the Regi

This little structure was a great synthesis of bamboo and mud

I create a canya wattle with bamboo splits for bracing

Then, pile up some strawbales and large rocks for seating

starting to mud over the canya wattle with a 'heavy clay-straw' mix

my crew are experts by now

two walls bamboo panels and two walls earthen benches

inside is the main DJ and control booth for the two stages in the Drop

a great spot to rest and neat to see it endure some heavy use during the festival

Other Great Projects at Boom

A wonderful community kitchen.

It's a cob oven and rocket stove style grills all in one!

Plaster texture detail on the oven

A bamboo framed dream catcher portal to the Drop

A ferrocement greywater reclaimation system with live plants for on-site water treatment

A beautiful mosaic dragon, in process

rotating driftwood sculpture

Canya is an amazing sculptural framing material

Essentially, sugar cane stalks, that grow rampant all along the northern mediterrean coast. Bundled in groups of 30 or so, spliced to any desired length and then built up like a basket.

Truly inspiring to me!