoort and Elora Harding - Bamboo Phone holder/ jewellery stand
Bamboo design opportunities by Scott VanderVoort- Animal abstracion
Bamboo Carpentry workshop with Scott Vandervoort and Moko Sumerta - model making
Conceptual stage- modelling
Stool top constructed
Triangular top and base constructed
Triangular top and base constructed
Stool top constructed
coffee table top constructed with bamboo weave
Bamboo Carpentry workshop with Scott Vandervoort, Moko Sumerta and Elora Harding - Bamboo stool cum coffee table
Bamboo Retractable Yurt
Left - model
Bottom - real scale working yurt
Bamboo Yurt
The accommodation during the workshop