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Dialogue: 0,0:00:00.70,0:00:02.60,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,When I was nine years old,
Dialogue: 0,0:00:02.60,0:00:05.45,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,my mom asked me what I would want\Nmy house to look like,
Dialogue: 0,0:00:06.04,0:00:08.52,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,and I drew this fairy mushroom.
Dialogue: 0,0:00:08.52,0:00:11.79,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,And then she actually built it.
Dialogue: 0,0:00:11.79,0:00:13.79,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,(Laughter)
Dialogue: 0,0:00:13.79,0:00:16.42,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,I don't think I realized\Nthis was so unusual at the time,
Dialogue: 0,0:00:16.42,0:00:17.95,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,and maybe I still haven't,
Dialogue: 0,0:00:17.95,0:00:20.75,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,because I'm still designing houses.
Dialogue: 0,0:00:23.32,0:00:26.70,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,This is a six-story bespoke home\Non the island of Bali.
Dialogue: 0,0:00:26.70,0:00:29.67,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,It's built almost entirely from bamboo.
Dialogue: 0,0:00:30.36,0:00:33.80,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,The living room overlooks the valley\Nfrom the fourth floor.
Dialogue: 0,0:00:34.97,0:00:36.78,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,You enter the house by a bridge.
Dialogue: 0,0:00:38.55,0:00:40.40,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,It can get hot in the tropics,
Dialogue: 0,0:00:40.40,0:00:44.17,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,so we make big curving roofs\Nto catch the breezes.
Dialogue: 0,0:00:45.76,0:00:49.50,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,But some rooms have tall windows\Nto keep the air conditioning in
Dialogue: 0,0:00:49.50,0:00:52.97,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,and the bugs out.
Dialogue: 0,0:00:53.52,0:00:55.23,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,This room we left open.
Dialogue: 0,0:00:55.23,0:00:57.100,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,We made an air-conditioned, tented bed.
Dialogue: 0,0:00:58.94,0:01:02.57,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,And one client wanted a TV room\Nin the corner of her living room.
Dialogue: 0,0:01:02.57,0:01:06.33,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,Boxing off an area with tall walls\Njust didn't feel right,
Dialogue: 0,0:01:06.33,0:01:10.51,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,so instead, we made this giant woven pod.
Dialogue: 0,0:01:12.48,0:01:16.63,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,Now, we do have all the necessary\Nluxuries, like bathrooms.
Dialogue: 0,0:01:16.63,0:01:20.100,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,This one is a basket\Nin the corner of the living room,
Dialogue: 0,0:01:20.100,0:01:24.51,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,and I've got tell you, some people\Nactually hesitate to use it.
Dialogue: 0,0:01:24.51,0:01:27.48,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,We have not quite figured out\Nour acoustic insulation.
Dialogue: 0,0:01:27.48,0:01:29.92,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,(Laughter)
Dialogue: 0,0:01:29.92,0:01:32.50,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,So there are lots of things\Nthat we're still working on,
Dialogue: 0,0:01:32.50,0:01:34.70,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,but one thing I have learned\N
Dialogue: 0,0:01:34.70,0:01:37.94,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,is that bamboo will treat you well\Nif you use it right.
Dialogue: 0,0:01:38.91,0:01:40.95,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,It's actually a wild grass.
Dialogue: 0,0:01:40.95,0:01:43.92,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,It grows on otherwise unproductive land --
Dialogue: 0,0:01:43.92,0:01:47.27,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,deep ravines, mountainsides.
Dialogue: 0,0:01:47.27,0:01:51.49,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,It lives off of rainwater,\Nspring water, sunlight,
Dialogue: 0,0:01:51.49,0:01:56.25,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,and of the 1,450 species of bamboo\Nthat grow across the world,
Dialogue: 0,0:01:56.25,0:01:58.69,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,we use just seven of them.
Dialogue: 0,0:01:58.69,0:02:00.12,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,That's my dad.
