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An elegant bamboo structure in Vietnam
- yhoneycomb 5y agoI'm disappointed that all the credit in the article goes to the architechts who designed this. I'm much more impressed with the actual builders who were able to accomplish this. No way something like this would ever be able to be accomplished in America.
- nkrisc 5y agoYes, quite likely since I’m sure most builders in America have not worked with bamboo in this manner, as it isn’t native to North America.
- yhoneycomb 5y agoUnderstandable that my comment seemed to point only to bamboo, but I really meant I don't believe most/any of the current builders in America are capable of creating anything that requires this level of unique mastery, bamboo or not. And if they are, there's certainly no evidence of it. All we have is blocky 5-over -1s.
- ada1981 5y agoI think this comment says more about your (lack of) familiarity with America than America.
- dylan604 5y agoHave you never seen a barn raising by the Amish?[0] Have you never seen an episode of The Woodwright's Shop[1]? There are plenty of woodcraft workers that do not use electricity to build their wood projects. If you put aside the requirement that electricity is not allowed, then there are even more skilled wood craftsmen. Try The New Yankee Workshop[2] [0]https://duckduckgo.com/?q=amish+barn+rasing&t=h_&iax=images&ia=images https://duckduckgo.com/?q=amish+barn+rasing&t=h_&iax=images&... [1]https://www.pbs.org/woodwrightsshop/ https://www.pbs.org/woodwrightsshop/ [2]https://www.newyankee.com/ https://www.newyankee.com/ I'm hoping with a little bit of curiosity on your part, you might be able to eliminate some of your ignorance on this topic.
- alar44 5y agoIn other words, you know very little, if not, nothing, about construction. Is that correct?
- supportlocal4h 5y agoSomething like this is accomplished in America all the time. Replace the bamboo with rebar. Then place the forms and pour the concrete. You might be in awe if you could see the bones of what you think of as ordinary buildings. You might marvel to see a team hanging from lanyards to tie rebar. Or you probably just hurry by wondering when all this construction mess will be over.
- quesera 5y ago> No way something like this would ever be able to be accomplished in America. I find this statement shallow and irritating. You seem to be extrapolating from your ignorance of construction techniques and attributing them to Americans as a whole. Bamboo construction is not vernacular in America. But the skills of the artisans who build in bamboo are no less (and no more) than those who build in other locally traditional materials. And you're wrong to discount the architects. The truth is that bamboo is actually a very cooperative material to work with. It's almost magical after being trained on stick-built structures (2x4s) or masonry. It's light, strong, as flexible as you want it to be, and comes in almost whatever length and width you want. Lashing is easy (if tedious at scale). So, 100% agreed that the artisans involved in building this structure are skilled. And bamboo engineers are thicker on the ground in SE Asia than in America. The architects and designers also get a huge amount of credit for understanding how to use the material and succeeding, structurally and aesthetically. Edit: Now if you want to talk about the likelihood of a structure like this passing building code in America, without significant extra expense for structural engineering studies and alterations for fire code, then there is an reasonable conversation to be had. But this has nothing to do with the skill of the builders.
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- tomcam 5y agoOriginal story has many more amazing pictures: https://www.thisiscolossal.com/2022/03/vo-trong-nghia-bamboo/ https://www.thisiscolossal.com/2022/03/vo-trong-nghia-bamboo...
- mlinksva 5y agoBoth link to https://www.dezeen.com/2022/03/29/vo-trong-nghia-architects-bamboo-welcome-centre-grand-world-phu-quoc-vietnam-architecture/ https://www.dezeen.com/2022/03/29/vo-trong-nghia-architects-... as the original story.
- drewcoo 5y agoThe Corn Palace of Mitchell, SD. https://www.tripadvisor.com/Attraction_Review-g54718-d145077-Reviews-Corn_Palace-Mitchell_South_Dakota.html https://www.tripadvisor.com/Attraction_Review-g54718-d145077... Why exactly is this "story" here?
- seszett 5y agoI don't understand the link between the original story and your comment.
- boomboomsubban 5y agoThe Corn Palace isn't built out of corn, it's a standard gymnasium decorated in corn cobs.
- teruakohatu 5y agoI was interested to how long a steu I wondered how long a structure like this would last. A boutique bamboo construction company [1] claims 25+ years with treated bamboo. They say there are structures exist that are over 100 years (although I wonder if the exposed bamboo has been replaced over time). Untreated bamboo apparently doesn't last that long (2-5 years). [1] https://ibuku.com https://ibuku.com
- kijin 5y agoThe most important thing is to keep the structure dry. The parts that sit deep inside the building could resist decay for hundreds of years as long as they're properly tied together and the roof doesn't leak. The parts that are exposed to wind and rain, not so much. The beautiful thing about wooden structures is that it's relatively easy to replace any part that has rotten away. It's even easier with bamboo, which is an inherently modular material. You could disassemble and reassemble the whole thing if you wanted. Over time the building becomes a kind of Ship of Theseus. It might not be economical to maintain such a complex structure for a long time, though, so unless it's a very important building they'll just tear it down and build something new. Permanence is not really a concept that Asian cultures usually associate with wooden structures, anyway. The fact that they age, change, adapt, and eventually give way just like ourselves is one of the factors that make them feel so "natural".
- blastonico 5y agoAmazingly beautiful, but it won't last. Reference: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/The_Three_Little_Pigs https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/The_Three_Little_Pigs
- mbg721 5y agoI think as long as they spray it for pandas periodically it should be all right.
- auslegung 5y agoThis is beautiful. What do they do when it rains? It sounds like this is a functional building, it’s a welcome center, but is anyone here familiar with Vietnamese culture, or the culture of this region of Vietnam? What would the locals do if it started raining while they’re inside?
- totetsu 5y agoit has a roof. look at the link posted in another comment
- amelius 5y ago> Skylights incorporated into the building’s thatched roof also allow daylight to illuminate the interior, ... What do they mean by that? Glass windows?
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- allannienhuis 5y agoyes, skylights are 'windows in the roof'. They often have a matte/white finish to diffuse the light.
- mhb 5y agoGrandpa Amu makes a bamboo rocking chair: https://youtu.be/heVG8OlBhlE https://youtu.be/heVG8OlBhlE
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- agumonkey 5y agoI wonder if you could have adaptive / foldable large bamboo structures likes that.
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- revskill 5y agoThis is useless for any practical purpose, but it'll welcome all the foreigners to come and enjoy. This is how marketing and the capital works, everything seems shiny, traditional without any beneficial usage at a high cost. Bamboo is everywhere in Vietnam villages. They're beautiful naturally already.
- foofoo4u 5y agoIt is a beautiful structure for sure. I just wish the image uploaded was of better quality. It's too compressed. It's hard to make out the intricacies when everything looks to pixelated.
- rufus_foreman 5y agoDoes Vietnam have tornados?