MATERIALS
We built our own bamboo treatment facility in order to set higher standards. Keep evolving by researching new methods to increase quality and efficiency. All of our workers, bamboo specialists and artisans are local Lombok people who are plentiful in experience and thoroughly understands the nature of bamboo in the wild as well as their usages as everyday needs and as building material.
The Process
Hand-picking Quality Bamboo in Local Bamboo Forest/Farm
All bamboos are hand-picked from Lombok forests to ensure structural strength and longevity. Treated with special chemical to make it devoid of bugs, fungi and develops resistance to rotting and weathering – increases its lifespan in a building.
SELECT
Knowing who and how the bamboo selection process is key to
get the best of the best, we work together with certified local
bamboo farmers that know quality and understand how to
treat them properly even before they were cut and brought to
our treatment facility.
At cutting, our bamboo farmers write down the circumference
size and the date to implement FIFO method and make sure
every bamboo is treated evenly without leaving them too long
under the sun’s exposure untreated to prevent rotting.
CUTTING
Bamboo Sorting & Cleaning
Aiming for highest quality bamboo
construction material, all of our bamboo have
to be certain length and thickness. Our
standard bamboo is cut at 13 meters length
and the Petung variant can easily weigh over
50kg per bamboo, for this type of bamboo we
carefully lift and carry them by hand to avoid
any damages to the outer skin.
Bamboo then sorted and separated into different types they
are used for and cleaned by hand with soft fibre until the outer
skin is clean and devoid of any moss/fungi, after which they
will look more into light brown/yellow-ish rather than the green
live bamboo.
CLEANING
Bamboo Treatment
Cleaned bamboo will then soaked in a
specially made pool for 14 days and boiled to
treat both out and inside of each bamboo
with boron chemical solution to remove fungi,
moss and preserve bamboo in its prime
condition also further protect the bamboo
from weathering and rotting.
Bamboo then sorted and separated into different types they
are used for and cleaned by hand with soft fibre until the outer
skin is clean and devoid of any moss/fungi, after which they
will look more into light brown/yellow-ish rather than the green
live bamboo.
DRYING
Quality Control & Storage
Properly stored and maintained bamboo can
lasts a long time, but storing it for too long
also have the risk of accumulating unneeded
residue that can have impact in the long run.
In our bamboo treatment facility, we do
regular inspection to our stock materials and
treat them accordingly. FIFO method is also
implemented to maintain freshness of the
stockpile.
Sustainability
Replanting
Caring for the environment is part of our passion and, looking at the future, we are positive that there will be many more usage of bamboo yet to be discovered and utilized.
PLANT
From this point of view, it is only natural that we will need many
more accessible bamboo materials. We actively replant and
donate available high quality bamboo shoots to encourage
local people, communities and government to replant as well.
Recycling
Just like how bamboo has been a staple
material for the locals for centuries, it has
many uses and we are continuously looking
for creating new products from bamboo that
is beneficial and share the knowledge or
purchase original design to be mass
produced by local Lomboknese craftsman so
they can benefit from our products as well.
CRAFT
From daily products, furnitures, building material to power
plant fuel, every last bit of bamboo is not going to waste, we
aspire so that more people know about the versatility and
sustainability aspect of bamboo as well.
WHY BAMBOO
Bamboos form the single most important item of forest produce used by the rural communities in Asia and the Pacific, from the cradIe to the coffin.
Why bamboo
History of Bamboo
Though once called the poor man’s timber it is no longer so. Its use as a long fiber raw material in the pulp and paper industry is well known and is one of the much sought after raw material in the tropics.
ARCHITECTURE | MATERIAL SUPPLY | DEVELOPMENT
Its use in housing, agricultural, horticultural pursuits, fishing industry, powerplant, transport system
both on land and water, handicrafts and production of edible shoots warrant reconsideration of
the classification of bamboos as a ‘Minor Forest Produce’ in some countries and in others as ‘non
commercial species’. Bamboo is found in natural forests, plantation forests and in unique types of
agroforests in Indonesia.
ARCHITECTURE | INTERIOR DESIGN | FURNITURE
In this modern world, Bamboo material gains popularity in building constructions as people started to develop consciousness in sustainable and eco-themed living and commercial spaces; Bamboo can be used for a huge variety of building purposes, including supporting columns, interior and exterior walls, flooring and kitchen/bathroom fittings, as well as structural frames, corner posts, rafters and roofing. It can easily be trained into different shapes, creating a versatile material for different building purposes.
ARCHITECTURE | INTERIOR DESIGN | FURNITURE
Bamboo
Characteristics
As an organic material, Bamboo will need to go through intensive process of
treatments in order to make sure it is ready to be used as long lasting
construction materials. As how organic material, bamboo is susceptible to the
detrimental impacts of Insects, fungi, rot & decomposition and fire. With this
reasons, bamboo materials need to be treated both from the inside and outside.
Bamboo was proven to have stronger tensile strength than steel in various
researches worldwide and is approved by Inbar (International Bamboo and
Rattan Organization) for its sturdiness and resistance to earthquake and
lightweight factor.
It is also the quickest plant you can
grow for building material. While
conventional wood material might
take decades to fully grow, bamboo
only needs 3-4 years to be able to
mature and harvested as
construction material, this makes
them cheaper as well as giving less
negative impact to the environment
than generic wood materials.
For the environment, bamboo have the quality to quickly rehabilitate the forest due to
its quick growth and is able to store up to five thousand liters
of water within one cluster, making it the best natural
water system for the forests even in dry season.
Bamboo
Future Potentials
Indonesia Government Initiatives
Given the characteristics, we are convinced that bamboo will gain more popularity as construction material as well as furniture material, essentially a replacement for wood in some industry. But what will be the spark that starts this change? Indonesia’s government had started a movement in 2016 called the Seribu Desa Bambu or “Thousand Bamboo Village” project, the idea is to make bamboo to be more known and utilized as local commodity that can compete with multinational market by creating and educating local people and corporation to use and grow more bamboo in a thousand villages across Indonesia.
Tourism & The Mandalika
As tourism goes in Lombok Island, in a couple of years Kuta area will be the leading tourism area as result of The Mandalika Project in ITDC. Mandalika is the next world class tourism destination in Indonesia created by ITDC. The new destination will offer a unique experience that is different from other locations around the world.
The Mandalika has been designed as an ecotourism destination from the offset, incorporation Clean Solar Cell Energy, Water Destination Plants and keeping over 51% of the resort as open ‘Green Space’, which will not only maintain and protect the natural beauty of the Mandalika scenery but also enhance the life and culture of the local people.
With this idea, The Mandalika will also encourage green and sustainable buildings such as bamboo constructions within its areas. This will encourage more people and investors to better understand the charm of bamboo architectures.
