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BAMBOO PAVILION

Posted by maparchitects in NEWS, PROJECTS, RESEARCH on November 20, 2008

Bamboo has been used as a building material for centuries, however traditional methods of construction with bamboo are generally convoluted, and do not take advantage of the inherent structural qualities of the material. A single culm of madake bamboo can support approximately 1.2 tones of vertical load once fully grown. A bamboo shoot in […]

FREDERIKSBERG MAIN LIBRARY

Posted by maparchitects in NEWS, PROJECTS on November 20, 2007

Frederiksberg Main Library in the city of Copenhagen, commissioned a “reading lounge” in the main library room. In collaboration with industrial designer Martin Larsen, the solution created a new space, while integrating the existing structure. Due to the increased use of the internet, the library has become more a book pick up spot and less […]

CINEMATOGRAPHIC GARDEN

Posted by maparchitects in NEWS, PROJECTS on July 19, 2002

This proposal for British Film Institute merges an existing natural park at the edge of Regents Canal in London. Functioning as a gate for the natural park and the researchers artificial landscape, the two cinema screens become hybrids and introduce alternative functions. The smaller and above ground cinema functions as a café with views over […]