Sharma Springs-Rio Helmi/Image courtesy of Ibuku

Anne Quito reviews Bamboo Architecture in Bali and presents the best materialistic quality with stunning visuals.

“There was a time when you could not be poor enough, or rural enough, to want to live in a bamboo house,” says Ibuku founder Elora Hardy.A former print designer for Donna Karan, Hardy now leads an Indonesian firm that creates innovative, luxurious structures out of cheap, sustainable, plentiful bamboo. In a talk at the TED conferencelast week, Hardy wowed the audience with spectacular images that defy traditional notions of house shapes and construction.With efficacious insect-resistant treatment, Hardy argues  that bamboo is the ideal building material. She explained that it has the compressive force of concrete and the tensile strength of steel, is earth-quake resistant, and light enough to be easily transportable. “It’s hollow, so it can be carried by a small team of men, or apparently one woman,” she said smiling, as she flashed an image of woman carrying poles in a construction site.......Continue Reading

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