The Shadowmaker Pavilion, Cambodia Building, Cambodian Architecture, Design, Images
The Shadowmaker Pavilion in Cambodia
Cambodian Building Structure ? design by Peter Ruge Architekten
23 Mar 2017
The Shadowmaker Pavilion
Design: Peter Ruge Architekten
Location: Cambodia
Temporary Pavilion for the International Bamboo Festival in Phnom Penh, Cambodia 2017

The bamboo pavilion is located in the middle of ‘Freedom park’, which is the central location for the international bamboo festival. It is the place for holding events, performances, exhibitions, and gathering area for the visitors. The bamboo pavilion reflects the abilities of bamboo as a building material. It is designed with a self-supporting structure which lends itself a characteristic form as the landmark for the festival. The pavilion reacts to the environment and is formed as a self-shaded bamboo structure. It also creates a functional community space for holding festival activities, as well providing the primary gathering area for the visitors.
Form

The Shadowmaker, as the center of the international bamboo festival, is created by a dynamic form that demon-strates the strengths of bamboo as well reacts to local weather conditions. Besides that, it defines and makes use of the pavilion space for visitors.
The main structure of the bamboo pavilion is formed by three circular rings of bamboo and weaving bamboo trunks as the sub-structure. The first ring acts as the main foundation of the entire struct...