Learning to Build Domes Using Bamboo Mesh and Render
Update on Progress of Our Bamboo Dome Building Workshop
One and a half days into our first hands-on dome-building workshop, we are on track to complete a monolithic, bamboo-framed ferro-cement dome shell structure during the five-day training. Bamboo reinforcement in concrete and ferro-cement construction is combined, making this the simplest and most cost-effective method of constructing cyclone-, hurricane-, and earthquake-resistant housing.
This method of construction is suitable for both third-world and developed countries and can be utilised for small backyard cabins to luxurious multi-dome houses. The system is based on utilising bamboo and a handful of readily available materials: wire mesh, sand, and cement. They can be built without power tools.
Architecturally, the designer can be infinitely creative, and for those of us who love gracious compound curves in architecture, it is a medium that so cost-effectively allows sculptured buildings of great strength and durability.
