176 Bamboo House

image by: Inhabitat

i love bamboo.
it’s 50 times stronger than oak, just as strong as steel but much lighter, pliable, physically attractive but most importantly it's rapidly renewable making it one of eco-friendly's greatest symbolic element of design. i just saw an episode of Most Extreme Homes on HGTV tonight which showcased a lady by the name of Linda Garland who built her entire estate on 10 acres of Bali land from bamboo. i was just blown away by the design and architectural details she put into her house. unfortunately i couldn't find any images of her estate, but it made me look up more bamboo homes and i came across this great article from Inhabitat on Kengo Kuma’s Great Bamboo Wall. an initiative to develop a series of houses, all by Asian architects along the Great Wall of China.



i've always wanted to built my own cottage, now i'm so motivated and desire to build one out of bamboo. i challenge everyone to be more aware of their building products and try to use green as much as possible.