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Green School*
Bali, Indonesia

I.

Introduction
The Green School with its affiliates the Meranggi Foundation and PT Bambu were founded by
John and Cynthia Hardy, designers and environmentalists from Bali, Indonesia.
They were both concerned about the depletion of the worlds resources and became advocates
for the use of bamboo as an alternative to rain forest timber as a building material.
The Green School creates a sustainable campus straddling both sides of the Ayung River in
Sibang Kaja, Bali. The campus is situated in a lush jungle with native plants and trees along
with sustainable organic gardens. The campus is powered by a number of alternative energy
sources including bamboo sawdust hot water and cooking system and a hydro-powered vortex
generator and solar panels. Campus buildings include: classrooms, gym, assembly spaces,
classrooms, faculty housing, offices, cafes, and bathrooms. On the Green School campus are a
range of inspiring architecturally significant spaces from large multi-storey communal spaces
to much smaller classroom spaces. Bamboo is a local sustainable material used in innovative
and experimental ways demonstrating its architectural possibilities. The result is a holistic
green community with a strong educational mandate that seeks to inspire students to be more
curious, more engaged and more passionate about our environment and our planet.
The Meranggi Foundation is an initiative to develop plantations of bamboo plants embedded
in the local agrarian community through gifting bamboo seedlings to local rice farmers along
with advice from bamboo experts about where to plant their plants. This environmental nonprofit organization raises bamboo seedlings in their nursery and distributes them to farmers
across the island of Bali helping them grow commercially valuable bamboo species. The
Foundation maintains detailed planting records using GPS technology, monitors bamboo
growth rates (including associated carbon capture) as well as securing markets for future
bamboo trade. To date, the Meranggi Foundation has distributed over 60,000 bamboo
seedlings, sharing their skills and expertise with locals to help grow and harvest high quality
bamboo. In a few years time, the work of the Meranggi Foundation will generate enough
bamboo for a growing sustainable construction industry and to supplement the income of local
farmers.
PT Bambu is a for profit design and construction company that promotes the use of bamboo as
a primary building material to avoid further depletion of our rain forests. The Green School
campus is a giant laboratory built by PT Bambu demonstrating innovative uses of bamboo for
a variety of building scales and programmatic types.

II.

Contextual Information

A.

Brief Historical Background

Founders of the Green School are two expatriates John and Cynthia Hardy who have lived in
Bali for decades and were committed to giving back to a country that had been so good to
them. John Hardy was born in Canada and travelled to Bali in 1975. Intrigued by Balinese
craft traditions, he settled there and began producing jewellery with local artisans. Cynthia
Hardy was born in America and arrived in Bali in 1982. John and Cynthia Hardy began their
professional collaboration as the founders of an internationally respected jewellery company
in 1989. In 2007, they decided to found an independent school on the island of Bali giving
back to a place that had been so good to them.
We are building Green School to create a new paradigm for learning. We want children to
cultivate physical sensibilities that will enable them to adapt and be capable in the world. We
want children to develop spiritual awareness and emotional intuition, and to encourage them
to be in awe of life's possibilities. (John and Cynthia Hardy)

B.

Local Architectural Character, including Prevalent Forms and Materials

The traditional Balinese house is usually a compound housing two or three generations of the
same family in a village grouping called a banjar. Each compound is a microcosm of the
universe with realms for the gods, man, and the impure spirits. Balinese homes are not
architect designed, rather villagers build their own homes, or a community will pool their
resources for a structure built under the direction of a master builder and/or a carpenter. The
norm is a post and beam structural system with either wood or bamboo non-load bearing infill
panels. Traditionally, rather than nails, mortis and tenon joints and wooden pegs are used. The
roofs are a thatch material that can be made of coconut or sugar palm leaves, alang alang
grass or rice straw.
The Green School buildings fully understand and respect the traditional vernacular
architecture of the region and uses design creativity to go beyond to create modern spaces
using traditional materials.

C.

Climatic Conditions
Lying along the equator, Bali has a tropical climate, with two distinct monsoonal wet and dry
seasons. Average annual rainfall in the lowlands varies from 70-125 inches. Humidity is
generally high, averaging about 80%. Temperatures vary little throughout the year; the
average daily temperature range on the island of Bali is 26-30 C (79-86 F). The Green
School site is located at Latitude -8.548 and Longitude 115.136.

D.

Immediate Surroundings of the Site

In central and southern of Bali the land descends to form an alluvial plain, watered by shallow,
north-south flowing rivers, drier in the dry season and overflowing during periods of heavy

rain. The longest of these rivers, the Ayung River, flows approximately 75 km through central
Bali.
Due to human influence, many we consider native to Bali have been introduced by humans
within the last centuries, making it sometimes hard to distinguish what plants are really native.
The most common larger trees are: banyan trees, jackfruit, coconuts, and bamboo species. The
landscape is also populated with Acadia trees and many varieties of bananas plants. Numerous
flowers can be seen such as hibiscus, frangipani, bougainvillea, poinsettia, oleander, jasmine,
roses, begonias, orchids and hydrangeas. Rice comes in many local varieties. Other plants with
agricultural value include: salak, mangosteen, corn, coffee and water spinach.
E.

Topography of the Project Site

The site for the Green School straddles both sides of the Ayung River in central Bali on an
undeveloped piece of land. The Green School campus abuts seven hamlets or local banjars.
There is a 70 metre vertical drop from the table land on both sides down to the level of the
Ayung River on a site that contains farmland, jungle, mountain sides and a river.

III.

Programme

A.

History of the Inception of the Project

In 2007, John and Cynthia Hardys decided to start a new school shaping both its educational
curriculum and its built form. The Green School is the result of a lot of trial and error, hard
work and a deep commitment to create an integrated vision for a sustainable campus. The
scope of this endeavor grew organically, expanding from a school to a bamboo nursery to a
bamboo factory. The site started off on one side of the river and then land was acquired on the
other side of the river necessitating a bridge linking the site and future campus.

B.

How were the Architects and Specialists chosen?

A multi-disciplinary integrated design team was needed to realize the Hardys vision for The
Green School. Building a team to tackle the enormous challenges associated with creating a
sustainable campus and a sustainable curriculum was not easy. There were many areas of this
ambitious project that needed to be researched, designed and implemented and differing skill
levels.
Designers and specialists were selected because of their commitment to sustainability as well
as their ability to think in innovative and non-traditional ways. The traditional definitions of
client, architect, consultant was blurred and reconsidered in the design process for the Green
School.
Architects, graduate architects, jewellery designers, sculptors, structural engineers, bamboo
experts, master builders worked together in a variety of ways to realize the Green Schools
Kul-Kul campus. John Hardy was an essential member of the Green School design team as
well as the schools patron and client.

C.

General Programme Objectives

The objective of this project was to create a place for educating young people to become the
environmental leaders of the next generation. The physical surroundings for the school needed
to express a sustainable design philosophy. It was determined by the schools founders that the
school could be a place for invention and experimentation with bamboo which is a locally
available material in this equatorial climatic zone.

D.

Functional Requirements
The design teams brief includes site infrastructure as well as buildings to accommodate the
school program.
Site infrastructure including pathways, landscaping, alternative energy power sources, bridges,
parking areas, service zones
Functional program includes: Drop off pavilions; classrooms for children from Kindergarten
to Grade 9; main assembly building providing multipurpose spaces for teaching, display,
gathering, offices; gymnasium; Mepantigan area for Balinese martial arts; faculty housing;
principals office; staff room; medical station; cafe or warung; composting toilets and change
rooms.

IV.

Description

A.

Building Data
x
x
x

B.

Total site area

Ground floor area
Total combined floor area (ground floor and upper floors)

103,142.63 square metres

5,534
square metres
7,542
square metres

Evolution of Design Concepts

Response to Physical Constraints - Siting, Climate, Plot Ratios, etc.
The Green School is located on both sides of the Ayung River. Their sustainable approach to
both campus planning and campus building requires greater attention to site infrastructure and
its integration into the physical site. At the Green School, bridges, pathways and steps traverse
the steep hillside linking various parts of the school programme.
Every day, hundreds of Balinese use the new bridge to get to their temple, rice fields, work or
school. It has become a piece of local infrastructure used by the students, teachers and parents
along with the broader local community.
Response to User Requirements
The Green School campus is a giant laboratory experimenting with innovative ways to address
sustainability. The design team started with faculty housing and moved up in scale to the most

public buildings on the campus. Each building completed provided lessons learned through the
design and realization that created greater confidence to take on new challenges.
Purely Formal Aspects
On the Green School campus there are many buildings. Their massing relates directly to their
programmatic use and their campus siting. In each building the bamboo structure is exposed,
expressed and celebrated. There are many generous roofs and very few walls and windows.
The large roof overhangs protect the spaces from driving rains and hot sun. The roofs are
covered with alang alang which is a local material used for vernacular domestic buildings.
Most Balinese temples and sacred spaces are also clad in alang alang which is closely cropped
like a sharp haircut. At the Green School, all of the buildings covered in alang alang that are
kept looser at the edges of the roof and not trimmed.
Landscaping
Landscape plays a major role in the Green School campus. Green school classrooms are
located on the western ridge of the campus sited around a series of are sustainable gardens
with Balinese rice and local vegetables which are tended by the school children and staff.
Students circulate through the gardens promoting interaction of all year levels whilst plant
varieties are named for children to learn about botany, biology and cultivation. Every garden
has its own cycle and one is observing seedlings, mature plants and freshly picked gardens
throughout the site.
There are some areas with large open surfaces for playing sports near the gym and heart of
school. There is a large mud pit for Balinese mud wrestling located near the Mepantigan
studio.
C.

