Wednesday, November 15, 2023

At a New Restaurant in South Vietnam, Dine Under a Dramatic Thatched Bamboo Canopy

A thatched bamboo canopy of a restaurant in Vietnam.

Photos by Hyroyuki Oki. All images © BambuBuild

A cascading bamboo lattice shelters diners at the new Keeng Seafood Restaurant in Long Thành, Vietnam, with a nod to the local ecology. Architecture studio BambuBuild designed an elegant hall with a thatched roof evocative of a ship’s prow, supported by columns reminiscent of nipa palms, a riverside plant common in south Vietnam.

The firm was tasked with designing a structure that would be both strong and built quickly. Thanks to a tensile strength comparable to steel and a compressive strength twice as high as concrete, the medium is sometimes called “iron bamboo.” Traditionally, a pole is used as a post, beam, or truss, but BambuBuild saw potential in a shape called a hyperbolic paraboloid, also known as a hypar or “saddle”—think of the shape of a Pringle chip. Not only does this produce graceful arches and curves, but it can carry a huge load, perfect for supporting a show-stopping canopy.

See more on BambuBuild’s website. (via Designboom)

 

A thatched bamboo canopy of a restaurant in Vietnam.

A thatched bamboo canopy of a restaurant in Vietnam, viewed at night.

A thatched bamboo canopy of a restaurant in Vietnam, viewed at night.

A thatched bamboo canopy of a restaurant in Vietnam.

The exterior of a thatched bamboo canopy of a restaurant in Vietnam.   The exterior of a thatched bamboo canopy of a restaurant in Vietnam.

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