Bamboo Prefab

Focusing on Bamboo Technical Detailing for Industrial, Modular standards.

• Dimensional standards.
• Meeting industrial/planar materials.
• Rigs for large scale production.
• Computerizing: CNC, 3Dprint, Rhino/Grasshopper/Karamba, Microstation (Bentley)

The natural features of bamboo given by nature make each individual culm unique: often curved, more or less tapered, sometimes with oval or irregular section, varying inter-node lengths… The strength properties of tension and compression can vary considerably according to the different 1000++ bamboo species.

Matching bamboo with planar and rectilinear materials is therefore a huge challenge. Industrialization and modular design necessary for prefabrication become virtually impossible without intermediate steps to circumvent these conflicts...

IN FOCUS NOW: The daunting perspective of housing another two billion (?) people until 2050 on the planet is now further exacerbated by the fast climate change...Africa is the world’s fastest urbanizing region, growing at an average rate of unprecedented 3.5% per year. (https://africacenter.org)

LEGACY: Side tracks which still could be interesting for someone, listed apart.