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The vernacular architectural typology of stilt houses built with bamboo was a project supported by local leaders even though not all residents signed up immediately. Dimbeshwar Bori, 55, emerged ...
Elevated on stilts, the Blooming Bamboo–or Bb House–keeps occupants safe from elements, withstanding, according to the architects, up to 1.5-meter high floods.
The Blooming Bamboo house can withstand five-foot-high floods -- and it's PRETTY.
Dubbed Blooming Bamboo, the house is built to withstand heavy flooding, and is eventually intended to be mass-produced and sold as an affordable and attractive home. SUBSCRIBE LOG IN ...
Stilts help the house withstand flooding from storms or monsoons, and should the bamboo living pods get torn off they can easily be reconstructed when the family has time and can afford it.
Bamboo huts, interactive radio and solar-powered desalination are among the winning ideas of a climate adaptation competition. Skip to content Bringing science & development together through news & ...
A towering stilt house can be found in villages of the ethnic minorities in Vietnam's Central Highlands. Known as the Rong, the communal building was traditionally made from wood and bamboo.
With financial support from Indian conglomerate Godrej, the community-driven project saw the completion of 80 bamboo stilt houses, each 23 square meters in size and designed to meet Sphere ...
Here are eight of the best homes that incorporate bamboo, including a Mexican prefabricated social housing project and a holiday home on stilts in Sri Lanka.
Darryl Collins moved a wooden house on stilts, built in 1915, from a remote island in Cambodia to Siem Reap. ... a platform bed and a bamboo birdcage filled with origami birds.
Traditionally the Raglai perform a ritual to find suitable land on which to build a stilt house. The mistress puts 7 grains of rice on the ground and upturns a bowl on them. After 3 days and nights, ...