Dialogue: 0,0:02:00.12,0:02:02.22,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,He's the one who got me\Nbuilding with bamboo,
Dialogue: 0,0:02:02.22,0:02:04.31,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,and he is standing in a clump
Dialogue: 0,0:02:04.31,0:02:08.33,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,of Dendrocalamus asper niger\Nthat he planted just seven years ago.
Dialogue: 0,0:02:08.33,0:02:11.37,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,Each year, it sends up\Na new generation of shoots.
Dialogue: 0,0:02:11.37,0:02:16.14,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,That shoot, we watched it grow a meter\Nin three days just last week,
Dialogue: 0,0:02:16.14,0:02:20.76,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,so we're talking about sustainable\Ntimber in three years.
Dialogue: 0,0:02:23.22,0:02:26.64,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,Now, we harvest from hundreds\Nof family-owned clumps.
Dialogue: 0,0:02:26.64,0:02:29.29,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,Betung, as we call it, it's really long,
Dialogue: 0,0:02:29.29,0:02:30.96,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,up to 18 meters of usable length.
Dialogue: 0,0:02:30.96,0:02:33.49,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,Try getting that truck down the mountain.
Dialogue: 0,0:02:33.49,0:02:37.13,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,And it's strong: it has\Nthe tensile strength of steel,
Dialogue: 0,0:02:37.13,0:02:39.85,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,the compressive strength of concrete.
Dialogue: 0,0:02:39.85,0:02:42.78,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,Slam four tons straight down on a pole,
Dialogue: 0,0:02:42.78,0:02:45.49,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,and it can take it.
Dialogue: 0,0:02:45.49,0:02:48.69,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,Because it's hollow, it's lightweight,
Dialogue: 0,0:02:48.69,0:02:51.41,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,light enough to be lifted\Nby just a few men,
Dialogue: 0,0:02:51.41,0:02:54.13,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,or, apparently, one woman.
Dialogue: 0,0:02:54.13,0:02:59.70,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,(Laughter) (Applause)
Dialogue: 0,0:03:02.28,0:03:06.44,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,And when my father\Nbuilt Green School in Bali,
Dialogue: 0,0:03:06.44,0:03:09.64,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,he chose bamboo for all\Nof the buildings on campus,
Dialogue: 0,0:03:09.64,0:03:11.89,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,because he saw it as a promise.
Dialogue: 0,0:03:11.89,0:03:13.80,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,It's a promise to the kids.
Dialogue: 0,0:03:13.80,0:03:17.86,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,It's one sustainable material\Nthat they will not run out of.
Dialogue: 0,0:03:18.55,0:03:22.69,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,And when I first saw these structures\Nunder construction about six years ago,
Dialogue: 0,0:03:22.69,0:03:26.78,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,I just thought, this makes perfect sense.
Dialogue: 0,0:03:26.78,0:03:28.89,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,It is growing all around us.
Dialogue: 0,0:03:28.89,0:03:31.28,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,It's strong. It's elegant.
Dialogue: 0,0:03:31.28,0:03:33.51,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,It's earthquake-resistant.
Dialogue: 0,0:03:33.51,0:03:37.61,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,Why hasn't this happened sooner,\Nand what can we do with it next?
Dialogue: 0,0:03:37.61,0:03:42.64,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,So along with some of\Nthe original builders of Green School,
Dialogue: 0,0:03:42.64,0:03:44.61,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,I founded Ibuku.
Dialogue: 0,0:03:44.61,0:03:50.27,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,Ibu means "mother," and ku means "mine,"\Nso it represents my Mother Earth,
Dialogue: 0,0:03:50.27,0:03:55.36,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,and at Ibuku, we are a team\Nof artisans, architects and designers,
Dialogue: 0,0:03:55.36,0:03:59.92,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,and what we're doing together\Nis creating a new way of building.
Dialogue: 0,0:04:00.32,0:04:02.68,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,Over the past five years together,
Dialogue: 0,0:04:02.68,0:04:07.67,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,we have built over 50 unique structures,\Nmost of them in Bali.