Structure, Materials, Technology

Structural Systems
Throughout the island of Bali and the country of Indonesia bamboo grows everywhere. It is
widely used for temporary structures such as communal festivities and religious events. The
understanding of and use of bamboo exists but only for temporary buildings or structures and
it is not considered as a material for permanent buildings.
On the Green School campus, bamboo is used in structurally innovative ways to create
original and inspiring architectural spaces. Throughout Southeast Asia, China and Japan
bamboo is used for flooring, for decorative screens and other non structural applications. In
some cases, bamboo is used as a wood substitute through bamboo trusses or bamboo glue-lam
beams similar to engineered wood products sold in North America. These applications while
using bamboo are traditional and conventional in their structural use of the material. Built
examples using structural bamboo are typically orthogonal with regular rectilinear shapes.
At the Green Schools public buildings - Heart of School, the gym, bridge, and the
Mepantigan bamboo is used to create large assembly spaces for gathering. Each building is a

different experiment in bamboo structures. Bamboo is used vertically as a cluster of columns

and also creating a long span arch. Petung bamboo, Dendrocalamus asper, is adopted as the
primary structure forming 3 interlocking trusses dissecting the triangular plan. The structural
loading of the trusses are transferred to foundation though a traditional structural column type
known as dupit.
The primary structure is anchored to the foundations by an innovative method of lacing river
rocks and bamboo with reinforced steel connected to the concrete foundations. The bamboo
connection to ground plane is tapped and filled with cement creating a solid structural
connection for wind loading.
The secondary structure and rafter elements are lighter weight Bamboo Tali, Gigantochloa
Apus. The rafters are installed at 300 mm centers fixed to the primary bamboo Petung with
bamboo pins.
Alang alang or Balinese grass strip tiles are overlapped and individually tied to form the
roofing surface adding additional bracing and strength to the structural components. The 3
interlocking trusses form breaks in the roof plane which is covered by canvas forming
skylights.
Materials
x

Structural Members
At Heart of School, groupings of bamboo columns 16 18 meters high provide the
structural mass for the soaring three storey high spaces. Throughout this building there
are many bamboo joints that were tested at a 1:1 scale in structural testing labs.
The Gymnasium is a multipurpose facility for physical activities and gathering.
Technically demanding structural bamboo arches are used providing an 18 metre column
free span and height of 14 metres.
The Metapantigan Studio is multipurpose facility for theatre, social events and gatherings.
The strength and stability of the structure relies on four main arches. Each arch consists
of three petung bamboos providing another column free span. Stepped seating is
integrated into the base of the building.
Kul Kul Bridge is a bamboo suspension bridge connecting both sides of the Ayung River.
The bridge has a span of 20 metres and a width of 2 metres. Empirically, this bridge has
tested to subject 6 ton load.

Infill Materials
The main assembly buildings on the Green School campus do not have any walls or
doors. Some of the offices, staff rooms and faculty housing use bamboo infill panels and
single glazing to create enclosure. Within The Green School classrooms, canvas
impregnated with natural latex is used to create intimate bubble spaces for gathering.

Renderings and Finishes

Alang alang thatching has been used in Indonesia for hundreds of years and on the island
of Bali it is the traditional system of roofing
The blades of alang alang thatching are constructed from the Grass Imperata Cylindrica
which is locally called ambongan. It is also called alang in Indonesian and Malay. It is a
tough and resilient grass and grows best in harsh conditions and poor ground.

Construction Technology
The building of the Green School campus relies on local craftsmen and artisans to realize the
numerous building types. Bamboo is used not only for the finished building but as the
scaffolding and intermediary armature for construction. Low tech equipment and ingenuity are
used to build large scale, complex spatial volumes without the benefit of heavy equipment or
cranes.
The Green School design team worked directly with Professor Ir. Morisco, a world leader in
structural properties of bamboo leading the Structural Engineering Laboratory in the
Department of Civil and Environmental Engineering at Gadjah Mada University in
Yogyakarta. His colleagues Ashar Saputra and Inggar Irawati working under Professor
Morisco formed the structural engineering team for this project.
The design team prepared detailed construction models and brought them to the Structural
Engineering laboratory. The engineering team took the physical model and transformed it into
a computer model. It took them over two months to prepare accurate computer models of all
of the Green School buildings.
Through the computer models the structural engineering team was able to test the axial
loading, window and uploading, earthquake loads to ensure compliance with the Indonesian
building codes. The types of buildings designed for the Green School were very irregular and
there was very little precedent for methodologies and precedents for analysis.
Building Services, Site Utilities
A local volcanic stone provides permeable paving all of the pedestrian pathways and parking
areas on the Green School campus. Domestic hot water heaters are fuelled by bamboo sawdust
and rice husks. A vortex hydroelectric plant diverts water from the Ayung River and creates a
vortice which can be tapped to create hydro-electricity. This environmentally friendly
technology is in its early stages of development. Composting toilets are used throughout the
Green School campus.
Bamboo sawdust remnants from PT Bambus factory and rice husks are used to fuel hot water
heaters and kitchens. A vortex hydroelectric plant diverts water from the Ayung River and
creates a vortice which can be tapped to create hydro-electricity.
Solar panels are also located on campus. The Green Schools composting toilets preserve
human waste and use to create bio-gas and compost. All liquid waste passes through a system

which directs the liquid through a gravel chamber where it is filtered by feeding plants and
later used for irrigation of crops. Green School garbage is sorted and segregated. Metal and
plastics is recycled and organics are composted.
D.

Origin of Technology, Materials, Labour Force, Professionals

Technology
The Green School buildings rely on local master builders who work with bamboo on a daily
basis to realize the remarkable architectural spaces on the campus. The craftsmen who install
the alang alang roofs understand how to install this primitive technology helping to create
modern spaces. All buildings on the Green School campus were built with bamboo scaffolding
and basic tools. No heavy equipment or cranes were used.
Materials
Bamboo is believed to be the fastest-growing plant on the planet and is considered to be one of
our most sustainable resources. At the Green School this traditional material is used to create
modern organic spaces. The Green Schools goal is to use between 99-100% natural materials
in all construction projects and to recycle as many materials as possible and to manage its
waste in a responsible manner. All materials incorporated are locally available materials and
simple construction techniques that address prevailing climatic conditions.
Indonesian bamboo is used throughout the Green School campus. Bamboo is believed to be
the fastest-growing plant on the planet and is considered to be one of our most sustainable
resources. At the Green School this traditional material is used to create modern organic
spaces.
Local mud mixed with 15% cement is used for all floors on the campus. Bamboo structural
columns are selected from local bamboo lengths.
Bamboo flooring is widely used on the Green School campus for upper floors of buildings like
the Heart of School. These floors are 100% bamboo planed and pinned together with bamboo
pins using no glue or chemical finishes.
Labour Force
The builders of the numerous buildings on the Green School campus are all local Balinese
artisans and craftsmen. The building team have an innate understanding of how to construct
with bamboo and worked closely with the multidisciplinary design team to realize a campus
full of unique and unconventional buildings.
Professionals
Principal Designers:
Architects:

Aldo Landwehr (deceased) and John Hardy

Cheong Yew Kuan, Effan Adhiwira, Miya Buxton, Hanno Burtscher,
Philip Beck

Structural Engineers:
Bamboo Consultant:
Project Manager:

Professor Ir. Morisco Ph.D, Ashar Sapura Ph.D, Inggar S. Irawati

Jorg Stamm
Ketut Indra Saputra

V.

Construction Schedule and Costs

A.

History of Project Design and Implementation

1996

Hardy House in Sayan, Bali. Cheong Yew Kuan was commissioned by John and
Cynthia Hardy to design a house overlooking the Ayung River. Massive adobe walls
define the site and protect a two storey house with an open living platform. Natural
logs create large wooden portals on the ground floor that support a second floor tree
house.

2003

Kapal Bambu, Badung, Bali. Cheong Yew Kuan was commissioned by John and
Cynthia Hardy to design a jewellery showroom using bamboo as the primary building
material. The soaring 42 foot high space is inspired by a traditional Balinese watilan
or community hall. Bamboo is the primary structural material and the building is clad
in alang alang.

2005

Tiga Gunung, Badung, Bali. John Hardy, Aldo Landwehr and Jorg Stamm
collaborated on the design of a large work space featuring three spiralling central
bamboo columns. This cluster of bamboo columns impacts the interior space by
providing light through their hollow openings and creates the illusion of three peaks
on the exterior. Mud walls form the perimeter and on exterior the building clad in
alang alang resembles a mountain range.

2005

The Long Barn, Baung, Bali. Ketut Indra Saputra built a 56 m long bamboo barn
featuring a stairway that can be winched up.
Sumatra House, Baung, Bali. Miya Buxton collaborated with John Hardy to build a
traditional Minangkabau House or big house found in the highlands of West Sumatra.
The traditional Minang houses are made of wood with a bamboo roof. The Sumatra
House is entirely made from an extremely rare black bamboo native to Java.
Traditional Columbian binding and pinning joinery eliminated the need for nails and
bolts. The footings were built on top of river boulders.

