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The Lumi Shala / IBUKU

Hana Abdel — Thu, 14 Dec 2023 07:00:00 +0000

is a wellness space at the Alchemy Yoga Center in Bali. Featuring natural materials with artisanal and innovative systems, its form facilitates balance. Encircled by earthen walls that offer support for yoga practices, it has a comforting sense of enclosure.

Mari Beach Club / IBUKU

Hana Abdel — Thu, 02 Nov 2023 01:00:00 +0000

The design response to the client's vision to have monumental architecture and landscape run sustainably along with natural materials keywords are eclectic, exotic, and elegant. It looks at the bigger picture of why Bali has become a well-known world tourism destination.

Tree House at Bambu Indah / IBUKU

Hana Abdel — Thu, 19 Oct 2023 07:00:00 +0000

Bambu Indah was one of the world’s first eco-resorts and remains unparalleled in its approach to providing a jungle getaway. The resort features a number of Bamboo Pure buildings, including the award-winning Riverbend House and iconic Moon House. In 2020, we completed an entirely bamboo treehouse interconnecting three giant trees. This treehouse was a fun challenge to build since everything was done high above the ground, in the canopies of the trees.

The Arc at Green School / IBUKU

Hana Abdel — Wed, 30 Jun 2021 07:00:00 +0000

An Unprecedented Structure

Kura Kura Badminton Courts / IBUKU + Studio Jencquel

Hana Abdel — Thu, 25 Feb 2021 06:00:00 +0000

The initial concept to build Kura Kura started with Studio Jencquel as part of a larger real estate endeavor that they had developed (Rumah Hujan Estate). The studio had some spare land that was close to the street, and unused for “rooms”. They saw the opportunity to build something that would also create a barrier or buffer between the street and the guest living areas of the property.

Kindergarten Classroom at Green School / IBUKU

ArchDaily Team — Mon, 11 Jan 2021 22:00:00 +0000

From the architects. This building is a childhood fantasy of what a classroom should look like. It is supported by a central bamboo basket-like column with a skylight in the center. The building has no walls and the ‘door’ is a bamboo arch that acts as a threshold between the class and the outside world.

Ananda House / IBUKU

AD Editorial Team — Sat, 29 Feb 2020 15:00:00 +0000

A simple stone gateway marks the entrance to the house. The gateway frames three young black palms surrounded by a corridor of green that cascades down the land. Sunlight pours into this east-facing slope in the morning when there is still a touch of dew on the leaves, and in late afternoon the lost fingers of golden light angle down through the fronds. A stone pathway winds along the contours of this terraced garden. Pathways branch off the main stone path to left and right at intervals along the contours, leading to two delicate multi-level structures, perched like birds that have nestling into the slope. The curving leaf-shape roofs sweep low around the sides, and under them you can see a glimpse of glass which reflects the green of the garden, and white curtains flowing. These are the private bedrooms, and at the front of each is a private balcony pointing east towards the valley.

The Millenium Bridge / IBUKU

AD Editorial Team — Sat, 28 Dec 2019 17:00:00 +0000

"Millenium Bridge" is one of the longest bamboo bridge in Asia, with a length of 23 meters and an impressive roof inspired by the Minangkabau architecture, following the shape of a buffalo horn. It is built in a mix of blond and black bamboo species.

Sharma Springs / IBUKU

Cristian Aguilar — Sat, 19 Oct 2019 15:00:00 +0000

Sharma Springs was designed for the Sharma family as a jungle fantasy escape. It is a 6-level, 4-bedroom 750sqm home overlooking the Ayung river valley, built almost entirely of bamboo. The entry to the house is via a dramatic tunnel-bridge that brings you directly to the open-air living, dining, and kitchen spaces on the 4th level.

Sangkep / IBUKU

Eduardo Souza — Sat, 20 Jan 2018 02:00:00 +0000

Sangkep is a multipurpose event space at the Green School, which hosts presentations and events, with a capacity of about 300 people. I Gusti Ngurah Ketut Putra Wiarsa, architect and bamboo model specialist in IBUKU, points out that Sangkep impresses by its structural boldness. Its arches reach large spans, while being a lightweight structure visually. These arches reach a span of 15 meters, with 4 points of support, in a structural reasoning similar to the Bamboo Bridge. Between the 4 support points there are 19-20 meters (distant supports) and 9-10 meters (close supports). An oval stone ring receives the supports, also being used as a grandstand.

Aldo's Kitchen / IBUKU

Eduardo Souza — Mon, 15 Jan 2018 00:00:00 +0000

Aldo's Kitchen was one of the first bamboo buildings in the area, imagined by Aldo Landwher, a former sculptor and jewelry designer who conceived the original buildings of the Green School, for John Hardy. The building also strongly inspired the design of the Heart of School at Green Schoo Bali, where the form was repeated 3 times, maintaining proportions and similar ideas.

Pemulung House / IBUKU

AD Editorial Team — Fri, 01 Dec 2017 00:00:00 +0000

On the island of Bali, Indonesia, the activity of collecting recyclable waste is not institutionalized. Because of that, it attracts people looking for a mean of subsistence, who collect materials in homes and companies to sell them later, by weight. However, the activity is not seen with good eyes by the local population. To improve this image, IBUKU was commissioned by a large company to develop a project that would create healthy, well organized housing compounds for garbage collectors while becoming a mean for social transformation.

The Yoga Pavilion at Four Seasons / IBUKU

Valentina Villa — Thu, 24 Nov 2016 21:00:00 +0000

Designing strength and flexibility.

The Green Village / IBUKU

Jonathan Alarcón — Thu, 22 Nov 2012 01:00:00 +0000

Elora Hardy (daughter of John Hardy) took the initiative to create a master plan for Green Village set within a river valley landscape along Bali’s sacred Ayung River, a master-planned community

The Green School / IBUKU

Nico Saieh — Wed, 13 Oct 2010 01:00:00 +0000

Environmentalists and designers John and Cynthia Hardy wanted to motivate communities to live sustainably. Part of that effort was to show people how to build with sustainable materials, namely bamboo. They established the Green School, and its affiliates: the Meranggi Foundation, which develops plantations of bamboo plants through presenting bamboo seedlings to local rice farmers; and PT Bambu, a for-profit design and construction company that promotes the use of bamboo as a primary building material, in an effort to avoid the further depletion of rainforests.