We always think of bamboo as a material with a natural, rustic look when used in architecture. But not in the case of Kengo Kuma's Great (Bamboo) Wall House:
The house, located in Beijing, uses a natural bamboo screen to extremely precise ends. The result is a streamlined space defined by the shadow and light of bamboo slats.
See more at Kengo Kuma & Associates.
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(Images: Kengo Kuma & Associates)
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Comments (5)
Looks great! Hopefully it won't get eaten by a pack of marauding pandas.
It looks like a beautiful yoga studio. Great inspiration but just not homey enough.
This looks like a place my Daoist boyfriend wants to build. It's too minimalist for me but I could live there, sure! Ommm....
Wow - It feels so Zen.
Really works for me but it'd only take about 30 minutes for my S.O. to trash it with his STUFF!