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Flamingo Bamboo Pavilion

Flamingo Bamboo Pavilion
© Hoang Le

FLAMINGO BAMBOO PAVILION

BambuBuild

ARCHITECTS
BambuBuild

PHOTOGRAPHS
Hoang Le

AREA
113.0 m2

YEAR
2017

LOCATION
Thị Xã Phúc Yên, Vietnam

CATEGORY
Installations & Structures

Text description provided by architect.

The Flamingo Bamboo Pavilion was first used as an indoor exhibition pavilion in order to promote resorts in a tourism fair. Because the time for the fair was short, the client required architect to design a pavilion which is low cost, made of light material, easy to transfer, it should be convenient to disassemble and reuse many times.

Flamingo Bamboo Pavilion
© Hoang Le
Flamingo Bamboo Pavilion
© Hoang Le

At this circumstance, bamboo is the best solution which is traditional material, very popular in Vietnam. Bamboo is also eco - friendly material. Although the weight is light but the strength of bamboo is very high and easy to be constructed by low-skilled workers.

Not like steel, curved bamboo pole is incline to straighten when standing alone. It is difficult to build with curved bamboo fast and accurately. Therefore we have to use curved steel pole in this case.

Flamingo Bamboo Pavilion
© Hoang Le
Flamingo Bamboo Pavilion
© Hoang Le

The main structure of the pavilion consists of 4 ruled surfaces which are symmetric in the front and side elevation. The curved steel poles play the directrix role while the straight bamboo play the generator of ruled surface.

This combination creates the look of a bird's wings, with which the client was very satisfied because their resorts are recognized and named Flamingo, the name of a wading bird which is famous for their bright pink feathers.

Flamingo Bamboo Pavilion
© Hoang Le
Flamingo Bamboo Pavilion
© Hoang Le

After being reused in many exhibitions in various places, the client wants to reuse this structure in their resort. They asked the architect to add the roof to turn the pavilion into a small, open space, airy and harmony with the beautiful natural scenery of a resort in the North of Vietnam.

The building has a function as a bar which is located next to a swimming pool and a restaurant. Despite of the small size, the Flamingo Bamboo Pavilion demonstrates the versatility and reusability of bamboo materials in properly designed.

Flamingo Bamboo Pavilion
© Hoang Le


Flamingo Bamboo Pavilion
© Hoang Le
Flamingo Bamboo Pavilion
© Hoang Le
Flamingo Bamboo Pavilion
© Hoang Le
Flamingo Bamboo Pavilion
© Hoang Le
Flamingo Bamboo Pavilion
© Hoang Le
Flamingo Bamboo Pavilion
© Hoang Le


Flamingo Bamboo Pavilion
Side elevation
Flamingo Bamboo Pavilion
Front elevation


Flamingo Bamboo Pavilion
Cross section


Flamingo Bamboo Pavilion
Location plan
Flamingo Bamboo Pavilion
Ground floor plan

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