1.10.2007
Has anyone worked on any project, in school I would assume, using bamboo as structure? I'm designing a small pavilion for the Bamboo Farm in Savannah and would like to convince my boss to use bamboo instead of the traditional construction materials that we are considering. From my initial research, it seems that a space-frame type structure works best. This seems to best satisfy the concerns that our structural engineer will surely have. It also is the cleanest. Lashing members together isn't an aesthetic that I'm comfortable with. I've found several companies in Germany that manufacture the hardware. If you have any case studies or links to technical information I would be grateful for the help. Its barely worthy of being called a pavilion. 18' x 24', with a 100sf pergola that is attached that they envision being used as an area for bride and groom during wedding receptions or the like. It will be roofed in canvas.
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that sounds pretty great--can you post a link to the company that sells the hardware? and keep up posts on the design.
I found some companies in the US that manufacture components. Novum makes a nice system under Systems/Structural/Kugel Knoten. Bambutec
is one of the German companies that I had mentioned. Not a lot of info online, though. This is who we're talking to now. The price is reasonable. The architect that they use for design developed the system that they utilize. Our brief was a very typical gazebo/pergola/pavilion. We have a design presentation on Tuesday in which we'll try to convince the client to use the bamboo, which will cost slightly more because of the specialized labor needed. We're presenting a traditional design alongside sketches of the bamboo structure and hoping we win their hearts and minds.
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