2006

2006

Master Plan for Green School Campus. Cheong Yew Kuan was asked to design the
campus master plan. He located all the key buildings and open spaces, bridge
placement and classrooms.
PT Bambu opens.
The Green School hires director and faculty in preparation for a September 2008
opening.

2007

PT Bambu Kitchen, Badung, Bali. Aldo Landwehr, John Hardy, Yulianto Maliang,
Miya Buxton. The kitchen prototype for Heart of School. This experimental project is
a gathering place for the creative designers, bamboo factory works and field staff to
gather at lunch time. The kitchen staff prepares meals on stovetops fuelled by bamboo
shavings and husks from the nearby factory. The space is furnished with bamboo
tables and chairs and provides views over the rice and vegetable fields.
Kul Kul Bridge, Green School Campus. Aldo Landwehr, John Hardy and Jorg Stamm,
Yulianto Maliang collaborated on the design for the bridge. Jorg Stamm is an
internationally recognized designer and master builder of large bamboo structures,
buildings, and bridges. He is based in Candelaria, Columbia where he founded the
company Eco Bamboo.
Classrooms and Teachers Housing, Green School Campus. Aldo Landwehr, John
Hardy, Effan Adhiwira, Yulianto Maliang. Six classrooms for school children and
Nine individual houses for teachers were designed and built. A variety of forms were
realized for these two smaller building types.
Mepantigan Dome, Green School Campus. Cheong Yew Kuan, Miya Buxton,
Yulianto Maliang. Three levels earthen brick stepped amphitheatre seating provides an
earthbound base to a majestic 35 metre span assembly space with a semi-transparent
centre bringing light into the space. Used for performances, gathering and assembly.
Hydro-powered vortex generator, Green School Campus. Frank Zotela. Innovative
alternative energy system using water from the Ayung River to create hydro power.

2008

Heart of School, Green School Campus. Aldo Landwehr, John Hardy, Effan Adhiwira,
Yulianto Maliang, Phillip Beck, Jorg Stamm. The Heart of School consists of three
spiraling roof forms that are interconnected to creating remarkable inspiring space for
gathering, classrooms, offices, receptions. Students and faculty pass through this
building as they move through the campus.
Additional classrooms, bales, staff room, principals office. Green School Campus.
Effan Adhiwira, Yulianto Maliang. Buildings needed to accommodate Green School
program.
Design bamboo furniture for school. Chairs, desks, shelving, shoe storage.
Renewable energy solutions. Implemented.
The Meranggi Project. Nursery established and employees hired.
The Green School opens.

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2009

Gymasium. Green School Campus. Ketut Indra Sapurtra. The gym is a large multi-use
space for gathering, physical activities and assembly with an 18 metre column free
span, 14 metres high created by a series of bamboo arches.
Warung / cafe. Green School Campus.

B.

Total Costs and Main Sources of Financing

Amount
in Local Currency

C.

Exchange
Rate

Date

A.

Total Initial Budget

58,170,000,000.00

6,000,000

9695

Sep 30 2009

B.

Cost of Land

14,542,500,000.00

1,500,00

9695

Sep 30 2009

C.

Analysis of Actual Costs

8,420,921,880.00

868,584

9695

Sep 30 2009

12,788,790,840.00

1,319,112

9695

Sep 30 2009

1.

Infrastructure

2.

Labour

3.

Materials

6,287,672,860.00

648,548

9695

Sep 30 2009

4.

Landscaping

1,114,925,000.00

115,000

9695

Sep 30 2009

5.

Professional Fees

1,454,250,000.00

150,000

9695

Sep 30 2009

6.

Other

146,132,735.00

15,073

9695

Sep 30 2009

30,212,703,010.00

3,116,318

9695

Sep 30 2009

3,635,625.00

375

9695

D.

Total Actual Costs (without land)

E.

Actual Cost (per sq. meter)

Qualitative Analysis of Costs

Actual Cost:

D.

Amount
in US dollars

USD 375 per square foot

Maintenance Costs
There are no mechanical systems at the Green School.
Natural ventilation is used for all buildings on the campus.

E.

Ongoing Costs and Life Performance of Building

Alang alang roofing has a 6 - 10 year replacement cycle. The material is available locally and
the craftsmen installing the material are also local.
Bamboo has a 20 years life cycle based on conservative estimates. Selective replacement is
anticipated.

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VI.

Technical Assessment

A.

Functional Assessment
The Green School buildings provide PT Bambu with an excellent array of types of
installations and they allow them to monitor their building performance for the next few
decades allowing them to make modifications based on performance.

B.

Climatic performance
The open perimeter walls and central skylight in the main buildings at The Green School
allows ample natural and diffused daylight to enter the building, allowing efficient lighting for
teaching needs and eliminating the need for artificial lighting during day light hours.
Additional low energy lighting is incorporated for after hour needs, powered by renewable
energy such as solar panels.
The combination of open walls and semi-detached skylight also allows passive cross
ventilation and natural upward draft to vent and cool the building. For the hottest days the
central bubble which is a canvas cocoon coated with natural latex is fed by a huge fan
cooling the students through the peak mid-day sun.
The thermal mass of the Alang-alang grass roof protects the students from direct thermal gain
as well as acting as sound absorption for acoustic comfort. The black board and storage units
act as partitions and screens adding additional acoustic protection from and to adjacent
classrooms.

C.

Response to Treatment of Water and Rainfall

The large roof forms all have generous overhangs provide additional protection during wet
season rains. All pathways for either vehicles or pedestrians use a local volcanic rock and are
permeable. Steep hillside drains water to the Ayung River. Bamboo water channels are used to
direct flow.

D.

Environmental Response
The Green School campus is blanketed by an organic permaculture system design by
international and local experts. The Schools gardens grow over thirty varieties of rice, fruits
and vegetables. Fertile land, a quick growing cycle provides visible farming results feeding the
school children, faculty and PT Bambu staff. The organic farming connects the students
directly to the land forming the basis of an experiential learning component of the school
curriculum.

E.

Choice of Materials, Level of Technology

Green school strives to use alternative technologies to ensure the campus is as energy
independent as possible. Experimentation with sustainable renewable energy solutions extends
to; micro-hydro power generation, solar panels and a bio gasification unit that uses bamboo

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sawdust, rice husks and other organic materials to produce energy for heating hot water and
cooking.
Through the use of skylights and passive ventilation and cooling, energy intensive artificial
lighting and climate control systems are virtually redundant. Each student is issued with a
laptop computer, powered by renewable energy, further illustrating Green schools
commitment to 21st century education beneath an environmental umbrella.
F.

Response to, and Planning for, Emergency Situations

The Green School campus is located on the table land and hillside on both sides of the Ayung
River and is protected from any major flooding because of the steep vertical elevation between
the river and the school buildings. The Ayung River also provides a readily available and
accessible water supply in case of fire.
Indonesia is an earthquake prone zone and bamboo buildings provide a positive alternative to
traditional building practices. The buildings designed at the Green School use clusters of
bamboo columns or long span bamboo arches as their structural approach which are
lightweight and respond well to the tremours associated with earthquakes. The school
buildings have no doors or windows and access to the exterior is immediate and direct. PT
Bambu have plans to add a slide from the upper levels of their largest buildings providing
even easier exiting. The big tropical umbrellas of the larger Green School buildings are
susceptible to high wind uplift and the structural systems have to take this into account
providing appropriate anchorage and resistance.

G.

Ageing and Maintenance Problems

The Green School is located in a tropical climatic zone at equatorial latitude. Bamboo has
many positive qualities but it is also susceptible to humidity, insects and mould. All structural
bamboo used at the Green School is extensively treated using an organic Borax compound.
The bamboo is cleaned and then submerged in a Borax bath for a period of 4-6 weeks to
ensure resistance to insects. An environmentally friendly waterproof coating is sprayed on the
bamboo members to prevent moisture penetration. The buildings on the Green School campus
are very open and any humidity build-up can also dry out easily. Ensuring that there are no
areas for moisture to build up is essential. The visual examinations carried out by leading
structural engineers reviewing key structural joints throughout the campus will ensure a
proactive approach to maintenance.

H.

Design Features
The Green School campus contains a range of inspiring sculptural volumes using bamboo in
innovative ways.
The Mepantigan Studio is defined by a central linear skylight bringing light into the middle of
a large assembly space. Exposed bamboo structural elements create an expressive system of
supports for its broad and generous roof. Exposed decking reveals the underside of the alang
alang roof. Low retaining walls transform into stepped amphitheatre seating providing a broad

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earthbound base contrasting with the soaring roof above. The interior of this light-filled space
is used for daily school lunches, traditional Balinese martial and performing arts and
community gatherings.
The Kul Kul Bridge is an elegant bamboo bridge. It is a pivotal piece of The Green School
campus plan linking the west and east portions of the school and providing a metaphorical link
between the school community and the local community. The bridge design provides
thresholds at either end with enclosure and containment. This is contrasted with the middle of
the bridge which reveals views up and down the Ayung River connecting you to the landscape
beyond. The minimal but expressive structure sets a new design threshold for a bamboo
bridge.
Heart of School is a dynamic sculptural volume that is located at the crossroads of all paths
through the Green School campus. Three clusters of vertical bamboo columns create a multistemmed forest. Upper level platforms provide varying height spaces above and below.
Soaring volumes are contrasted with more intimate but open spaces. The Heart of School
explores the organic possibilities of bamboo as a vertical structural element defining
interconnected light filled space.
The Gym at The Green School celebrates and exploits the structural bamboo arch to create a
large column free space. The large structural arch provides an inexpensive big roof that can be
built quickly.
I.

