The central connection is fabricated with DMLS technology in stainless steel. (Photograph: Marirena Kladeftira)
The central connection is fabricated with DMLS technology in stainless steel. (Photograph: Marirena Kladeftira) - Students at ETH used innovative technology to create an extremely lightweight and filigree pavilion using bamboo. The project demonstrates the possibilities of digital fabrication combined with natural construction materials. Visually reminiscent of the arch of a Gothic cathedral, but based on state-of-the-art technology - the Digital Bamboo Pavilion was designed and built by ETH students of the MAS in Architecture and Digital Fabrication ( masdfab ). Bamboo is a rapidly renewable and high-quality raw material with extraordinary properties. As a building material, it can be compared with hardwood species, but due to its hollow core, is extremely light-weight and elastic. It is for this reason that bamboo has been used for centuries in earthquake-prone areas of Asia.
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