‘Learn of the pine from the pine; learn of the bamboo from the bamboo.’ Matsuo Basho (1644-94)
Exploring the possibilities of a material
for the first time creates opportunities to
develop new elements of vocabulary within
a core architectural language. Bamboo is
versatile, strong, flexible and sustainable.
Its historic use dates back many thousands
of years. Here it becomes the medium for
a fresh set of expressions of the values of
minimum — of mass, volume, surface,
proportion, junction, geometry, repetition,
light and ritual.
Photography
Banlan