Dialogue: 0,0:04:08.74,0:04:11.78,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,Nine of them are at Green Village --
Dialogue: 0,0:04:11.78,0:04:14.61,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,you've just seen inside\Nsome of these homes --
Dialogue: 0,0:04:14.61,0:04:18.78,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,and we fill them with bespoke furniture,
Dialogue: 0,0:04:18.78,0:04:20.83,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,we surround them with veggie gardens,
Dialogue: 0,0:04:20.83,0:04:23.95,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,we would love to invite you all\Nto come visit someday.
Dialogue: 0,0:04:23.95,0:04:26.97,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,And while you're there,\Nyou can also see Green School --
Dialogue: 0,0:04:26.97,0:04:29.59,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,we keep building\Nclassrooms there each year --
Dialogue: 0,0:04:29.59,0:04:32.87,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,as well as an updated\Nfairy mushroom house.
Dialogue: 0,0:04:34.55,0:04:37.94,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,We're also working on\Na little house for export.
Dialogue: 0,0:04:37.94,0:04:41.12,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,This is a traditional Sumbanese home\Nthat we replicated,
Dialogue: 0,0:04:41.12,0:04:44.35,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,right down to the details and textiles.
Dialogue: 0,0:04:45.06,0:04:49.31,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,A restaurant\Nwith an open-air kitchen.
Dialogue: 0,0:04:49.31,0:04:52.32,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,It looks a lot like a kitchen, right?
Dialogue: 0,0:04:52.32,0:04:56.29,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,And a bridge that spans\N22 meters across a river.
Dialogue: 0,0:04:57.15,0:05:01.01,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,Now, what we're doing,\Nit's not entirely new.
Dialogue: 0,0:05:01.69,0:05:06.22,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,From little huts to elaborate bridges\Nlike this one in Java,
Dialogue: 0,0:05:06.22,0:05:09.33,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,bamboo has been in use across\Nthe tropical regions of the world
Dialogue: 0,0:05:09.33,0:05:12.23,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,for literally tens of thousands of years.
Dialogue: 0,0:05:12.23,0:05:18.29,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,There are islands and even continents\Nthat were first reached by bamboo rafts.
Dialogue: 0,0:05:18.29,0:05:20.82,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,But until recently,
Dialogue: 0,0:05:20.82,0:05:25.44,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,it was almost impossible to reliably\Nprotect bamboo from insects,
Dialogue: 0,0:05:25.44,0:05:29.70,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,and so, just about everything\Nthat was ever built out of bamboo is gone.
Dialogue: 0,0:05:30.61,0:05:32.98,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,Unprotected bamboo weathers.
Dialogue: 0,0:05:32.98,0:05:36.37,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,Untreated bamboo gets eaten to dust.
Dialogue: 0,0:05:36.37,0:05:39.65,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,And so that's why most people,\Nespecially in Asia,
Dialogue: 0,0:05:39.65,0:05:43.55,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,think that you couldn't be poor enough\Nor rural enough to actually want
Dialogue: 0,0:05:43.55,0:05:46.15,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,to live in a bamboo house.
Dialogue: 0,0:05:46.15,0:05:47.98,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,And so we thought,
Dialogue: 0,0:05:47.98,0:05:50.33,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,what will it take to change their minds,
Dialogue: 0,0:05:50.33,0:05:53.51,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,to convince people\Nthat bamboo is worth building with,
Dialogue: 0,0:05:53.51,0:05:56.34,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,much less worth aspiring to?
Dialogue: 0,0:05:56.34,0:05:59.43,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,First, we needed safe treatment solutions.
Dialogue: 0,0:05:59.43,0:06:01.12,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,Borax is a natural salt.
Dialogue: 0,0:06:01.12,0:06:03.84,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,It turns bamboo into\Na viable building material.
Dialogue: 0,0:06:03.84,0:06:06.60,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,Treat it properly, design it carefully,
Dialogue: 0,0:06:06.60,0:06:09.29,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,and a bamboo structure\Ncan last a lifetime.
