A steel structural frame forms the foundation, but this is softened and enriched through the application of layered finishes including wood shingles, weathering steel plates, aluminium panels and broad expanses of glass.
The pavilion is verified as carbon-negative from inception to completion. Its final embodied carbon footprint records a 110 per cent reduction compared to conventional building methods, meaning it avoids more emissions than it produces.
Conceived as a bio-hybrid pavilion, it is built on a wooden structural framework that provides strength and stability, while a series of customised mycelium panels form its outer shell.
Architecture studio Wallmakers conceived the Bridge House as a 100ft long habitable suspension bridge crafted from four hyperbolic parabolic forms.
After establishing itself as India’s No. 1 exhibition for wood, panel, decorative surfaces, hardware, furniture and machinery, MATECIA Exhibition is now gearing up for a powerful new chapter - a landmark expansion into East and North-East India.
The seat is inspired by the look of pinewood. Instead of simply imitating timber, the artist transformed the wooden surface into a study of character and imperfection.
The Danjiang Bridge project is especially notable as one of the last major works personally overseen by Zaha Hadid before her passing in 2016.
Just after the project was completed, a massive 7.7-magnitude earthquake struck, with the epicenter only 15km from the camp. While Mandalay suffered widespread destruction, all 26 bamboo houses withstood the earthquake without damage.
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