Mt. Sinai Renovation’s Winged Bamboo Screen Soars Over Singapore

It's hard to find extra space in the built-up areas of Singapore, but <a href="http://www.toposdesign.com/indextopos.html">TOPOS Design Studio</a> gave a home on Mt. Sinai Road a protective wing-shaped screen made of bamboo that seems to soar over the neighborhood. A material experiment, the screen was made <a href="http://inhabitat.com/bamboo-wing-is-a-sculptural-vietnamese-restaurant-immersed-in-water/">entirely out of bamboo</a> without the assistance of manmade components such as steel - an impressive feat that mitigates the need for vertical columns.

TOPOS claims that this entire home is made from bamboo

Bamboo is one of the fastest growing materials on the planet, and therefore deeply sustainable

A new winged screen provides natural ventilation and privacy

The screen also creates a barrier against the sun during muggy summers

Peeping toms will have a hard time peering inside this urban renovation

The winged design gives the home the appearance of soaring over Singapore