Structures

Below are pictures of the Manizales Pavilion large structures built with Guadua Bamboo.  The photos are from the Pavilion in Manizales Colombia, which was built as a model for the Zeri Pavilion, that was a feature in Expo 2000 in Hanover Germany.
 
The Pavilion built by Simon Velez and Marcelo Villegas was built  to prove that the structure, which has a poured concrete roof and a Concrete terrace, could be engineered to withstand extreme weights and tensions.  Two pavilions were built. The first one was built in Manizales to prove  that this large structure could be built to the exacting building code of the German government. After several tests including stress and weight deformation, it was concluded that this method of building exceeded the standards required in Germany.  An interesting note about the Zeri pavilion in Germany is that the structure required heavy equipment including large wrecking balls  to demolish. The pavilion in Manizales still stands today and is expected to last for quite some time. The most notable achievements of bamboo structures like the ones pictured below is the ability to endure earthquakes.

Bamboo is a renewable resource and when used with other materials such as concrete, rebar and other woods, can bear the required loads and sometimes surpasses them. To the credit of many innovative architects, engineers, scientists and naturalists, Guadua Bamboo is becoming one of the most important materials in the new Eco Architectural renaissance.

Manizales Pavilion by Simon Velez and Marcelo Villegas

Roof Supports	Railings to Roof	Center Interior	Second Story Stairwell	Roof Supports
Center Int. View	Second Story	Roof Supports	Manizales Pavilion	Uprights to Cieling
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Simon Velez Gallery

Engineering Drawings

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