- Formed primarily of glass and Chinese bamboo.
- Built on rolling terrain.
- Bamboo slats can be open and closed to control sunlight.
Modulation:
- of light and shadow
- of physical response to materials,
- of flexibility and specific reactions to specific sites.
- Used wood extensively and innovatively.
“But he is by no means a "wood" architect exclusively; glass, bamboo, stone, plastic, and metal all enter his hands as mundane entities and emerge with heightened identities. As Kuma himself has noted, "The most interesting architectural possibility is living in contact with materials."
“A straight, two-story wall of vertical bamboo forms the main facade, and though it conforms to the undulating ground at its base (like the Great Wall), Kuma sliced it off in a perfectly straight, horizontal line at the top, a sort of tongue-in-cheek critique of its ancestor.”
(http://int.kateigaho.com/mar04/architect-kuma.html)
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- Bamboo wall suggests an easy transfer of light and breeze from one side of the house to the other.
- Light, unfinished, fragile quality.
- Sought to manipulate and dramatize the design possibilities of bamboo.
(http://www.architectureweek.com/2006/0517/environment_1-2.html)
Kenga chose bamboo for its weakness compared to brick and stone
Material creates a meditative atmosphere – “transient and dependent on the changes in the outside weather”
Chose to leave natural conditions of the landscape, and used locally produced materials where possible.
(http://www.materialicious.com/2009/10/kengo-kuma-designs-the-great-bamboo-wall-house-in-china.html)
Here is a link to a video on Youtube about the Bamboo House –
(http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=xBoeWBdLOCA)
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