The Keeng Seafood Restaurant complex consists of conference halls, private dining rooms, a kitchen, and a bamboo hall. The bamboo hall stands out with its lightly curved boat-shaped thatched roof, supported by bamboo structures resembling fanning palm plants.
The restaurant’s owner required the architects to design an impressive building that would become the hallmark of the complex, using environmentally friendly materials, and fast construction. Bamboo was used for both structural and decorative elements of the building. “Iron bamboo” is strong enough for this building construction.
A hyperbolic paraboloid surface was used because it is exceptionally stiff and extremely attractive. These surfaces can carry great loads thanks to their curved shape and good resistance in all directions, so they are commonly used as roof structures. The fact that curved surfaces are…
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