Saturday, September 04, 2010

Bali Bamboo.


I loved the abundance of bamboo in Bali, where it was seen not just growing alongside rice paddies, but also as a material for architecture and design. It's such an incredible material; easily renewable and incredibly strong, but also beautiful in a very subtle way. The above shot is of a building under construction, and while the bamboo is just a temporary frame for building, I think it would be stunning if they could complete the house with the tangle of bamboo visible and intact. Who wouldn't want to live in their own personal bamboo grove?

3 comments:

Scho said...

Bamboo has many uses and it can be a cooling material since it can store water.

Anne said...

If you love bamboo and are in Bali a must is to visit the Green School by Ubud. A complete sustainable grade school with EVERYTHING made from bamboo, including currently the largest bamboo structure in the world.

http://buddhabelliesblog.blogspot.com/2009/09/bali-green-school.html

Simple Indian cooking said...

Nice info and use of Bamboo. Thx for sharing.