LowDO Architects who Build Austin, TX and Tema, GH
Architects who Build Austin, TX and Tema, GH
Bamboo Lattice Vault
Trade
Collaborator
CLIENT
ANO INSTITUTE
Description

Commission for the opening of contemporary African art Gallery1957 at the ANO Institute in Accra, Ghana. The design brief called for a long canopy to host a lunch-time meal and conversation. However, at the time of installation the question was posed: Can the canopy instead simple create an entry into the ANO courtyard? This was accomplished by means of a lightweight lattice vault woven from split bamboo, installed over 24 hours as a live "building performance."

Part of the bambot design research into future systems of living bio-architectural infrastructures.

Photos
01 Vault detail
02 Usage
03 Assembly
04 Elevation
05 Vault entrance
06 Display
07 Integration with wall
08 Nana Ofori Atta Ayim ANO
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