Dialogue: 0,0:06:10.39,0:06:14.15,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,Second, build something\Nextraordinary out of it.
Dialogue: 0,0:06:14.15,0:06:16.24,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,Inspire people.
Dialogue: 0,0:06:16.24,0:06:17.29,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,Fortunately,
Dialogue: 0,0:06:17.29,0:06:19.17,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,Balinese culture fosters craftsmanship.
Dialogue: 0,0:06:19.17,0:06:21.14,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,It values the artisan.
Dialogue: 0,0:06:21.14,0:06:23.97,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,So combine those\Nwith the adventurous outliers
Dialogue: 0,0:06:23.97,0:06:27.10,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,from new generations\Nof locally trained architects
Dialogue: 0,0:06:27.10,0:06:30.53,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,and designers and engineers,
Dialogue: 0,0:06:30.53,0:06:33.68,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,and always remember that you are designing
Dialogue: 0,0:06:33.68,0:06:37.45,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,for curving, tapering, hollow poles.
Dialogue: 0,0:06:37.45,0:06:40.72,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,No two poles alike, no straight lines,
Dialogue: 0,0:06:40.72,0:06:43.13,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,no two-by-fours here.
Dialogue: 0,0:06:43.13,0:06:48.11,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,The tried-and-true, well-crafted formulas\Nand vocabulary of architecture
Dialogue: 0,0:06:48.11,0:06:49.43,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,do not apply here.
Dialogue: 0,0:06:49.43,0:06:51.73,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,We have had to invent our own rules.
Dialogue: 0,0:06:51.73,0:06:56.20,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,We ask the bamboo what it's good at,\Nwhat it wants to become,
Dialogue: 0,0:06:56.20,0:07:00.69,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,and what it says is: respect it,\Ndesign for its strengths,
Dialogue: 0,0:07:00.69,0:07:04.44,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,protect it from water,\Nand to make the most of its curves.
Dialogue: 0,0:07:04.44,0:07:06.34,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,So we design in real 3D,
Dialogue: 0,0:07:06.34,0:07:08.16,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,making scale structural models
Dialogue: 0,0:07:08.16,0:07:11.26,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,out of the same material\Nthat we'll later use to build the house.
Dialogue: 0,0:07:11.26,0:07:13.28,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,And bamboo model-making, it's an art,
Dialogue: 0,0:07:13.28,0:07:16.37,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,as well as some hardcore engineering.
Dialogue: 0,0:07:22.75,0:07:24.63,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,So that's the blueprint of the house.
Dialogue: 0,0:07:24.63,0:07:27.04,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,(Laughter)
Dialogue: 0,0:07:27.04,0:07:28.95,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,And we bring it to site,
Dialogue: 0,0:07:28.95,0:07:31.69,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,and with tiny rulers,\Nwe measure each pole,
Dialogue: 0,0:07:31.69,0:07:36.29,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,and consider each curve, and we choose\Na piece of bamboo from the pile
Dialogue: 0,0:07:36.29,0:07:38.81,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,to replicate that house on site.
Dialogue: 0,0:07:40.06,0:07:43.42,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,When it comes down to the details,\Nwe consider everything.
Dialogue: 0,0:07:43.42,0:07:45.53,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,Why are doors so often rectangular?
Dialogue: 0,0:07:45.53,0:07:46.88,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,Why not round?
Dialogue: 0,0:07:46.88,0:07:48.52,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,How could you make a door better?
Dialogue: 0,0:07:48.52,0:07:50.50,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,Well, its hinges battle with gravity,
Dialogue: 0,0:07:50.50,0:07:52.66,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,and gravity will always win in the end,
Dialogue: 0,0:07:52.66,0:07:55.40,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,so why not have it pivot on the center
Dialogue: 0,0:07:55.40,0:07:57.65,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,where it can stay balanced?
Dialogue: 0,0:07:57.65,0:08:02.32,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,And while you're at it,\Nwhy not doors shaped like teardrops?
