Kimberly Mok @ TreeHugger.com waxes ecstatic over the latest work of Vo Trong Nghia:
© Vo Trong Nghia Architects
It’s a gorgeous space, especially when strategically lit up at night to emphasize its bamboo construction. Designed to hold up to 300 people, the conference hall is intended to serve a variety of functions — hosting concerts, meetings, lectures and the like. Though the floor plan is in a simple, rectangular footprint, the space itself is elevated by the use of bamboo members that are bent and shaped into spectacular vaulted forms, which hold up the asymmetrically pitched and thatched roof.
A visual treat – more pictures are provided by Kimberly. But the practical questions abound – what are the upkeep requirements? What is the expected lifetime?
