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flood resistant blooming bamboo home by H&P architects

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flood resistant blooming bamboo home by H&P architects

all images courtesy of doan thanh ha
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in a response to the o en severe natural disasters in vietnam, local firm H&P architects have designed this flood we use cookies to make your reading a be er experience. got it! more info >
resistant ‘blooming bamboo home’. each modular structure is 3.3m x 6.6m and is assembled by bol ng, binding,
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hanging, placing the different elements. the building is strong enough to withstand a 1.5m high flood and currently,
the architects are experimen ng with the model to see if it can survive a 3m high forflood.
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works as a mul func onal space – house, educa onal, medical and community center are all possible op ons. the
structure’s framework is made from small bamboo pieces, fiberboard and coconut leafs, which can be finished with
cladding that suits its local climate and regional materials, offering an adaptable piece of vernacular architecture. the
flexible building is able to be mass produced and can be constructed by its users in just 25 days, the design offers an
affordable solu on for housing. intended to be a warm shelter for people in the most severe condi ons, it also
engages local communi es with their culture and vernacular architecture.

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project info:

architects: H&P architects

loca on: cau dien town, tu liem district, ha noi, vietnam
architect in charge: doan thanh ha & tran ngoc phuong
team: chu kim thinh, erimescu patricia, nguyen van manh, nguyen khanh hoa, nguyen quynh trang, tran quoc thang,
pham hong son, hoang dinh toan, pham quang thang, nguyen hai hue, nguyen khac phuoc
contractor: h&p architects
total floor area: 44 sqm
comple on date: septempber, 2013
photographs: doan thanh ha

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