Bamboo Bamboo | Turn Turn

Bamboo Bamboo | Turn Turn 

llLab.

Bamboo Bamboo | Turn Turn
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ARCHITECTS
Lllab.

LIGHTING CONSULTANT
Zhaolong Jiang, Feng Liu, Chuang Wang

ENGINEERING COLLABORATORS
Luanlu Partner Structure Consulting

CONSTRUCTION CONTRACTORS
Studio Emcc

LIGHTING CONSUTLANT
Ela Lighting

CLIENTS
Element

BAMBOO CONTRACTORS
Yi Zhu Fan Gong

DESIGN TEAM
Hanxiao Liu, Luis Ricardo, Lexian Hu, Ziyu Wei, Luyao Hou, Yicheng Wang

PHOTOGRAPHS
Wen Studio

AREA
270 M²

YEAR
2024

LOCATION
Jing An Qu, China

CATEGORY
Landscape Architecture, Retail Interiors

Text description provided by architect.

The Element pop-up store at HKRI Taikoo Hui offers an unconventional reflection on curatorial retail spaces.

Bamboo Bamboo | Turn Turn
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Bamboo Bamboo | Turn Turn
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By thoughtfully curating the space, this project explores the sustainability of materials and, on another scale, integrates material properties and applications with the site.

This approach bridges macro perception with micro perspective, allowing lifestyle to be conveyed through an unprecedented spatial experience.

Bamboo Bamboo | Turn Turn
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Bamboo Bamboo | Turn Turn
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Aligned with Element's sustainable branding philosophy, this project embraces bamboo to explore a spatial practice that tests the practicality and sustainability of materials.

The Element Bloom pop-up retail and TURN TURN exhibition installation are interconnected, forming an ethereal landscape of flowing bamboo. This project marks the third phase of llLab.’s material research on bamboo.

Bamboo Bamboo | Turn Turn
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Bamboo Bamboo | Turn Turn
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In the first phase, Bamboo Bamboo, the Canopy and Pavilion were constructed in the natural setting of Yangshuo, Guilin, using native bamboo materials and traditional craftsmanship to weave nature into the design.

In the second phase, Bamboo Clouds were assembled in New York City, using engineered bamboo to transport a mobile nature beyond geography.

Bamboo Bamboo | Turn Turn
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Bamboo Bamboo | Turn Turn
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In this third phase, we aim to transcend the traditional understanding of bamboo and its applications. By delving into the material’s properties and limitations, we present an unprecedented spatial sensation.

Bamboo as one of the most important traditional building materials in the East, with the evolution from raw bamboo to engineering bamboo, the realm of material application expands to various scale.

Bamboo Bamboo | Turn Turn
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Bamboo Bamboo | Turn Turn
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Bamboo Bamboo | Turn Turn
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Engineering bamboo become a commonly used material like wood for building structure and cladding, yet, could we explore new application of bamboo with a completely new perspective?

Let's imagine being an insect in the natural scale, the fibre transforming into object, structure, architecture or even crumbled into powder to integrate into the wall of space.

The material understanding transform from macroscopic comprehension into microscopic feeling.

Bamboo Bamboo | Turn Turn
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Bamboo Bamboo | Turn Turn
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Bamboo Bamboo | Turn Turn
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Bamboo Bamboo | Turn Turn is a new bamboo experiment, the ethereal landscape of flowing bamboo, merely 3mm in thickness, embodies the essence of bamboo itself - resilient, flexible, and gently swaying upon impact.


Bamboo Bamboo | Turn Turn
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Bamboo Bamboo | Turn Turn
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Bamboo Bamboo | Turn Turn
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Bamboo Bamboo | Turn Turn
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Bamboo Bamboo | Turn Turn
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Bamboo Bamboo | Turn Turn
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Bamboo Bamboo | Turn Turn
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Bamboo Bamboo | Turn Turn
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Bamboo Bamboo | Turn Turn
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Bamboo Bamboo | Turn Turn
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Bamboo Bamboo | Turn Turn
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Bamboo Bamboo | Turn Turn
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Bamboo Bamboo | Turn Turn


Bamboo Bamboo | Turn Turn
Bamboo Bamboo | Turn Turn


Bamboo Bamboo | Turn Turn
Bamboo Bamboo | Turn Turn


Bamboo Bamboo | Turn Turn
Bamboo Bamboo | Turn Turn


Bamboo Bamboo | Turn Turn