Impact of the Project on the Site

The sustainability agenda for The Green School campus ensures that it is committed to a small
ecological footprint. The campus plan respects the seven existing banjars that abut the site.
The new pathways for the campus that have become a connective tissue supporting and adding
to the existing pedestrian network serving both local villagers and the school community
simultaneously.
The Green Schools commitment to green alternative energy sources reduces any long term
energy loads. The Schools interest in and commitment to exploring the most innovative site
infrastructure technologies is forwarding thinking and must be applauded.
The Green School buildings use local materials and they rely on the expertise of local
craftsmen. The symbiotic relationship between the school community and its support of the
social and cultural life of the adjacent neighbourhood and the Balinese craft tradition is an
essential aspect of the projects positive impact.
The Green School master plan has understood the existing topography and its potential and
inserted new buildings within the existing landscape. There have been minimal alterations to
existing grade and the site could easily revert back to previous agricultural uses.

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J.

Durability and Long-time Viability of the Project

The Green Schools approach to sustainability is tied to its long term durability. Using local
building materials reduces transportation costs and ensures support for local farmers and
labourers. Using local craftsmen to build the Green School buildings ensure that their
expertise is valued and supported. Supporting local craftsmen supports the local banjar
economy and ensures that the skills will be available for the long term maintenance of the
Green School campus and for future projects.

K.

Ease and Appropriateness of Furnishings; Interior Design and Furnishing

The bamboo furnishings at the Green School are an extension of their design philosophy. The
school furniture celebrates the enormous possibilities of bamboo. Bamboo flooring, bamboo
steps, bamboo shoe storage units, bamboo reception desks, bamboo lounge chairs, bamboo
benches are all used on a daily basis by the Green School community.
Classroom chairs and desks are simple elegant solutions to the needs of students and teachers.
All furniture is made entirely of bamboo; light weight and movable for different teaching
requirements. School desks interlock in different spatial arrangements; they can also be
separated for individual learning or adjoined in pairs and groups. Storage units act as both
screening devices and storage, all inherently organic and playful. Additional freestanding units
take the form of a pineapple, celebrating the creative and the practical.
The classroom is designed around 3 interchangeable and flexible spatial conditions; formal,
informal and intimate. The classroom adopts a triangular plan, a large floating roof, open walls
and minimal structural columns. The classroom is planned for maximum open space,
facilitating flexible spatial arrangements to accommodate different teaching styles.
Within the triangular plan are located 3 interchangeable yet distinct spatial conditions:
x
x
x

Formal classroom with desks facing teacher and black board.

Informal meeting space with circular couches ideal for brain storming and creative
thinking.
Communal desk and work bench for art and group exercises.

VII.

Users

A.

Description of those who use or Benefit from the Project

The students enrolled at the Green School are the primary beneficiaries of its founders efforts
to create a living sustainability. Young people are educated about the challenges the earth will
be facing in their lifetime. Wealth is generated where it is most needed in the local
community. Local farmers, local artisans, factory workers, administrative staff, kitchen staff,
maintenance staff, construction workers sustaining the village way of life as the world
becomes modernized. Balinese expertise in organic farming, renewable energy and

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constructing innovative bamboo buildings is embedded in the Green School and can be
maintained with an on-going symbiotic relationship with the local community.
B.

Response to Project by Clients, Users, Community

There is a great deal of respect from the Southeast Asian architectural community for the
Green School. There is a great deal of discussion about sustainability but the results tend to
emphasize technological elements which have a limited impact on energy use while using a
great deal of embodied energy. Architects in this equatorial region are very aware of the
negative environmental impact that modern high rise air conditioned buildings are having on
our planet.
There are few examples of a truly holistic approach to sustainability addressing all facets of
footprint reduction. The Green School leads the way in speaking about the beauty of
architecture, the role of sustainability and the stewardship of the environment all at the same
time. This is considered an exemplary project responding specifically to its equatorial region
and the particular issues related to its climatic zone.
The Green School was featured in the recent issue of FutureArc which is the leading magazine
in Asia Pacific addressing architecture, design and sustainability. The editor in chief Dr.
Nirmal Kishnani is aware of all built and unbuilt projects in the region. He is also associated
with the World Green Building Council Asia Pacific Network and is committed to educating
architects about their role in transforming our world to become more sustainable. In the recent
article FutureArc article he stated, The school is in its infancy; so we wish them well and
hope the lessons learned here will translate well to other parts of Asia. In the same article, he
asks, architecture without architects, it (The Green School) was designed by a sculptor
designer who worked with Hardy in his jewellery business. If this project needed no architect,
yet is able to offer us reflections on Architecture and sustainability, what then are we teaching
in schools of Architecture?
Well, this is my second visit to Green School. I was at Green School when it was really
green, when it was just coming out of the ground. Im back now and its about half done and
Im really excited to see it when its completed. I think its a fantastic concept. Its been
designed with a real vision in mind on how to educate young people about the world theyre
growing up in and how to make it a more sustainable place. And so Im really looking forward
to visiting again once its up and running. (Ann and Thomas L. Friedman, Pulitzer Prize
winning New York Times columnist and author of the best seller The World is Flat)
FantasticThat was my first impression of Green School. The buildings are inspiring; its
architecture design innovative and artistic. Bamboo, traditionally regarded as a cheap
building material, once treated and preserved properly, has an awe-inspiring potential
comparable to other commercially-used building materials. It is my great hope that Green
School will contribute towards the development of affordable public housing in Indonesia by
using beautiful and strong bamboo as alternative building materials. Once again,
congratulations and keep the creative juices flowing. (Mohammad Yusuf Asyari, Minister
of Public Housing, Republic of Indonesia.)

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C.

Popular Reaction to the Project

The popular reaction to the Green School is overwhelmingly positive in its endorsement of the
schools mission and visionary approach to education and sustainability interwoven.
My job is to create wonder in people. However its rare for me to get that same feeling.
Thank you Green School, both architecturally and in mission, you inspire and astonish.
Youve accomplished a spectacular piece of visual magic with your Heart of School building.
Its a breathtaking as the nature that surrounds it. David Copperfield, World Class
Magician.
Both visionary and practical, the Green School is a pioneering effort to turn young leaders
away from the waste and pollution of the dominant culture, towards truly sustainable ways of
living. The Schools magnificent bamboo architecture is an outstanding example of the
ecological, spiritual and aesthetic benefits of working with nature rather than against her.
Helena Norberg-Hodge, Founder and Director of International Society of Ecology and Culture
(ISEC) in London, environmental analyst, and Right Livelihood Award recipient.
I applaud the aspirations of the Green School to create an educational experience that is
built upon respect for Balinese culture as well as sustainability of nature. The world needs
your inspiration and ingenuity. Peter Seligmann, Conservation International, Co-Founder and
CEO and Chairman.

D.

What do Neighbours and those in the Immediate Vicinity think about the Project?
The Green School has been well received by the neighbours in the immediate vicinity. The
Green School is part of a complex multi-generational Balinese community of banjars. There
are no security fences at the Green School. Their long term security is guaranteed by the
schools long term relationship with their neighbours.
The Green Schools commitment to the local community extends to a twenty percent intake of
Balinese children who attend Green School through a scholarship program. Additionally the
Green School has developed a program for educating local children about waste management
and local schools are taking on projects to grow and maintain bamboo. The interaction and
sensitivity towards the local and global community further enhances the unique international
community focus. The Green School and PT Bambu also employ many local villagers to work
for them.
A sincere thank you for an absolutely inspiring day at our tour of the Green School. On
behalf of the members that participated on our field trip, we all thank you. All of us were in
awe of the progress with this exceptional endeavour and we wish you the best with the Green
School. We hope in the future to be supportive of your scholarship program too. Rotary
Club, Seminyak, Bali.
Two thumbs up for Green School as I see this is very important contribution to build
sustainable brand of Bali Ayip, Bali.

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Wow! This place is amazing. Architecturally stunning and beautifully situated, the Green
School is a model for all things possible in education. Global staff, balanced curriculum,
community involvement, family-based housing and a vision for developing the next generation
of great thinkers and leaders. Bamboo League.

VII.

Persons Involved
Vision, concept and design

John Hardy
Cynthia Hardy
Concept and Design
The late Aldo Landwehr
Architects
Effan Adhiwira
Yulianto Maliang
Miya Buxton
Philip Beck
Cheong Yew Kuan
Executive Director
Kumar Bothra
School Director
Ronald Stones, OBE
Design Manager Admin
Marni Dalle
Engineers
Prof. Ir. Morisco Ph.D.
Ashar Saputra, Ph.D
Inggar S.Irawati, S.T., M.T
Banboo Consultant
Jorg Stamm
Meranggi Foundation
Chris Major, director
Project manager
Ketut Indra Saputra
Admission director
Ben Macrory
Operational manager
Nina Thresia
Operational and inventory manager Aswini Agarwal
Inventory manager
Puspita
Finance manager
Jeckson Sinaga
Legal manager
Putu Eka
Human Resources manager
Putu Suwarmika
Design assistant
Josie
Purchasing Manager
Anita
Site supervisor
I Ketut Moko
Contractor
I Ketut Sudarma
Master craftsmen
Sutanaya, I Gede
I Made Kura
I Wayan Murdita
I Ketut Sumerta
Budiarta, I Made
Dama, I Wayan
Agustina

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Bibliography
In progress.

