Get Premium
Dark mode theme is available exclusively for premium users. Learn more about the benefits of subscribing.
No fees, cancel anytime.
Dark Mode 
No fees, cancel anytime 
then open in external browser
and click "Open in External Browser" 
Elora Hardy left a successful career in the NY fashion scene to build bamboo houses in Indonesia. The Bali resident and her team have spent the last 5 years revolutionizing bamboo construction in the belief that it is an underused but ideal renewable resource. Hardy uses boron, which occurs naturally in nature, to treat the bamboo and make it indigestible to insects.
Hardy was inspired by her father, who “chose bamboo for all of the buildings on campus, because he saw it as a promise,” she explains in her TED talk. “It’s a promise to the kids. It’s one sustainable material that they will not run out of. And when I first saw these structures under construction about six years ago, I just thought, this makes perfect sense…Why hasn’t this happened sooner, and what can we do with it next?”
Bamboo has the compressive force of concrete, the strength-to-weight ratio of steel, and is one of the fastest growing plants in the world. Damage from insects and moisture are its primary weaknesses, but if treated, bamboo structures can last a lifetime.
More info: ibuku.com | Facebook | Instagram | Twitter | TED (h/t: treehugger)
RELATED:
Elora Hardy’s TED talk on building bamboo houses:
176Kviews
Share on Facebook
What do you think ?
MrTree1779 10 years ago
Must be nice to have a father (John Hardy) who is wealthy enough to let her quit her expensive job and go play in Bali...
CommentaryFortytwo 10 years ago
Must be sad to be such a snarky little person
Load More Replies...
MarshallDavies 10 years ago
Bamboo has greater tensile strength than steel but I assume it all depends on how the bamboo is joined/connected In construction. I've often seen bamboo used instead of steel in scaffolding on highrise construction in places like Singapore & Hong Kong.
Load More Replies...
BarryAnderson 10 years ago
Some of the Garden Villa Phuket Resort materials used by Holistic Chef Barry Anderson will be Local Thai Bamboo mixed in with other locally sourced domestic materials from Thailand only to keep the building and construction of the garden rooms a low carbon foot print. No walls or very little . Our rain water is catched stored and used to feed our organic garden . And nature is part of the design concept. Chef Barry likes this Bali project very much and he plans a trip in the near future to spend some time on this enchanted island in south east Asia .
Gingerika 10 years ago
A thousand thumbs up for these entirely exquisite structures! Both art form & beautiful uplifting cutting edge homes!!
Arjan 10 years ago
Looks exotic and beautiful yes, but It's pretty much the standard building type in Bali, she even mentioned it in the video. Only revolutionary is the preservation of bamboo.
Load More Replies...
FurnishMyWay_Blog 10 years ago
Wow! This is amazing! The work and innovation that this woman did in these bamboo houses is amazing! It her work in Bali is extraordinary.
MrTree1779 10 years ago
Must be nice to have a father (John Hardy) who is wealthy enough to let her quit her expensive job and go play in Bali...
CommentaryFortytwo 10 years ago
Must be sad to be such a snarky little person
Load More Replies... MarshallDavies 10 years ago
Bamboo has greater tensile strength than steel but I assume it all depends on how the bamboo is joined/connected In construction. I've often seen bamboo used instead of steel in scaffolding on highrise construction in places like Singapore & Hong Kong.
Load More Replies... BarryAnderson 10 years ago
Some of the Garden Villa Phuket Resort materials used by Holistic Chef Barry Anderson will be Local Thai Bamboo mixed in with other locally sourced domestic materials from Thailand only to keep the building and construction of the garden rooms a low carbon foot print. No walls or very little . Our rain water is catched stored and used to feed our organic garden . And nature is part of the design concept. Chef Barry likes this Bali project very much and he plans a trip in the near future to spend some time on this enchanted island in south east Asia .
Gingerika 10 years ago
A thousand thumbs up for these entirely exquisite structures! Both art form & beautiful uplifting cutting edge homes!!
Arjan 10 years ago
Looks exotic and beautiful yes, but It's pretty much the standard building type in Bali, she even mentioned it in the video. Only revolutionary is the preservation of bamboo.
Load More Replies... FurnishMyWay_Blog 10 years ago
Wow! This is amazing! The work and innovation that this woman did in these bamboo houses is amazing! It her work in Bali is extraordinary.
Related on Bored Panda
216
47