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Bamboo Gateway in Guizhou
Chinese Architectural Development, China ? design by West-line studio
6 Dec 2016
Bamboo Gateway
Architects: West-line studio
Location: Chishui, Guizhou, China
Bamboo Gateway

The Zhuhai National Park (??????????) is located in the region of Chishui, in Guizhou province, in South-West China. The 10,000 hectares park is characterized by the unique presence of the so-called Bamboo Sea (??).

The park gateway has been designed by West-line studio architects as a dense assembly of vertical lines. The gate is hidden in the Bamboo Sea and interacts with the particular weather conditions of the area (sun, thick fog, rain, wind and snow) which make the architecture unstable and flexible. The gate aims to ‘activate’ the bamboo being at the same time hidden into the forest but also creating an iconic entrance for the park.
The support system is made of concrete with bamboo (10cm diameter – 11m length) hung on the roof. Even with the presence of the glass roof, which protects the bamboo from rain, architects had to deal with problems of high humidity and fluctuations in temperature, which characterize the area of Chishui. Because of the presence of oil inside, a mixture of water and sugar, the bamboo has been steam-treated to take out the oil and avoid decay. Since the local equipment only allows the bamboo to be steamed to a maximum length of 6m, it must be divided in two pa...