Brigitte Shim
May 2010

* This report is the orginal, unedited version sent by the author on the 13th May 2010.

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3663.IDA

Aga Khan Award for Architecture

ARCHITECT'S RECORD
2010 AWARD CYCLE
I. IDENTIFICATION
Project Title

Green School

Street Address

Banjar Saren, Sibang Kaja Abiansemal

Badung, Bali

City

Country

Indonesia

II. PERSONS RESPONSIBLE

A. Architect/Planner

PT Bambu Bambu

Name

Mailing Address
City

Banjar Piakan, Sibang Kaja, Abiansemal

Badung Bali

Country

Indonesia

Facsimile

Principal Designer

Postal Code
Telephone
E-mail

80352

+62 361 469 874

: marni@ptbambu.com

Aldo Landwehr / John Hardy

B. Client
Name

Yayasan Kul Kul

Mailing Address Banjar Saren, Sibang Kaja Abiansemal

City

Badung, Bali

Country Indonesia
Facsimile

Postal Code

80352

Telephone +62 361 469 875

E-mail Ronald.stones@greenschool.org

C. Project Affiliates / Consultants

Please list those involved in the project and indicate their roles and areas of responsibility (e.g. engineers, contractors, economists, master
craftsmen, other architects, clients, etc.). Please cite addresses and telephone numbers separately.
Name

Role

Cheong Yew Kuan

Architect

Effan Adhiwira

Architect

Miya Buxton

Architect

Hanno Burtscher

Architect

Philip Beck

Architect

Prof. Ir. Morisco Ph.D.

Engineer

Ashar Saputra, Ph.D

Engineer

Inggar S. Irawati, S.T., M.T

Engineer
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III. TIMETABLE
(please specify year and month)
A. Commission

March 2005

B. Design

Commencement

June 2005

Completion

Dec 2007

C. Construction

Commencement

Feb 2007

Completion

Dec 2007

September 2007

D. Occupancy

Remarks, if any:
Phase II: Jan 2008 Dec 2008

Phase III: Jan 2009 Dec 2010

IV. AREAS AND SURFACES

(please indicate in square metres)
A. Total Site Area

103142.638 m2

B. Ground Floor Area

5534 m2
7542 m2

C. Total Combined Floor Area

including basement(s),ground floor(s) and all upper floors)
Remarks, if any:

V. ECONOMICS
(please specify the amounts in local currencies and provide the equivalents in US dollars. Specify the dates and the rates of exchange
in US dollars at the time.)

Amount in
US dollars

Amount in
Local Currency

Exchange Rate

Date

A. Total Initial Budget

58,170,000,000.00

6,000,000

9695

Sep 30 2009

B. Cost of Land

14,542,500,000.00

1,500,000

9695

Sep 30 2009

C. Analysis of Actual Costs

1.

Infrastructure

8,420,921,880.00

868,584

9695

Sep 30 2009

2.

Labour

12,788,790,840.00

1,319,112

9695

Sep 30 2009

3.

Materials

6,287,672,860.00

648,548

9695

Sep 30 2009

4.

Landscaping

1,114,925,000.00

115,000

9695

Sep 30 2009

5.

Professional Fees

1,454,250,000.00

150,000

9695

Sep 30 2009

6.

Other

146,132,735.00

15,073

9695

Sep 30 2009

D. Total Actual Costs

(without land)

30,212,703,010.00

3,116,318

9695

Sep 30 2009

E. Actual Cost
(per sq. meter)

3,635,625.00

375

9695

Sep 30 2009

Remarks, if any, on costs:

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VI. PROJECT DESCRIPTION

Green School with its affiliates PT Bambu and Meranggi Foundation was founded by John and Cynthia Hardy, designers and
environmentalists from Bali, Indonesia. Concerned about the depletion of the worlds resources, they became advocates for the use of
bamboo and wanted to create a project that offered a strong alternative to rain forest timber as a building material, while participating in
the fight against climate change and poverty.
They decided to build a school demonstrated how to:
Build with sustainable materials;
Inspire & educate children to live sustainably;
Motivate communities to fight climate change and poverty.
To build such a project, three entities were created: the Green School (the architectural project), PT Bambu and the Meranggi Foundation
that work hand in hand.
The Green School, built by PT Bambu is an educational institute teaching a modern curriculum layered with Green Education. Beside
traditional subjects, children learn on campus (located on organic farmland), about environmental practices, renewable energy, aquaculture
and organic farming.
PT BAMBU is a design & construction company that promotes the use of bamboo as timber for buildings and furniture to avoid further
depletion of the rain forest.
The Meranggi Foundation (Bamboo Community Project) is an initiative to develop plantations of bamboo timber through gifting seedlings
to local rice farmers together with advice about where to plant on previously unused areas. In a few years time it will generate enough
bamboo for the growing need of sustainable construction and supplement the income of farmers.
This project involves multiple communities in the production and the transformation of bamboo into buildings and later, peoples behavior.
Farmers plant and harvest the bamboo; local artisans transform it into material for construction which then supplies the master builders. The
project serves as a model of sustainable ecological building and replicas are already in planning to benefit other communities around the
world.

VII. MATERIALS, STRUCTURE, AND CONSTRUCTION

Structure : Petung bamboo, Tali bamboo, Duri bamboo.
Roof : Alang alang, Bamboo shingles, Earth / grass, Bamboo rope.
Walls : Bamboo, Rammed earth, Mud, Cotton, Glass, Low fired brick.
Floor : Mud, Natural stone, Terracotta tiles, bamboo.
Foundations : Concrete, Recycled rubble, Rebar, River rock, bamboo form work
Skylights : Recycled car wind shields, Glass, Polycarbonite, Terpauline.
Roads & Walkways : Volcanic stone, Sand and gravel, Paras, Earth.
Landscaping : Organic garden, Waste water garden, Fruit trees, Fish ponds, Bamboo, Living tree fences.
Interiors (furniture, railings, stairs, blackboards) : bamboo.
Bamboo is the primary building material used in the construction of GreenSchool, for both architecture and furniture. It has a comparable
strength to timber but with the addition of flexibility which allows us to design innovative, organic, sculptural type architecture and objects.
For longevity, bamboo poles should not come in contact with the ground to reduce the impact of humidity and termites/insect attack, so
every bamboo column in GreenSchool rests on top of a beautiful, natural river stone. A rebar drilled through the rock connects the
foundation with the bamboo column which is further strengthened with concrete filler poured inside the bottom of the bamboo. This
produces a beautiful, strong, natural base for our structures.
Limiting exposure to the sun and the rain is a driving principal of designing a bamboo structure. The buildings at GreenSchool all have
outward leaning columns or large roof overhangs or a combination of both.
Our architecture is inspired by the inherent characteristics of the bamboo pole itself. We strive to maximize the span of the bamboo
structure, optimize the natural curve/flex in the pole allowing us to design and construct organic-natural shaped buildings.
PT Bambu also developed innovative applications of bamboo used as building components. In some buildings in GreenSchool, we replaced
round bamboo with Bamboo Split and Bamboo Lidi for use in beam structures. Bamboo Split is a rectangular, compacted grouping of split
pieces of bambu, connected together with bamboo pins and Bamboo Lidi, is a round beam comprised of narrow, long bamboo splits
twisted together and tied with bamboo rope. This allows us to give shape and strength to may of our curved structures.
For flooring, PT Bambu created a 3.5cm thick bamboo plank panel, hand made with 3 meter, rectangular split bamboos, connected together
with long bamboo pins functioning as dowelling.

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VIII. PROJECT SIGNIFICANCE AND IMPACT

The project is significant for many reasons, but most of all for the holistic way in which it attempts to direct a way forward human beings
living sustainably. The blend of educating young people about the challenges the earth will be facing in 2025, in a set of buildings that were
built from local materials grown in their lifetime, and with a program to prepare more raw material (bamboo) for the demand that will surely
follow. Wealth is generated where is most needed, the local farmers, local artisans, local people serving the teaching, administration and
maintenance of the school and the project is producing human expertise in organic farming, renewable energy and construction from
locally available materials.
Already, with the project still in its infancy, there is a tremendous amount of interest in replicating Green School Bali in other places around
the world. The team responsible is preparing to create a blueprint of the Green School, PT Bambu (Bamboo Factory) & Bamboo Community
Project (Bamboo Growing) so that this self sustaining project can be modelled elsewhere.

LIST OF WEBSITES
www.ptbambu.com
www.greenschool.org

Please note: The submission of this Record is a prerequisite to candidacy for the Award. All information contained in and submitted
with the Record will be kept strictly confidential until announcement of the Award is made. Subsequently, such material may be made
available by the Aga Khan Award for Architecture and you hereby grant the Aga Khan Award for Architecture a non-exclusive
licence for the duration of the legal term of copyright (and all rights in the nature of copyright) in the Material submitted to reproduce
the Material or licence the reproduction of the same throughout the world.

