If you’d like to start the conversation about involving us in your next project (design, construction, furniture) please email us at sales@ibuku.com. To visit us in Bali, take a half day tour to Green School, Green Village and the IBUKU workshop to see how bamboo…
In 2015 we were commissioned to design a very special project located in Sumba in eastern Indonesia. Sumba is one of the most disadvantaged places in Indonesia. Inge from the Sumba Hospitality Foundation came to us with her vision for a way to help the…
The names we give our houses come directly from the land and natural elements around the houses. One house was named for its view of little shrine, another for a moment every morning where the sun just pours into the space. The houses are always…
We asked Putri what bamboo means to her: “Bamboo has many families, ordo, genus and each of them has different characteristics. When we split the pole we can get amazing and beautiful details. We can make anything we dream of from bamboo because of its…
“It’s five times the tensile strength of steel,” according to John Hardy, the sarong-clad Canadian jeweller turned bamboo evangelist, who would extol the virtues of this tropical grass to anyone like me who joined him on early morning walks from his sprawling compound along the…
For WIRED’s Design Issue, we celebrate the creatives – from architects to user experience masters, fashion designers to rocket scientists – shaping the world right now.
At IBUKU we believe in a hopeful, inspirational world where innovating with natural materials connects people with nature. We see a chance to design spaces that give people the experience of wonder. IBUKU is a team of designers and architects exploring groundbreaking ways of designing…
“It meant a lot to me to have the chance to design on the Ayung River. I grew up on its banks and always found a sense of magic there. This site was set between the river’s edge and five meter cliff with water pouring…
The Pondok structure was designed as a one bedroom studio-style pavilion with a light filled tunnel connecting the bedroom to the enclosed bathroom. Featuring the classic IBUKU oval doors, slices of bamboo and paper walls, and bespoke IBUKU furniture. Location: Sibang Gede, Bali Client: Individual Site…
The Tower House is supported by multiple bamboo poles fastened together to form a basket like central column. This travels from the building’s foundation, up through the four stories of the house. The master bedroom at the top provides excellent views of the volcano on…
Cacao House is an elegant three story home at Green Village, built within a wild cacao grove. Permaculture gardens surround the house and embrace the private pool and guest house. Location: Sibang Gede, Bali Client: Individual Site Area: 1210 sqm Main Building Floor Area: 304,4…
Sunrise House, designed in the shape of a leaf and facing east, was the second residential building to be constructed at Green Village. The building has four levels staggered down a slope. It contains a master bedroom, two guest rooms, an open plan kitchen, dining,…
In 2015 we were commissioned to design a very special project located in Sumba in eastern Indonesia. Sumba is one of the most disadvantaged places in Indonesia. Inge from the Sumba Hospitality Foundation came to us with her vision for a way to help the…
We take a look at five restaurants in Asia that are bending the rules of design and turning interiors into stunning visual tales.
Sacred Lifestyle—a new online magazine that seeks to awaken, enlighten & inspire our collective journey—interviews Elora Hardy.
C2 Montreal Reflections: Leaders Who Inspire.
Op Bali neemt het verbluffende Sharma Springs van designcollectief IBUKU een loopje met zowat alles waar onze hedendaagse Westerse architectuur voor staat.
The Balinese have practiced low-tech sustainability for centuries by building with bamboo. “Dendrocalamus asper grows plentiful thorough the river valleys and mountainsides of Indonesian Archipelago and beyond,” says architect Elora Hardy, IBUKU’s founder.
A resort designed and planned to respond to a site with strong sea views, emphasis on wellness and healing. The communal and guest pods are organic and rustic in nature reflecting the local flavour and scenery.
How do you build a future out of grass? On the Indonesian island of Bali, one organization has set out to do just that. IBUKU, an architecture and furniture design firm based outside of Denpasar, Bali’s capital, is using Dendrocalamus asper bamboo—or petung in Balinese—to…
IBUKU creates elegant living and commercial spaces inspired by nature. We offer design and construction services for individuals and companies in Indonesia and overseas. With structures featured in Architectural Digest and a feature TED Talk, IBUKU is most known for shattering conventional building practices with…
A bamboo-shingled house in the Green Village, a planned sustainable community developed by Elora Hardy.
Our bamboo is carefully selected from the river valleys and mountains of the islands of Bali and Java in Indonesia. We harvest from clumps that, once established, grow a new generation of shoots each year. It takes just a few months for a new bamboo…
You’ve never seen buildings like this. The stunning bamboo homes built by Elora Hardy and her team in Bali twist, curve and surprise at every turn. They defy convention because the bamboo itself is so enigmatic. No two poles of bamboo are alike, so every…
