Bamboo Art Gallery Project

Arsomsilp Institute of The Arts

02 / 10 / 14

To Change in
Legislations of bamboo as a construction material
from illegal local material
to legally registered material

Utilization of bamboo
from temporary local material
to contemporary permanent construction material

People perception of arts gallery and reception building

from luxurious western style architecture
to welcoming vernacular architecture

1. Appropriate Species for Construction

Participation with : Local bamboo seller

1. Appropriate Species for Construction

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Bambusa dolichoclada Hayata

5 20

5 10

20 60

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Bambusa longispiculata Gamble ex Brandis

10 12

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Bambusa nutans Wall. Ex Munro

5 - 17

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Bambusa oliveriana Gamble

7 15

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Bambusa tulda Roxb.

7 15

5 10

30 60

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10 20

5 10

20 45

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Dendrocalamus asper (Backer ex J.H.Schultes

20 30

10 20

20 50

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Dendrocalamus barbatus Hsueh & D.Z.Li

15 20

8 15

20 45

1 2.5

Dendrocalamus brandisii (Munro) Kurz

15 30

10 20

30 60

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Dendrocalamus copelandii N.H.Xia & Stapleton

15 25

8 20

25 45

1 2.5

Dendrocalamus giganteus Munro

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20 30

20 45

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Dendrocalamus hamiltonii Nees & Arnott

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Dendrocalamus latiflorus Munro

15 25

8 15

20 45

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Dendrocalamus membranaceus Munro

10 25

5 12

20 45

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Dendrocalamus sinicus Chai & J.L.Sun

20 30

15 30

15 40

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Gigantochloa scortechinii Gamble

10 22

5 12

25 40

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Phyllostachys bambusoides Siebold & Zucc.

10 17

4 10

25 40

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Phyllostachys edulis (Carrire) J.Houz.

10 27

8 12

10 40

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Phyllostachys lithophila Hayata

5 15

2 4.5

25 40

Phyllostachys makinoi Hataya

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Schiostachyum pergracile R.B.Majumdar

5 15

2.5 8

20 50

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Scienctific Name
Bambusa bambos (L.) Voss
Bambusa beecheyana Munro
Bambusa blumeana J.H.Schultes

1. Appropriate Species for Construction

Dendrocalamus asper

Dendrocalamus membranaceus

Thyrsostachys oliveri Gamble

H 20.00 30.00 m / L 0.20 0.50 m

H 10.00 25.00 m / L 0.20 0.45 m

H 10.00 17.00 m / L 0.30 0.60 m

0.10 0.20 m / T 1 3.75 cm

0.05 0.12 m / T 0.7 1.5 cm

0.045 0.07 m / T 0.02 Solid

2. Treatment Process & Method

Participation with : Thor Kaichon Co.,Ltd.
Department of Forest Products, Kasetsart University

2. Treatment Process & Method

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3. Design Process
Participation with : Karen Bamboo Carpenter Group
The School of Engineering, KMUTT

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4. Structural Analysis & Testing

Participation with : The School of Engineering, KMUTT

4. Structural Analysis & Testing

Compression Test

Compression Test

E-modulus Test
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Tension Test

4. Structural Analysis & Testing

Species

Dendrocalamus asper
Dendrocalamus membranaceus

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Compression & Tension Stress Analysis

Shear Stress Analysis

Bending Stress Analysis

5. Construction Process
Participation with : Karen Bamboo Carpenter Group

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Mission
Spread
Knowledge

Study

Center
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Bamboo
Architectural Design
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Construction

Networking

Social
Enterprise

Experimenting concrete examples in parallel with study

and research for knowledge and social acceptance

Organizational Partner

MEETING HALL
The Hill Area and Community development Foundation

MEETING HALL
The Hill Area and Community development Foundation

Orphan House
The Mirror Foundtion

THANK YOU
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