BAMBOO SYMPHONY
MANASARAM ARCHITECTS
NAME:POORVIKA.G
USN:1A19AT042
SEMESTER:5TH SECTION: 'B'
SUBJECT :BUILDING MATERIALS AND
TECHNOLOGY
INTRODUCTION
Bamboo Symphony is the office of Manasa ram
Architects. Hence the basic requirement of the
Project was to embody all their Design and other
Philosophies in the building along with other
requirements of Space and Services. The office
was built adjacent to the principal architect’s
newly-constructed residence on a very tight
budget. All the waste wood, bamboo, stone
boulders and debris from house construction and
mud were used with Bamboo as the main
construction material in the most innovative
manner. The office is a Zero Energy Development,
with closed loop systems for Building materials,
Processes and Technologies.
CONCEPT
2.Buildings designed with the Five Elements of
Nature: Air, Earth, Water, Fire and Space—the
1.Sustainability is embedded in the definition
PANCHMAHABHUTAS caters to the needs of all
of Architecture itself.
the three faculties of Man—Physical,
Psychological and Spiritual.
3.Take the Highly evolved science of Materials 4.Bamboo, which plays a key role in the lives of
and processes in Nature and Traditional 1/5th of the world population even today, has
systems developed by locals, who seem to been replaced by other materials, labeling it
unknowingly follow ingenious engineering the ‘Poor Man’s Material’. Bamboo Symphony
solutions as traditions, to the next level with is an effort to re-establish Bamboo as a
Design and Technology interventions. material of choice.
SUSTAINABLE
FEATURES
Building orientation and roof form allow for
strong North-East and South-West winds to
blow over the structure, without any strong
drafts inside the building despite it being
FULLY open on the South side. Thus the
building interiors remain comfortable at all
times during the year.
Natural Ventilation: 100% Night Time
Ventilation: Natural Thermal transmission of
building envelope: High Utilization of
building mass as thermal storage as part of
heat strategy achieved via passive cooling.
Solar energy System: Envisaged for 100%
energy requirement with grid connectivity as
stand by eventually.
NATURAL VENTILATION AND LIGHTING
MATERIA
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•The structure of Bamboo Symphony with its roof is its most unique feature. It
is based on the model of our traditional fishing platforms which have been in
use for centuries in our country. A close examination revealed them to be
truly ingenious synergetic structures. We designed the building as a synergetic
web structure of simple bamboo columns and beams. The columns in
Bamboo Symphony though look haphazardly placed, have definite size ,position
MATERIAL
and inclinations i.e. they are 100% structurally relevant, just like the highly
evolved technological logic we find in nature.
•We allowed the roof to define its own shape as per the flow of the
forces naturally, like a stretched fabric over the supports. This resulted in a
highly efficient structure with minimal energy & material usage because These
types of structures are being made across the world with modern materials
with high Energy balance. Bamboo is the only Natural building material with
lowest energy balance that can be used for these types of structures.
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BAMBOO DETAILS
PLAN
Bamboo – The Future
Building Material.
The engineering qualities of Bamboo and its intrinsic
structure anticipate the principles of many high-tech
materials, making it economically efficient, with its
attractive appearance an added bonus. Since tensegrity and
synergetic structures require light and highly tensile basic
elements, Bamboo was used as the main material in this
building.
Bamboo Reinforced Concrete, with bamboo fibers, (BFRC) –
bamboo splits as reinforcement, and bamboo fibers added
to concrete to reduce weight, improve bonding (thus
preventing shrinkage cracks) and thermal insulation. Apart
from Bamboo, Stabilized Earth Blocks, Stabilized mud
plaster, Stone, Stone dust, Waste and Recycled materials
were used in the construction. The interplay of these
natural materials along with the water bodies resulted in a
harmonious structure that connects to the natural
elements, i.e. the Panchmahabhutas.
ELEVATION
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