The ZCB Bamboo Pavilion is a public event space built for the Construction Industry Council?s Zero Carbon Building (ZCB) in the summer of 2015 in Kowloon Bay, Hong Kong. It is a four-storey-high long-span bending-active bamboo gridshell structure with a footprint of approximately 350m2 and a seating capacity of 200 people. 

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Architects: The Chinese University of Hong Kong School of Architecture

Location: 8 Sheung Yuet Rd, Kowloon Bay, Kowloon, Hong Kong

Principal Investigator: Prof. Kristof CROLLA

Photographs: Michael LAW, Ramon VAN DER HEIJDEN, Kevin NG

Executive Director: Christopher TO

Publicity: Yan IP
Technical Services: Margaret KAM

Co Investigator : Adam FINGRUT

Research Assistants: IP Tsz Man Vincent, LAU Kin Keung Jason

Authorised Person: Martin TAM

Structural Engineer: George CHUNG

Project Client: Zero Carbon Building of the Construction Industry Council

Main Contractor: W.M. Construction Ltd.

Bamboo Construction: Sun Hip Scaffolding Eng. Co., Ltd.

Structural Engineering: Dr. Goman HO & Dr. Alfred FONG

Bamboo Consultant: Vinc MATH

Project Construction Period: 3.5 months

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