Name (please print)

Signature

Date
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PROJECT AFFILIATES - GREENSCHOOL

Title

Project Code: 3663 IDA

Phn
Emails

Name

Address
Area Designs
45 Cantonment Road
Singapore 089748

+65 - 6735-5995

info@areadesigns.com

Cheong Yew Kuan

PT Bambu
Br. Piakan, Sibang kaja
Abian Semal, Badung
Bali
4616 25th Ave NE #32
Seattle, Wa. 98105 - USA

+(62) 361 469874

effan@ptbambu.com

+1 (206) 371 5171

miya@habitecture.com

+(62) 812 3621 6243

b_hanno@hotmail.com

Architect

Architect

Effan Adhiwira

Architect

Miya Buxton

Architect

Hanno Burtscher

Architect

Philip Beck

www.beckstudio.net

Engineer

Prof. Ir. Morisco Ph.D.

Pogung Baru F-33,

Yogyakarta, Indonesia.

+(62) (274) 565383

morisco@gadjahmada.edu

Engineer

Ashar Saputra, Ph.D

Jl.Plemburan Gg. Mulia III/No.1

Yogyakarta, Indonesia

+ (62) 85729414557

ashar@tsipil.ugm.ac.id

Engineer

Inggar S.Irawati, S.T., M.T

Perum Citra Rejodani No C6

Jl. Palagan Km 11,5 Sleman
Yogyakarta - Indonesia

+(62) 811254637

inggar_irawati@yahoo.com

Bamboo consultant

Jorg Stamm

Ecobamboo.net
Gerente - Calle 14N 7# 09
Popayan Colombia

+(57) - 300 557 1021 joerg@joergstamm.com

+(62) - 852 6251 9490

Bamboo Consultant

Iskandar Halim

Blumbungan, Sibang kaja

Abian Semal

+(62) - 812 3675 4616. chris.majors@bluebottle.com

+(62) - 856 3754 900

312 fairview Rd.

+1 (805) 6406951

rinaldo@shangrilagroup.net
rinaldo@worldbusiness.org

tlfriedman@aol.com

Environment power
Consultant

Rinaldo S. Brutoco

philip@beckstudio.net

Ojai, California 93023

USA

Author &
Thomas L Friedman
Environtmental consultant

The New York Times

Foreign Affairs Columnist

+1 - 2208620377

Contractor

Ketut Indra Saputra

Br. Kaja Kauh- Tulikup,

Gianyar - Bali

+(62) - 811389399

Contractor

I Ketut Sudarma

+62 - 0361 7856688

Master craftsman

Sutanaya, I Gede

Br. Sayan, Ubud

Gianyar - Bali
Indonesia
Br. Bukian Kawan
Ds Bukian, Payangan
Gianyar - Bali

Master Craftsman

I Made Kura

Br. Bukian Kaja

Ds Bukian, Payangan
Gianyar - Bali

081 338 331 911

Master Craftsman

I Wayan Murdita

Br.Juga,Mas Ubud
Gianyar Bali

081 338 032 186

Master Craftsman

I ketut Sumerta

Br. Selasih Puhu Payangan

Gianyar Bali

0361 780 7805

Master Craftsman

Budiarta, I Made

0828 3674686

Master Craftsman

Dama, I Wayan

Br. Juga, Mas, Ubud

Gianyar - Bali
Br. Bukian, Bukian, Payangan,
Gianyar - Bali

Master Craftsman

Agustina

Mas, Br.Juga ,Ubud

Gianyar Bali

0361 8547990

0852 37252862

081 337 006 915


NOMINATION FORM
2010 CYCLE

CONFIDENTIAL
I.

IDENTIFICATION
Project Title:

Green School
Ya Ya San Kul Kul Campus in Bali

Street Address:
City:
Country:

Jl. Raya Sibang Kaja, Banjar Saren, Abiansemal

Badung, Bali, 80 352
Indonesia

II. PERSONS RESPONSIVE

A. Architect/Planner:

Aldo Landwehr / John Hardy

B. Client:

Green School

C. Consultant:

Indra Saputra - Contractor

D. Please, indicate the specific name and complete address of the person(s) best able to provide
information on the project (e.g., architect, client, consultant or other).
Name:

Marni Dalle

Mailing address:
City:
Country:

Br. Piakan, Sibang Kaja

Abiansemal, Badung
Bali, Indonesia

E-mail:
Telephone:

marni@ptbambu.com
+62 812 389 5887

Postal code: 80352

III. PROJECT DESCRIPTION

Green School with its affiliates Pt. Bambu and Merrangi Foundation was founded by John and Cynthia
Hardy, designers and environmentalists from Bali, Indonesia. They started to offset their carbon footprints a
few years ago by supporting the planting of bamboo to reforest the neighboring Island of Nusa Penida.
Soon, they became advocates for the use of bamboo and wanted to create a project that offered a strong
alternative to rain forest timber as a building material, while participating in the fight against climate change
and poverty. They decided to build a school which had to demonstrate how to:
-

Build with sustainable and environmentally friendly materials;

Inspire children and dwellers to live sustainably through daily life experience;

Motivate other communities into joining the initiative of fighting climate change and poverty.

To build such a project, three entities were created: the Green School (the architectural project), PT Bambu
and the Merrangi Foundation that work hand in hand.
-

The Green School (built by PT Bambu) is an educational institute that teaches modern curriculum
layered with Green Education. Beside the traditional subjects of maths, sciences and languages,
children learn on the campus, located on 8 hectares of organic farm land, about environmental
practices, 21st century science, renewable energy resources, aquaculture and organic farming.

PT. BAMBU is an architectural firm and construction company that uses bamboo as its primary
building material. Their building process uses sustainable materials therefore avoiding rain forest
timber.

The Merrangi Foundation or the Bamboo Community Project is an initiative to develop plantations
of high quality bamboo timber through a network of local farmers. In just a few years time it will
generate enough bamboo for the growing need of sustainable construction and to supplement
income for the farming community.

Because of the link between these three entities, it is important to present the project as a whole process
where multiple communities are involved in the production and transformation of bamboo into buildings. In
this case, the farmers plant and harvest the bamboo; the local artisans transform it into materials for design
and construction which then supplies the master builders. The project functions very well and could serve
as a model as it has developed sustainable ecological buildings and new markets benefiting the local
communities.
In the following pages the description and inter-relationship of these three entities are presented in more
detail along with the argument defining the great qualities of this architectural project.

Green School
The buildings on the Green School campus are distributed over 8 hectares of land divided by the Ayung
River, whose western bank supports classrooms, libraries, laboratories and a cultural arena, while the
eastern bank serves as the setting for the schools kitchen, faculty housing, and guest villas. The land is
designed throughout the vast campus with shaded walkways, elegantly curving steps traversing the rugged
topography that is blanketed by farming activities such as aquaculture ponds, rice fields and organic
vegetable gardens.

The simple classroom structures are beautiful umbrellas protecting the staff and students learning
environment, which incorporates the hand crafted bamboo desks, chairs and blackboards. These
classrooms, with no walls, are implanted on the rice fields far enough away from each other to keep
distraction to a minimum. The style of the offices, housing and other buildings range from traditional
Balinese forms to organic, elegant shapes all made out of bamboo from the structure, to roof supports, to
flooring, walls and furniture. They have been conceived to also evolve and serve as models for private
housing sector.

All structures are built with sustainable, natural materials such as traditional earth walls, bamboo and alangalang grass, restricting the use of cement to primarily below ground. Up to this date, about 25,000 Petung
(structural bamboo) and 18,000 Tali (roof rafters bamboo) have been used in the Green School buildings.
Of particular note are the construction techniques; placing the bamboo structural posts on river rocks
summiting the foundations (preventing bamboo from water exposure), the traditional fish mouth bamboo
joinery (allowing for the strongest connection between bamboo posts and beams), and the attachment of
the alang-alang grass thatch as a roofing material.

Among the first structures to be completed on the campus was the Kulkul bridge suspended across the
Ayung River, the kitchen and offices for PT Bambu.
The bridge, that elegantly unites the land, was built in September 2007 using manpower accordingly to
traditional building techniques. It is now used daily by students, faculty and the local village population en
route to temple, rice fields, work or school.
The kitchen was built in November 2007 and provides free meals to all workers at PT Bambu and Green
School. The helix design of the structure served as the inspiration for the largest building on Campus: The
Heart of School.

The Heart of School is truly an amazing bamboo structure. Started in October 2008 and completed in May
2009, the building reflects the expertise acquired throughout earlier projects on campus and as such is
worth being mentioned. It is located on the main cross roads of the campus, close to everything and
attracting the passage of many people. On its poles, more than five hundred and twenty names are carved,
representing the donors supporting the Balinese scholarship program.

