Sun Room Pavilion / Donn Holohan - The University of Hong Kong
Sun Room is an in-situ composite woven bamboo shell, which explores the potential of digital design and fabrication techniques to reinvigorate traditional craft.
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Architects: Donn Holohan - The University of Hong Kong
Location: Peitian, Anxi, Quanzhou, Fujian, China
Project Team: Elspeth Lee, Jiang Hejia (Team Leader), HKU Architecture Students
Area: 20.0 m2
Project Year: 2017
Construction: Peitian Community Craftsmen
Funding: Supported by the Gallant Ho Experiential Learning Fund, HKU
Cost : 70,000RMB
Courtesy of HKU
From the architect. Sun Room is an in-situ composite woven bamboo shell, which explores the potential of digital design and fabrication techniques to reinvigorate traditional craft.
Courtesy of HKU
Bamboo weaving is both a sustainable and culturally significant method of construction in China, but due to its complexity and reliance on skilled labour, is in deep decline. The Sun Room project sought to apply digital design methodologies to break down the complexity of this age old craft - simultaneously exploring its potential at an architectural scale and its accessibility as an alternative construction methodology for local people. Over the course of the project, students from the University of Hong Kong and local villagers worked with the last remaining bamboo weaver in Peitian to re-learn, adapt, and evolve this traditional pr...
Courtesy of HKU
Architects: Donn Holohan - The University of Hong Kong
Location: Peitian, Anxi, Quanzhou, Fujian, China
Project Team: Elspeth Lee, Jiang Hejia (Team Leader), HKU Architecture Students
Area: 20.0 m2
Project Year: 2017
Construction: Peitian Community Craftsmen
Funding: Supported by the Gallant Ho Experiential Learning Fund, HKU
Cost : 70,000RMB
Courtesy of HKU
From the architect. Sun Room is an in-situ composite woven bamboo shell, which explores the potential of digital design and fabrication techniques to reinvigorate traditional craft.
Courtesy of HKU
Bamboo weaving is both a sustainable and culturally significant method of construction in China, but due to its complexity and reliance on skilled labour, is in deep decline. The Sun Room project sought to apply digital design methodologies to break down the complexity of this age old craft - simultaneously exploring its potential at an architectural scale and its accessibility as an alternative construction methodology for local people. Over the course of the project, students from the University of Hong Kong and local villagers worked with the last remaining bamboo weaver in Peitian to re-learn, adapt, and evolve this traditional pr...
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