Exposure to Bali enriches students to know certain community and area conserving bamboo because bamboo use is very close to Bali culture. Stube HEMAT chooses three students from the training to get chance to go for exposure in Bali. They are students with architectural study background, environmental study background and economics study background.
Bali is located in the east of Java Island. Bali is famous for Tourism Island with Hindu majority. Bali keeps its original either in daily life or building construction. There are many places to visit have bamboo design or even forest of bamboo. The exposure objects are Linda Garland Cottage (Nyuh Kuning), Green School (Sibang Kaja, Ubud), Bangli Panglipuran village, Bamboo forest of Tabanan Regency and Bona village in Gianyar as the centre of bamboo handicraft.
Linda Garland Cottage
Linda Garland is an Australian developing bamboo as major construction of her building besides wood, stone, and coarse grass for the roof. She also develops various kind of bamboo plant in her 12-hectare bamboo forest. She has a bamboo foundation named EBF (Environmental Bamboo Foundation). Bamboo furniture is specific furniture in her cottage as depicted in photo beside. The next pictures are depicting the situation of EBF.
Bamboo forest in Panglipuran Village
Panglipuran Village is very special because this village has 50-hectare bamboo forest. This village has been one of tourism spots in Bali, so it is very neat in management.
Bamboo Forest in Tabanan Regency
The head of Tabanan Regency is much concerned on the soil condition of Tabanan that is very infertile and the dry of water spring because of wild tree cutting. He thinks that bamboo is very good for soil preservation and the best solution.
Bona Village, the centre of bamboo handicraft
Bona village is famous for bamboo handicraft in Bali. Its bamboo product has been exported to many countries.
Green School, Sibang Kaja, Denpasar- Bali
Green school is an international school with 113 expatriate students coming from 20 different countries. School building and the class interior are mainly from bamboo.