ClassAct Schools

To capitalize on local materials and construction methods, the project team designed Active School with bamboo columns and roof trusses with brick bearing walls for lateral support. SGH’s scope included the following:

• Designing columns comprising three to four bamboo culms tied together with rope strapping and ties
• Detailing columns to bear on the concrete floor slab with anchorage to the base consisting of grouted anchor rods in the bamboo and ties to an embedded steel pipe
• Designing bamboo roof trusses using steel rods for the diagonal braces of the truss to maximize sunlight
• Developing and testing the custom bamboo and steel rod connections in SGH’s materials laboratory to determine the strength and structural performance