PICTURE OF THE VOLUNTEERS AND BUILDERS AFTER COMPLITION
TAKMAO COMMUNITY CENTRE
Status: Completed
Location: Phnom Penh, Cambodia
Year: 2017
Client: Aide et Action
Architects: Building trust international, Elettra Melani
Scope of service: from concept to construction – “Design & Build workshop”
Location: Phnom Penh, Cambodia
Year: 2017
Client: Aide et Action
Architects: Building trust international, Elettra Melani
Scope of service: from concept to construction – “Design & Build workshop”
INSTALLATION OF THE THATCH TILES
THE THATCH ROOF
WOVEN BASKET AS INSPIRATION OF THE CONCEPT
Through a design and build workshop, together with the Building trust international team, we were able to create a school classroom and a library constructed with locally sourced bamboo, which the school community can then also use the space to conduct recreational activities.
ROOF PLAN
The aim of the workshop was to educate the community on how bamboo can be used as a structural element. The classroom columns are made of thick Chinese bamboo and the roofing structure is a result of weaving rice straws into tiles, which are then individually attached to the main bamboo structure. Seeing as the tiles are sourced locally, the community can harvest the bamboo and carry out repairs themselves if needs be.
VOLUNTEERS INSTALLING THE ROOF RING
DETAIL OF THE BAMBOO STRUCTURE
PROJECT GALLERY
THE CLIENT
MASTERPLAN
BAMBOO STRUCTURE
SECTION
