ling-li tseng’s bamboo pavilion creates cocooning space to linger on taiwan university campus

transparent agricultural film intersects the bamboo structure, shaping an organic space reminiscent of a cocoon nestled in the grass.

Ling-Li Tseng edited by ravail khan July 29, 2024 3 min

rolling pavilion: new expressions of bamboo fabrication

Ling-Li Tseng’s Rolling Pavilion fuses the raw materiality of bamboo with the aesthetics of digital fabrication, demonstrating how the plant can be used in new, innovative expressions. Located on the campus of the National Yang Ming Chiao Tung University in Taiwan, the sweeping structure has been crafted with a new bamboo construction technique that achieves an arch with a span of eight meters.

Its elegantly flowing curves seem to emerge from the earth, shaping an organic space reminiscent of a cocoon nestled in the grass. Numerous slender bamboo strips deliver robust lateral support and shade, offering varying visual experiences throughout the day and into the night, while the pavilion further seamlessly integrates lighting strips and fixtures for agricultural mesh.

ling-li tseng of serendipity studio fuses mesh and bamboo

Bamboo, a towering grass that thrives swiftly, has recently gained prominence as a favored material in the global green economy. Meanwhile, Taiwan, with its distinct topography and climate, nurtures an abundance of varieties of this plant. The Rolling Pavilion, created a the behest of the Taiwan Bamboo Society, has been created with a three-dimensional curvature, gracefully slanted into the base, providing a tranquil spot on the university campus where passersby are invited to linger or rest.

The pavilion structure, conceived by artist Ling-Li Tseng, renowned for her curving geometric designs, of Taiwan–based Serendipity Studio and with Bamboo-La, utilizes a unique method involving bamboo strips that are sliced and then subjected to high-temperature drying. These strips are intricately interlaced to construct a strong structural spine, with curves spanning 8 meters — a formidable engineering challenge for the creative team.

rolling-pavilion-ling-li-tseng-taiwan-bamboo-designboom-1800 — a new bamboo construction technique achieves an arch structure with a span of eight meters

ling-li tseng's bamboo pavilion creates cocooning space to linger on taiwan university campus - 1 — fusing the raw materiality of bamboo with the aesthetics of digital fabrication

ling-li tseng's bamboo pavilion creates cocooning space to linger on taiwan university campus - 2 — integration of lighting strips and structure

ling-li tseng's bamboo pavilion creates cocooning space to linger on taiwan university campus - 3 — the artwork also provides ambient lighting for the campus at night

rolling-pavilion-ling-li-tseng-taiwan-bamboo-designboom-02 — the sequential beauty of organic materials

project info:

name: Rolling Pavilion

location: Taiwan
artist: Ling-Li Tseng of Serendipity Studio, Bamboo-La

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