1.02 Project Brief The aim of the project “Bamboo Factory” Bamboo factory is a sustainable and experimental project which consists of a factory to supply bamboo material, and a Kiln to smoke bamboo and make charcoal, an Exhibition space and a research centre with a Bamboo Garden. The aim of the project is to introduce and spread the use of bamboo as a sustainable material in the U.K. In order to achieve this, some of the bamboo materials will be grown in the Garden to prove that bamboo can grow in the UK climate, and also to find suitable types of bamboo. The Research Centre will control the garden and test bamboo’s potential as building material. Moreover, experimenting with how improving the site conditions such as water and soil by using bamboo products; especially Bamboo charcoal, is also an important purpose of the Research Centre. The factory and Kiln will provide bamboo material, products and workshops for bamboo. The Factory is for introducing and proving Bamboo as a multi-functional environmental infrastructure for an ecological future.
Why the project “Bamboo Factory” is on Two-Tree-Island? Two-Tree-Island is currently a covered up grass field whose habitat includes various wild animals and migration birds. However, The island was used as a landfill site for around 40 years. During that time, the island was filled of waste which wasn’t a sustainable material. From the site history, there is concern that the site soil and water is contaminated by reeking old rubbish. The previous wastes included construction material which were not sustainable and has led to a serious issue for landfill sites. We have to address the existing problem and it will probably take a long time. It suggests that we ought to choose sustainable materials in order to not damage our planet for our future. Most parts of the project buildings are made of bamboo which is a sustainable material. The project has a potential to approach the environmental issue; especially water conditions, by using bamboo charcoal. There has been some research about the positive environmental effects of bamboo. However, there are still a lack of projects to test the potential of bamboo as a building material I suppose that Landfill sites, where people are concerned about the site contamination, is adequate for the purpose of experimenting with the environmental effectiveness of bamboo. For this reason, The Bamboo Factory Project is located on Two-Tree-Island.