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Bamboo Bedroom

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Pictured is a bamboo (Guadua angustifolia) pole structure built on a pre-existing cement block septic tank. It serves as the master bedroom for the owner's house in Rincon, Puerto Rico. It was built two years ago, and last year it survived a category three hurricane. Photovoltaic collectors on the roof run a 12 volt fan and reading light.

I really love bamboo for it's beauty, utility and potential as a renewable resource.  Bamboo flooring is becoming increasingly popular and is just as beautiful and durable as wood.  It's also growing in popularity for fencing and privacy screening.  Look for more uses of bamboo inside and outside the home in the coming years.  Ode to Bamboo begins to enumerate the possibilities.  Visit 1000 things made from bamboo for a photo gallery of more of bamboo's seemingly endless uses.

Posted on Friday, September 22, 2006 at 06:01PM by Registered CommenterBurke Sisco | Comments4 Comments | References1 Reference

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Reader Comments (4)

How do you fasten the bamboo together?

How do you protect it from the elements?

thanks,
May 12, 2007 | Unregistered Commenterchuck gable
Hey Chuck,

You can find answers to all your questions here: http://www.tropical-treehouse.blogspot.com/.

For a great photo gallery of these bamboo structures go here: http://www.tropical-treehouse.com/hooch%20true%20believer%20slide%20show.html
May 14, 2007 | Registered CommenterBurke Sisco
hi,bro..
i'am an architecture student. i want to make a meditation centre for my assignment. and i decide to choose bamboo for major element (hmm, but it'll be combined with steel structure),
do u have any reference for bamboo? all about it.
tengkyu very much.
regards.
March 29, 2008 | Unregistered CommenterGesang
hi!

wow im really impressed with this work, really, im doing the same as gesang, well not the same assignment, but as i read his comment i realized how much in common they were... i would like some information, please... thanks a lot!!! and congrats!!!
June 21, 2008 | Unregistered CommenterJose Luis

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