The design of three interconnected helixes is the result of a multitude of sketches, followed by models at
1:100 scale rebuilt until all the details were understood. Then, the engineers refined the drawings for wind,
rain and earthquake resistance. This complex structure is 60 meters long by 25 meters wide with a center
tower made up of 28 pieces of continuous bamboo which culminant at 18 meters in height. There is a total
of 76 pieces in all 3 towers, all of which were installed without the use of heavy machinery. Therefore, the
Heart of School has a strong presence yet with a human scale as it is still shorter than the coconut trees
beside it.
Its roof thatch counts 20,000 pieces of alang-alang which took 4 months to apply. The floors are planed
planks made from splits of bamboo held together by bamboo pins. In the same manner, most of the
building is pinned with the exception of those structurally critical points where bolts were used to join the
bamboo and these hollows were injected with cement. The building has no walls and at times there is the
need to erect sails to keep out the wind and rain. Finally, each tower counts 3 levels connected by
staircases bringing the 1752 square meters of floor space in at a total cost of US$ 225,000.
The other factors which make the Green School really special are the way land and water usage, as well as
energy consumption are planned. As the land which hosts the school buildings used to be rice fields, every

possible green space remaining on campus is now used to grow organic food. The vegetables serve the
kitchen or are sold at the school fruit and vegetable market.
The campus has its own filtered spring water and waste water is recycled for the gardens.
In term of energy use, the philosophy aims to be as independent as possible from the grid. To that end a
micro-hydro power station has already been implanted at the river bank and the nine-meter vortex
generator will soon power the campus. Other sustainable energy solutions ranging from solar power, biodiesel and predominantly natural air-conditioning will be implanted as the project matures.

PT Bambu: The bamboo contractor and master builders

Today PT Bambu is a construction company running with 150 people including 45 women. The team
counts designers, artisans and workers with 90 persons coming from the local villages. The company was
created to build the Green School and is now developing into the private sector housing market and
furniture production.
The fact that bamboo can substitute as wood in manufacturing construction materials has been widely
exploited by PT Bambu. The bamboo is first treated with Borax and then transformed into various products.
The larger species are used for structural posts and beams; smaller ones for partitions, rails, roof, etc. and
split bamboo is transformed into curved beams, flooring panels, as well as an extensive range of furniture.
The potential of bamboo as a construction material has begun to be widely recognized. It is included in the
building codes in Hawaii and it is only a question of time before approvals appear elsewhere in the world.
PT Bambu gets the bamboo from local providers who harvest the highest quality bamboo ranging from the
rigid Black Bamboo (Dendrocalamus asper), Bamboo duri (Bambusa arundinacea), Bamboo tali
(Gigantochloa apus), Bamboo Guadua (Guadua angustifolia), and Bamboo petung (Dendrocalamus
giganteus) which can reach 25 centimeters in diameter. Within 4 years, farmers participating in the
Meranggi Foundation program will also become bamboo timber suppliers.

Meranggi Foundation or the Bamboo Community Project

The Meranggi Foundation is a Non Governmental Organization working in the outgrowing of commercially
valuable bamboo species. It has established over 60,000 bamboo seedlings in the nurseries and
distributing 15,000 seedlings free of charge to 1,500 participating farmers across Bali. The Foundation
records planting records with GPS, and monitors bamboo growth rates as well as secures markets for
future bamboo trade.

TIMETABLE

GREENSCHOOL BUILDINGS
No.

1
2
3
4
5
6
7
8
9
10
11
12
13
14
15
16
17
18
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20
21
22
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Building

Completed Date

PT Bambu Wantilan
Office
PT Bambu Kitchen
Director House
Wave House
Lidi House
Teacher House 1A
Teacher House 1B
Teacher House 2A
Teacher House 2B
Teacher House 3A
Teacher House 3B
Teacher House 3C
Drop Off Bale

October 2007
November 2007
December 2007
October 2007
October 2007
May 2008
May 2008
May 2008
June 2008
June 2008
June 2008
June 2008
August 2008
September 2007
October 2007
October 2007
March 2009
November 2007
December 2007
December 2007
January 2008
May 2008
May 2008
July 2008
December 2007

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28
29
30

Kulkul Bridge
Daniel House
John Button House
Ron's Office
Classroom #1
Classroom #2
Classroom #3
Classroom #4
Kindergarten and Pre K
Pre School
Parent Bale Kindergarten
Mepantigan Studio
Mepantigan Changing
Room
Mepantigan Office
GreenSchool Gym
Permaculture House
Heart of School

31
32
33
34

Wantilan Camp
Camp Buildings
Camp Yurts
Kitchen Camp

October 2007
January 2008
December 2007
June 2008

December 2007
December 2007
February 2009
November 2007
May 2008

IV. NOMINATORS STATEMENT

The philosophy behind the Green School campus was to reinvent the bamboo vernacular from the
traditional uses to an internationally recognized strong and beautiful building material that fully endorses
environmental aspects such as sustainability and ecological bi-products.
The design of the Green School aims to change peoples perception of bamboo: often viewed as traditional,
cheap, and only used for small structures, it is gradually evolving into a modern day material with the
potential to create great buildings. To that end, scientific research, experimental construction techniques
and international certification are helping to remove design limitations for every building coming out of the
ground.
Nevertheless, the Green School is not just a masterpiece in bamboo architecture and construction; the
project has dimension, depth, complexity and goals; it is above all about the life of many communities who
are planting, harvesting, transforming, designing, building and training with bamboo as well as living in it.

Green School Campus sets an example on sustainability

The respect for natural space and the use of natural material inspired from local indigenous knowledge
shapes the land of the Green School. By distributing on their 8 hectares of land, school structures, small
enterprises and housing, the designers strongly demonstrate how the potential of a local, renewable
resource such as bamboo, can serve to shape todays and tomorrows buildings for an entire community.
The project is a source of inspiration in terms of using local traditional material for construction. It invents a
new language in a variety of architectural designs. Here, on the Green School campus, bamboo is the most
widely available building material, where in other places and contexts, it could be earth or stone. Here, the
message says that it is possible to do a lot with connections to the natural and social environment, stepping
away from cement, monotony and international styles.
The buildings are adapted to their Asian environment, where comfort can be found in natural ventilated
spaces under the protection of roofs serving as umbrellas. A small one shields each classroom, but much
greater umbrellas shelter the meeting, exhibition, performance and social spaces.
Innovative ventilation solutions are also put in place when searching for additional comfort. Once again,
good sense is used at its best with the experiment of the Bubble Room built out of a cotton textile,
impregnated with natural latex, in which air is pushed through by a ventilator to inflate and cool the space
on the hottest of days.
Notions of sustainability on land and resource use are present at every corner of the campus: The various
facilities are settled on a land where the fertile soil is used as an organic vegetable garden; the water and

sun are used as power sources; and the walkable proximity is used as an economy of means. The grey
water recycled from the kitchen or bathroom is used to water the vegetal garden. Fertilizer is produced from
composting natural waste coming from the garden but also from the dry toilets system installed throughout
the property as well as from the farm animals living on the campus.
The gardeners are producing with great care the vegetables for the campus canteen. Their hard work is
recognized with their names presented on every lot cultivated.
Planting bamboo has an environmental side effect and this project raised the awareness of conservation in
Bali. Fast growing bamboo can be an effective erosion control barrier which helps to restore degraded land.
Reforestation with bamboo may be taken into account with carbon trade initiatives as this plant can
sequester carbon up to 12 tons / hectare per year. Finally, the ethical choice of using the uncultivated land
resources of hundreds of farmers for bamboo plantation has the benefit to disperse the density of vegetal
coverage without stripping forest or disturbing far land usage.

Design to elevate spirit with the use of local and natural material
The Green School buildings inspired from traditional Balinese materials and architecture, are fine examples
of master bamboo construction. Spirit is naturally elevated as the discovery of the place goes on: The
design makes a statement in creating spaces which are immediately appreciated for their comfort,
originality, and connection with nature giving a sense of inspiration and admiration. The perception of
buildings established in a natural environment such as the tropical garden, gives an exceptional feeling of
existence.
Then, the children educated in such an environment automatically assimilate notions on ecology,
environment and sustainability since it is also part of their everyday life experience at the school: they plant
and harvest, take care of the farm animals, built their own bamboo projects, learn how to use precious
natural resources such as water and are constantly exposed to recycling and energy safeguards.

Empowering local people with an ecological responsibility

The social impact of the project has been significant. The plantation of bamboo on uncultivated land offers
the benefit of an extra source of income for the farmer.
Bamboo can be selectively harvested annually and regenerates from a clump without the need to replant.
The development of this multiple small scale bamboo farming is crucial for the whole project since it is a
very efficient way to produce enough bamboo for the growing demand in manufacturing and construction.
Then, the ethical choice to distribute most of the bamboo production to the local farming communities
ensures a shared benefit.

The construction of the Green school is inspiring other local designers and master builders. The perception
of bamboo construction is changing as it stands now for quality and durability; this will bring new project
opportunities, more artisans training, and more jobs for the local communities.
Future projects aim to further develop partnerships with the local community by planning the construction of
a medical clinic and a cultural center. Green School is also dedicated to providing a significant amount of
scholarship opportunities for students from the local community so that the school fosters a diverse and
vibrant mix of students from all nationalities.

The project should be encouraged as similar initiatives arise in the region

Notion of green architecture and sustainability is not new. We see today various ways to re-invent it. Other
architects in the region are working on similar initiatives. For example, the Singaporean architect Tay
Kheng Soon is building a bamboo school in Thailand in collaboration with Mechai Viravidya, chairman of
the Population and Community Development Association (PDA).
The Green School campus in Bali Indonesia, represents an achievement as a successful social and
environmental project; it should be strongly encouraged and recognized, as the process could serve as a
world model with potential for other multiple applications such as low cost housing or emergency shelter.

