Nature. Bamboo Theater by DnA_Design and Architecture

The theater is made from arched bamboo that form a canopy around a simple circle of stone benches, using the natural cover of its leaves to create a theater space.

Interior view. Bamboo Theater by DnA. Photograph by Ziling Wang

Bamboo is among the most abundant natural resources in all of Asia, so DnA_Design and Architecture, a Chinese architecture firm, is using the material as the sole structure of its Bamboo Theater, in the Hengkeng village, a typical mountain village southwest of Zheijiang.

Description of project by DnA_Design and Architecture

Bamboo is a quickly growing grass that is found in every garden in China and as spare woodland in many hilly regions.

The importance of bamboo in Chinese culture arises from a range of qualities such as its flexible structure, the sparkling green lighting effect that a bamboo grove engenders, its many varieties, and its technical properties as a material. For the village of Hengkeng, Xu Tiantian designed a theatre stage that is inspired by a historical account.

For the construction of the bamboo dome, the architect used a low-tech approach that takes the rapid growth and bendable quality of the material into account. Once installed, the growing dome requires little regular maintenance: younger bamboo sprouts are woven into the existing dome and old poles are removed.

This bioorganic architecture in natural surroundings facilitates activities ranging from village opera performances to individual meditation in nature.

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Aerial view. Bamboo Theater by DnA. Photograph by Dan Han

Construction. Bamboo Theater by DnA. Courtesy of DnA_Design and Architecture Studio

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DnA_Design and Architecture

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Tiantian Xu

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Songyang Tourism Development Co., Ltd.  

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2015

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Hengkeng, Songyang, Lishui, Zhejiang, China

Xu Tiantian. DnA_Design and Architecture

DnA_Design and Architecture is an interdisciplinary practice addressing our contemporary living environment,both physical and social,from scales small to large.

Their approach to projects starts with research and discussion on context,program,and their interaction,which we believe are the fundamental elements,or the DnA,that will define design and architecture,to adapt,engage,and contribute to our society of multiplicity and complexity.

Contextprogram,and their potential relationship,will cultivate architecture into a multidimensional expression and generate new experiment and exploration for users.Architecture will continue to influence and inspire our contemporary life.

Xu Tiantian is founding principal of DnA_Design and Architecture Beijing Office.She received her master of Architecture in Urban Design from Harvard Graduate School of Design,and her baccalaureate in architecture from Tsinghua University in Beijing.Prior to establishing DnA Beijing,She worked at a number of design firms in the United States and the Netherlands.She has received 2006 WA China Architecture Award and 2008 Young Architects Award from The Architectural League New York.

Published on: May 29, 2018

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