the entrance into the building is achieved as easily as pulling up a curtain, with the children transitioning seamlessly from the shelter of the gym and the playing field. The resulting structure adopts a distinctive form with slim arches, appearing to be incredibly lightweight as if it were made with fabric. ‘the two systems together create a unique and highly efficient structure, able to flex under load allowing the weight to redistribute, easing localized forces on the arches,’ explains engineering company atelier one. the combination of the different elements creates an illusion where the roof appears to drape between the arches, yet the curving surface is what actually brings strength to the form. bundles of bamboo culms in criss-crossing parabolic arcs give shape to the structure, while gridshell surfaces stitch the arches together. ‘the arc at green school bali enters a new era for organic architecture, with its 19-meter span arches, interconnected by anticlastic gridshells,’ says IBUKU. the project emphasizes IBUKU’s devotion to bamboo as a construction material, highlighting its durability, malleability, as well as its beauty. the design employs one of nature’s greatest strategies, achieving geometric strength through curving surfaces while generating a massive volume that still manages to appear delicate and lightweight. The process of applying high precision engineering to bamboo, a material with infinite variability, was long and challenging but well worth the results.Design firm IBUKU has collaborated with jörg stamm and atelier one to form ‘the arc’, an intricate bamboo structure emerging as the latest addition to the campus of the world-renowned green school in bali, indonesia. Through multiple rounds of structural testing and constant collaboration with them, we were able to predict that which was previously unpredictable. Given the unprecedented nature of the structure, there were a lot of unanswered questions in the beginning, so part of the brief was to research and develop until we had adequate information for the engineer to complete their work. In 2010 I founded IBUKU and stepped in to lead the design-build team that had created the architecturally award-winning bamboo buildings at Green School (co-founded by my father, John Hardy and stepmom Cynthia Hardy). With some help from the architects and model makers, the first concept design for The Arc was born. Graduating with a Bachelor of Fine Arts from Tufts University, I worked for 5 years in New York before returning to Bali. A collaborator and bamboo master builder conceived the concept and met the structural engineer at our studio in Bali. Instead a more creative approach was taken to address the brief while bringing something new into the world. Additionally, the trusses may have disrupted our height requirement and broken up the feeling of unity the room needed.
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The obvious solution was to set a roof over a series of curved trusses, but this felt like a missed opportunity, as this has been done before. Construction on the village began in 2010, and it continues to grow with the addition of three. The design journey began with a dream of creating a new type of building. Designed by Ibuku, Balis Green Village is a community of gorgeous homes built entirely from bamboo. The 19 meter span of the existing foundations and the need to make a unifying space with adequate natural light and airflow posed a unique set of constraints and therefore a unique opportunity. It needed to be a unifying space, with a sense of enclosure, but plenty of porosity to the soccer field adjacent to the building. The project also needed to work as the largest assembly space on campus, to house and hold everyone at once for graduation ceremonies, school-wide assemblies, and to serve as an event space. The building would use existing foundation points from the previous gymnasium, but would need to achieve an unobstructed lofty height requirement, to achieve official international guidelines on indoor sporting facilities. Other Credits: Drone photo by Sasha de Laage, Client: Green School Bali ©Tommaso Riva Global Design & Architecture Design Awards 2021įirst Award | Category: Housing (More than 5 Floors) (Concept)ĭesign Team: Jorg Stamm, Elora Hardy, Defit Wijaya, Rowland Sauls, Jules de Laage, Doni PrabowoĬonsultants: Atelier One, Jorg Stamm, James Wolf When the school’s leadership decided it was time to build a new gymnasium, we were given the opportunity to make something progressive to honor and continue that legacy. Our client for this project is a school that has made bold and groundbreaking progressions in the realm of education and has earned a reputation for being a world leader in sustainability.
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