Guna Tiles

2.2 Bamboo House

The house served as a playground for experimentation and perfecting of techniques that are used in bamboo construction today. The house was initially constructed to demonstrate that bamboo itself is sufficient for construction without any other supporting material.

Bamboo used to support sloping roof

Junction details The house is a perfect example of a synthetic system as one single material is being used at the junction, in all aspects. It incorporates the use of bamboo in all the ways, from structure to the facade of the house.