V. ADDITIONAL INFORMATION
I send this document by e-mail with the attachment: AKAA photo album - Green School, Bali.
Green School (www.greenschool.org) and PT Bambu web sites (www.ptbambu.com) give complementary
information.
Name (please print): Gisle TAXIL WARDELL
Date: September 5, 2009
Signature:

Please return the completed form by e-mail, fax, or post to:

The Aga Khan Award for Architecture, P.O. Box 2049, 1211 Geneva2, Switzerland
Telephone: (41.22) 909.72.00 Facsimile: (41.22) 909.72.92 Website: www.akdn.org E-mail: akaa@akdn.org

Green School

Jl. Raya Sibang Kaja, Banjar Saren, Abiansemal,

Badung
Bali, Indonesia
Architects

PT Bambu / Aldo Landwehr,

John Hardy
Bali,, Indonesia

Clients

Yayasan Kul Kul

Bali, Indonesia

Commission

2005

Design

2005 - 2007

Construction

2007 - 2007

Occupancy

2007

Site

10,3142 m2

Ground floor

5,534 m2

Total floor

7,542 m2

Costs

3,116,318 USD

Programme

Environmentalists and
designers John and Cynthia
Hardy wanted to motivate
communities to live sustainably
and build with sustainable
materials, namely bamboo.
To this end, they established
the Green School, which
teaches a modern curriculum
combined with learning about
environmental issues. Built
almost entirely of bamboo, the
schools architecture is inspired
by the materials inherent
characteristics, exploiting its
flexibility to create organic,
sculptural shapes. As part of the
project the architects founded
a company that builds with
bamboo, and a foundation that
gives bamboo seedlings to local
rice farmers to supplement their
incomes, thereby involving
farmers and artisans as well as
schoolchildren.

Building Type
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Document C

3663.IDA

MATERIALS IDENTIFICATION FORM

Provide a full list of all material being submitted

Architect's Record

4 pages

Main A-3 presentation panels

2 panels

Image Identification Form

6 pages

Materials Identification Form

1 page

PT Bambu brochure

1 CD

Green Camp brochure

1 CD

CD of digital presentation panels

1 CD

CD of submitted digital images

1 CD

Soft copy of Architect's record, Image Identification Form, and Material Identification Form

1 CD

Meranggi Foundation brochure

1 CD

2
3

10

Remarks

Description

No.

11 Green School Site Plan Drawing

1 page

12

Heart of School Architectural Drawing Set

8 pages

13

Classrooms Architectural Drawing Set

15 pages

14

Green School Profile and Publication folder

1 folder

15

Contact Sheet of submitted digital images

6 pages

16

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IMAGE IDENTIFICATION FORM

ProjectTitle:GreenSchool
NO
FILENAME

DESCRIPTION

PHOTOGRAPHER

ProjectCode:3663.IDA
DATE

Meranggi_Seedling_1

Bambooseedlingsinthenursery

AryaJimbawan/PTBAMBU

Sep07

Meranggi_Seedling_2

BambooseedlingsatMeranggiFoundation

AryaJimbawan/PTBAMBU

Sep07

Meranggi_Seedling_3

Bambooseedlings

AryaJimbawan/PTBAMBU

Sep07

Meranggi_Farmer_1

Proudfarmerandhisbambooseedlings

AryaJimbawan/PTBAMBU

Sep07

Meranggi_Farmer_2

Farmerplantinghisbambooseedlings

AryaJimbawan/PTBAMBU

Sep07

Meranggi_Farmer_3

Merangginurserygardeners

AgungDwi/PTBAMBU

Sep07

Meranggi_Farmer_4

Plantingbamboo

AryaJimbawan/PTBAMBU

Sep07

Production_1

FinishingachairinPTBAMBUproduction

AgungDwi/PTBAMBU

Oct07

Production_2

FinalcoatonachairinPTBAMBUproduction

AryaJimbawan/PTBAMBU

Oct07

10

Production_3

SandingofbamboofurnitureinPTBAMBU
production

AryaJimbawan/PTBAMBU

Oct07

11

Production_4

SandingachairinPTBAMBUproduction

AryaJimbawan/PTBAMBU

Oct07

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12

Production_5

MakingabambooplankinPTBAMBUproduction

AryaJimbawan/PTBAMBU

Oct07

13

Production_6

HeattreatmentforwaxfinishontabletopinPT
BAMBUproduction

AryaJimbawan/PTBAMBU

Oct07

14

Production_7

FinishingadesklampinPTBAMBUproduction

AryaJimbawan/PTBAMBU

Oct07

15

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Finaltouchesonabamboosculpture

AryaJimbawan/PTBAMBU

Oct07

16

construction_mepantiganoffice

StructuralworkontheMepantiganoffice

AryaJimbawan/PTBAMBU

Nov07

17

construction_HOS_1

CarpenterinstallybamboofloorplankinHeartof
School

AryaJimbawan/PTBAMBU

Mar07

18

construction_roofing_3

Artisansinstallyalangalangthatchroofingin
Classroom#2

AryaJimbawan/PTBAMBU

Nov07

19

construction_wantilan_1

ArtisanjoiningbamboostructureofPTBAMBU
office

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Sep07

20

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21

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22

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Dec07

23

construction_roofing_2

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AryaJimbawan/PTBAMBU

Nov07

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Stoneworkfortheroadways

AryaJimbawan/PTBAMBU

Dec07

25

Construction_Bridge_1

ConstructionoftheraftersfortheKulKulbridge

AryaJimbawan/PTBAMBU

Jun07

26

Construction_Bridge_2

ConstructionoftheKulKulbridge

AryaJimbawan/PTBAMBU

Jun07

27

Classroom4_1

Classroom#4andsurroundinglandscape

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Mar08

28

Classroom4_2

Classroom#4andsurroundinglandscape

AryaJimbawan/PTBAMBU

Mar08

29

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Classrooms#1and#2andsurroundinglandscape

AryaJimbawan/PTBAMBU

Dec07

30

KulKulBridge_1

TheKulKulBridgeunitingtheeastandwestlands
overtheAyungRiver

AryaJimbawan/PTBAMBU

Nov07

31

KulKulBridge_2

TheKulKulBridgeshotfromtheriverbank

AryaJimbawan/PTBAMBU

Nov07

32

KulKulBridge_3

AerialviewoftheKulKulBridgeandthe
surroundinglandscape

OrlyEven

Oct08

33

HeartofSchool_1

GamesontheplayingfieldinfrontofHeartof
School

AryaJimbawan/PTBAMBU

Oct08

34

PTBkitchen_1

ThePTBambuKitchen,whereallfoodpreparation
takesplaceandworkerlunchesareserved

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35

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InsidethePTBAMBUKitchen

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Nov07

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kitchen

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Nov07

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Nov07

38

MepantiganStudio_1

MepantiganStudioexteriormultifunctional
school/community/performancespace

AryaJimbawan/PTBAMBU

Oct08

39

MepantiganStudio_2

MepantiganStudiointeriormultifunctional
school/community/performancespace

AryaJimbawan/PTBAMBU

Oct08

40

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PathwayleadingtotheKulKulbridge

AryaJimbawan/PTBAMBU

Sep07

41

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Hotwaterheatingforteacherhousingfueledby
bamboosawdust

AryaJimbawan/PTBAMBU

Sep08

42

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Naturalspringfedswimmingpond

AryaJimbawan/PTBAMBU

Sep07

43

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Leaflettucegrowingintheorganicvegetable
gardennearKulKulBridge

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44

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SortinggrainsofriceatthePTBAMBUKitchen

AryaJimbawan/PTBAMBU

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47

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Thevortexmicrohydropowergenerator

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SciencelectureinClassroom#5,grade9

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50

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56

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57

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Oct08

58

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LectureinairconditionedbubbleforClassroom#1,
grade5/6

AryaJimbawan/PTBAMBU

Feb09

59

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StudentassemblyinMepantiganstudio

AryaJimbawan/PTBAMBU

Mar09

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Activitiy_Conference

ConferenceinHeartofSchool

AryaJimbawan/PTBAMBU

May08

61

Activity_Ceremony

VisitorReceptionontheKulKulbridge

AryaJimbawan/PTBAMBU

Jun08

62

Activity_Planting_1

Studentplantingthevegetablegardenoutside
classroom#4,grade1/2

AryaJimbawan/PTBAMBU

Sep08

63

Activity_Field

Studentactivitiesonthesportfield

AryaJimbawan/PTBAMBU

Oct08

64

Activity_Outbond_1

ClimbingactivityatGreenCamp

AryaJimbawan/PTBAMBU

Aug09

65

Activity_Lunchbridge

ReceptionontheKulKulbridge

AryaJimbawan/PTBAMBU

Oct07

66

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Studentsonassignment,grade7/8

AryaJimbawan/PTBAMBU

Nov08

67 Activity_Mepantiganmartialart_1

Mudwrestlingperformancepit

AryaJimbawan/PTBAMBU

Nov08

68 Activity_Mepantiganmartialart_2

TraditionalBalinesemudwrestling

AryaJimbawan/PTBAMBU

Nov08