RAW Architecture celebrates bamboo's versatility at home and community centre in Indonesia
Indonesian studio RAW Architecture used bamboo for the structure, interior walls, decorative carvings and door handles, at this home and community space in West Java.
Located in the village of Mekarwangi, Piyandeling Artisan House, which has been shortlisted in the rural house category of Dezeen Awards 2022, combines a three-bedroom home with an open-air meeting hall and facilities for the local community.
Piyandeling Artisan House was created by RAW Architecture
On foundations of stone sourced from a nearby river, a structure of bunched bamboo columns and bamboo grid floors was used to build the cluster of structures, which are topped with roofs covered in thatched nipa palm leaves.
Throughout, various types of bamboo have been integrated into the structures, from the frame itself through to the floor and ceiling finishes, balustrades, window frames, decorative carvings and even door handles. The building comprises a home and a community space
RAW Architecture worked directly with local craftspeople to construct the building, using bamboo sourced from local villages, which was then engineered on-site.
"[The project] aims to deconstruct the public perception of bamboo's craftsmanship as 'poor man's timber'," said the practice.
It used bamboo as a primary material
"This creativity brings an approach that focuses on solutions that are easy to maintain, easy to construct and efficient in terms of building budgets," it continued.
"The idea is creat...
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