Bamboo Credenza Furniture

Bamboo Credenza Furniture
by Jeffrey Klug

• Awarded April 15, 2013
• CLIENT: BUTZ + KLUG Architecture
• 12.572

Making the Credenza's Gestalt memorable through both material (Bamboo vs Polished Stainless Steel Steel) and formal (Volumeteric vs Linear) contrasts, the credenza is able to absorb the typical haphazard collection of disparate electronic components (remotes, DVD players, cable boxes, game stations and components) surrounding home entertainment while remaining domestic and not overtly 'electronic'. The 'box', which merely sits on its tripod, is made of laminated bamboo plywood, an easily replenishable material, the details take the opportunity to amplify the intrinsic beauty of the laminations