{"id":229992,"date":"2024-09-09T17:09:09","date_gmt":"2024-09-09T14:09:09","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.mancodestyle.com\/?p=229992"},"modified":"2024-09-12T18:04:59","modified_gmt":"2024-09-12T15:04:59","slug":"contemporary-bamboo-architecture","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.mancodestyle.com\/en\/contemporary-bamboo-architecture\/","title":{"rendered":"Contemporary bamboo architecture"},"content":{"rendered":"

Over the last decade, Bali-based studio Ibuku, headed up by designer Elora Hardy, has become a leading expert in bamboo architecture, its output encompassing everything from a traditional Sumbanese house and a yoga and meditation space to playful treehouses and a riverside caf\u00e9 at an eco-friendly jungle retreat in Ubud. In 2021, the studio completed The Arc sports hall at the Green School in Bali (founded by Elora\u2019s father, designer John Hardy). Made from a series of arches spanning an impressive 19m, it was a pioneering feat of bamboo engineering.<\/p>\n

Without experiencing it firsthand, it is hard to believe that just one material can be so versatile. Elora Hardy founded Ibuku in 2010, after returning to Bali (where she grew up) from the US. It was born out of a love for bamboo and as a way to follow in the footsteps of her father, who had just completed the island\u2019s Heart of School building almost entirely out of bamboo. \u2018At the time, I was working in New York for Donna Karan, designing prints and getting more and more disillusioned with the fashion industry,\u2019 says Elora. \u2018I was amazed at what my father had been up to, and it just made sense that I should take over and continue working with bamboo.\u2019<\/p>\n

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One of Ibuku\u2019s more recent projects is Uma, a private residence, just outside Ubud, designed in collaboration with local studio Earth Lines Architects. While bamboo is a vital part of the building, there are other materials present in this case, such as steel, local stone and even concrete, that give the building its own expression.<\/p>\n

Ibuku\u2019s trademark bamboo is present throughout, from light fixtures to the poles used as formwork for the concrete walls. Most of the bespoke furniture is locally made. The grey palette of the ulin wood fa\u00e7ade, terrazzo floor, local paras kerobokan stone and concrete walls match the ceiling\u2019s dark hues, the petrified wood elements and bamboo screens, conjuring up a quietly refined interior. And the relatively monochrome approach makes the greenery of the surrounding rice fields and garden stand out further, creating a strikingly serene setting.<\/p>\n

Through its innovative use of bamboo, Ibuku is not only redefining sustainable architecture, but also highlighting the extraordinary potential of this humble material. As the studio continues to push the boundaries of bamboo design, its work stands as a testament to the blend of traditional craftsmanship with contemporary vision.<\/p>\n

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Photos Courtesy of\u00a0earthlinesarchitects.com<\/a><\/strong><\/em><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

Over the last decade, Bali-based studio Ibuku, headed up by designer Elora Hardy, has become a leading expert in bamboo architecture, its output encompassing everything from a traditional Sumbanese house and a yoga and meditation space to playful treehouses and a riverside caf\u00e9 at an eco-friendly jungle retreat in Ubud. In 2021, the studio completed […]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":22,"featured_media":229987,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[18532,18542,18563],"tags":[],"acf":[],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.mancodestyle.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/229992"}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.mancodestyle.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.mancodestyle.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.mancodestyle.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/22"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.mancodestyle.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=229992"}],"version-history":[{"count":5,"href":"https:\/\/www.mancodestyle.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/229992\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":230191,"href":"https:\/\/www.mancodestyle.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/229992\/revisions\/230191"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.mancodestyle.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/229987"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.mancodestyle.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=229992"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.mancodestyle.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=229992"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.mancodestyle.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=229992"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}