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The Cantilevered Wave Pavilion
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The Cantilevered Wave Pavilion
GJ, India
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STATUS
Built
YEAR
2025
SIZE
0 sqft - 1000 sqft
BUDGET
$1M - 5M
Stage and Pavilion, Ahmedabad, India
Architects: Immersive Design
Area: 537 ft²
Year: 2025
Photographs: Team Immersive
Category: Stage and Pavilion
Chief Architect: Dixit Tank
Design Team: Dixit Tank, Harshal Gajjar
Field Engineer: Team Immersive
Client: Innercircle Private Limited
City: Thol, Ahmedabad, India
Text description provided by the architect Dixit Tank. The installation is located within peaceful natural surroundings. The project originates from the client’s intention of sustainable exploration using low-impact materials by designing an outdoor stage. The idea was to develop a structure that responds to its landscape through the technical iterations of the bamboo construction.
The design is guided using two key inspirations: the local environment and the bamboo qualities. The natural surrounding inspires a light intervention – an element that merges with the land while showcasing the structural clarity. At the same time, the project pushes the limits of bamboo as contemporary building material. This led towards an exploration of lightweight structures, tension systems, and truss behavior, developing the conceptual stage foundation.
One of the initial challenges was to develop a 6-meter bamboo cantilever, for which we developed multiple prototypes to confirm that bamboo alone could not withstand the bending forces generated at such a span. The material’s strength in tension was clear, but its bending resistance was insufficient. This limitation necessitated a re-evaluation of the original structural approach, prompting a more in-depth examination of hybrid assemblies and tension-based support systems.
To achieve the structure, the design uses a hybrid structural system by combining bamboo members with steel tension cables. Bamboo works as the primary frame, taking on compression and limited tension. The steel cables counteract the cantilever’s bending forces, allowing the structure to stand as a truss-like cantilevered system. This exploration permits bamboo to perform adeptly by maintaining sustainable goals. The entire structural system was constructed on the ground, followed by the precast method. This process ensures the precision, simplification of cable tensioning, and minimal site intervention. After the assembly, the module was lifted and placed in its place.
The spatial arrangement is developed by both structural requirements and landscape placement. The cantilevered platform extends towards nature, creating a projection that aesthetically enhances the structure and emphasizes lightness. The bamboo open frame and steel allow transparency while setting up direct connectivity between the stage, audience, and surrounding environment. The final configuration is the result of balancing structural integrity with spatial experience, achieved by the calibrated tension of the hybrid system and the deliberate orientation of the stage.
The project explains how experimental construction, sustainable materials, and site-responsive design can be merged to generate a technically ambitious yet environmentally integrated structure. Through prototyping and material innovations, the team Immersive transformed a brief into a complex yet simple architectural expression that highlights the potential of bamboo as a material and redefines its role in modern structural design.
Architects: Immersive Design
Area: 537 ft²
Year: 2025
Photographs: Team Immersive
Category: Stage and Pavilion
Chief Architect: Dixit Tank
Design Team: Dixit Tank, Harshal Gajjar
Field Engineer: Team Immersive
Client: Innercircle Private Limited
City: Thol, Ahmedabad, India
Text description provided by the architect Dixit Tank. The installation is located within peaceful natural surroundings. The project originates from the client’s intention of sustainable exploration using low-impact materials by designing an outdoor stage. The idea was to develop a structure that responds to its landscape through the technical iterations of the bamboo construction.
The design is guided using two key inspirations: the local environment and the bamboo qualities. The natural surrounding inspires a light intervention – an element that merges with the land while showcasing the structural clarity. At the same time, the project pushes the limits of bamboo as contemporary building material. This led towards an exploration of lightweight structures, tension systems, and truss behavior, developing the conceptual stage foundation.
One of the initial challenges was to develop a 6-meter bamboo cantilever, for which we developed multiple prototypes to confirm that bamboo alone could not withstand the bending forces generated at such a span. The material’s strength in tension was clear, but its bending resistance was insufficient. This limitation necessitated a re-evaluation of the original structural approach, prompting a more in-depth examination of hybrid assemblies and tension-based support systems.
To achieve the structure, the design uses a hybrid structural system by combining bamboo members with steel tension cables. Bamboo works as the primary frame, taking on compression and limited tension. The steel cables counteract the cantilever’s bending forces, allowing the structure to stand as a truss-like cantilevered system. This exploration permits bamboo to perform adeptly by maintaining sustainable goals. The entire structural system was constructed on the ground, followed by the precast method. This process ensures the precision, simplification of cable tensioning, and minimal site intervention. After the assembly, the module was lifted and placed in its place.
The spatial arrangement is developed by both structural requirements and landscape placement. The cantilevered platform extends towards nature, creating a projection that aesthetically enhances the structure and emphasizes lightness. The bamboo open frame and steel allow transparency while setting up direct connectivity between the stage, audience, and surrounding environment. The final configuration is the result of balancing structural integrity with spatial experience, achieved by the calibrated tension of the hybrid system and the deliberate orientation of the stage.
The project explains how experimental construction, sustainable materials, and site-responsive design can be merged to generate a technically ambitious yet environmentally integrated structure. Through prototyping and material innovations, the team Immersive transformed a brief into a complex yet simple architectural expression that highlights the potential of bamboo as a material and redefines its role in modern structural design.
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