Five Copper Petals Dramatically Enclose a Bamboo Yoga Studio in a Lush Bali Village

a building made with a scalloped roof in copper

All images © Lumi Shala

A yoga and meditation studio in Bali welcomes visitors to relax and stretch under an airy bamboo canopy. A recent project of the local architecture firm IBUKU, “Lumi Shala” is a copper-coated structure with scalloped roofing that layers like five overlapping petals. The metallic covering is met with interlaced bamboo infrastructure inside, as those same botanical-like forms sweep upward in massive arches and “reflect warm golden light onto the bellies of the blonde bamboo ceilings inside, inspiring feelings of lightness and freedom,” the designers said. Earthen walls also support the roof with gaps that allow seamless movement between interior and exterior and sunlight to stream into the space.

“Lumi Shala” is one component of IBUKU’s larger plan for the yoga studio, and you can find more on the firm’s site. (via Dezeen)

a copper building with scalloped roof

the interior of a building with three structural forms ascending from floor to ceiling

two images, both of the exterior of the building with copper roofing and concrete base

latticed bamboo leaf-like structures run from floor to ceiling while a person walks inside

an aerial view of the scalloped copper roof surrounded by lush green forests

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