Dialogue: 0,0:08:02.32,0:08:05.37,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,To reap the selective benefits\Nand work within the constraints
Dialogue: 0,0:08:05.37,0:08:07.10,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,of this material,
Dialogue: 0,0:08:07.10,0:08:09.33,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,we have really had to push ourselves,
Dialogue: 0,0:08:09.33,0:08:13.92,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,and within that constraint,\Nwe have found space for something new.
Dialogue: 0,0:08:15.24,0:08:17.52,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,It's a challenge: how\Ndo you make a ceiling
Dialogue: 0,0:08:17.52,0:08:20.66,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,if you don't have any\Nflat boards to work with?
Dialogue: 0,0:08:20.66,0:08:25.21,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,Let me tell you, sometimes I dream\Nof sheet rock and plywood.
Dialogue: 0,0:08:25.21,0:08:27.01,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,(Laughter)
Dialogue: 0,0:08:27.71,0:08:31.82,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,But if what you've got\Nis skilled craftsmen
Dialogue: 0,0:08:31.82,0:08:34.49,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,and itsy bitsy little splits,
Dialogue: 0,0:08:34.49,0:08:36.67,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,weave that ceiling together,
Dialogue: 0,0:08:36.67,0:08:39.64,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,stretch a canvas over it, lacquer it.
Dialogue: 0,0:08:39.64,0:08:42.35,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,How do you design durable\Nkitchen countertops
Dialogue: 0,0:08:42.35,0:08:45.90,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,that do justice to this curving\Nstructure you've just built?
Dialogue: 0,0:08:45.90,0:08:48.74,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,Slice up a boulder like a loaf of bread,
Dialogue: 0,0:08:48.74,0:08:51.11,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,hand-carve each to fit the other,
Dialogue: 0,0:08:51.11,0:08:53.43,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,leave the crusts on,
Dialogue: 0,0:08:53.43,0:08:57.68,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,and what we're doing,\Nit is almost entirely handmade.
Dialogue: 0,0:08:57.68,0:08:59.81,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,The structural connections\Nof our buildings
Dialogue: 0,0:08:59.81,0:09:04.70,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,are reinforced by steel joints, but we use\Na lot of hand-whittled bamboo pins.
Dialogue: 0,0:09:04.70,0:09:08.89,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,There are thousands of pins in each floor.
Dialogue: 0,0:09:08.89,0:09:13.88,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,This floor is made of glossy\Nand durable bamboo skin.
Dialogue: 0,0:09:13.88,0:09:16.100,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,You can feel the texture under bare feet.
Dialogue: 0,0:09:16.100,0:09:19.61,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,And the floor that you walk on,
Dialogue: 0,0:09:19.61,0:09:21.45,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,can it affect the way that you walk?
Dialogue: 0,0:09:21.45,0:09:26.33,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,Can it change the footprint\Nthat you'll ultimately leave on the world?
Dialogue: 0,0:09:26.33,0:09:28.28,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,I remember being nine years old
Dialogue: 0,0:09:28.28,0:09:30.18,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,and feeling wonder,
Dialogue: 0,0:09:30.18,0:09:32.20,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,and possibility,
Dialogue: 0,0:09:32.20,0:09:34.47,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,and a little bit of idealism.
Dialogue: 0,0:09:34.47,0:09:37.33,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,And we've got a really long way to go,
Dialogue: 0,0:09:37.33,0:09:39.73,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,there's a lot left to learn,
Dialogue: 0,0:09:39.73,0:09:44.67,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,but one thing I know is that\Nwith creativity and commitment,
Dialogue: 0,0:09:44.67,0:09:49.22,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,you can create beauty and comfort
Dialogue: 0,0:09:49.22,0:09:52.45,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,and safety and even luxury
Dialogue: 0,0:09:52.45,0:09:55.41,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,out of a material that will grow back.
Dialogue: 0,0:09:55.41,0:09:57.65,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,Thank you.
Dialogue: 0,0:09:57.65,0:10:03.45,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,(Applause)