bamboo-woven spherical installation by cheng tsung feng shapes meeting dome in taiwan
Meeting Dome reinterprets Taiwanese bamboo chair weaving
Cheng Tsung FENG’s Meeting Dome is a large-scale spherical installation in Fugang, Taoyuan, that reinterprets the weaving technique of the traditional Taiwanese bamboo chair. The project continues the artist’s exploration of artisanal practices, translating everyday craft into spatial form.
The installation expands the chair’s woven seat into a monumental structure. Thin bamboo strips are layered in parallel and extended across a hexagonal metal framework, producing a continuous lattice surface. The composition recalls the Chinese character for ‘person’ (人), emphasizing both structural balance and human connection.
all images by FIXER Photographic Studio
Feng’s Open Bamboo Sphere encourages gathering and reflection
The open geometry keeps the sphere permeable from all sides, encouraging visitors to move through, gather, and interact. As light filters through the bamboo layers, shifting patterns of shadow animate the ground and create shaded areas beneath the dome. Inside, bamboo stools are arranged in varied groupings and heights around a central planting of local Taoyuan vegetation. This spatial layout invites pause and interaction, recalling the informal ways neighbors once gathered on bamboo chairs in village streets, under trees, and in alleyways.
By magnifying a familiar household object, artist Cheng Tsung FENG’s Meeting Dome transforms a utilitarian craft into an architectural experience. The interplay of bamboo and metal merges tactile materiality with structural clarity, while the installation as a whole reflects on memory, community, and the role of everyday objects in shaping shared space.
Meeting Dome by Cheng Tsung FENG rises as a bamboo-woven sphere in Fugang
the installation reinterprets the weaving of traditional Taiwanese bamboo chairs
bamboo stools are placed in varied groupings and heights
thin bamboo strips extend across a hexagonal metal framework
parallel bamboo layers form a continuous lattice surface
the dome remains permeable, inviting visitors from all sides
craft and architecture merge in the magnified bamboo weave
a central planting of Taoyuan vegetation anchors the space
everyday craft is translated into monumental spatial form
geometry and material emphasize balance and connection
light filters through bamboo, casting shifting shadows on the ground
the project bridges memory, material, and communal interaction
seating arrangements encourage rest and interaction
a humble chair becomes an architectural experience of light and space
project info:
name: Meeting Dome
artist: Cheng Tsung FENG | @chengtsungfeng
location: Fugang, Taoyuan, Taiwan
materials: bamboo, wood, lacquered iron, LED lighting
project design: Chan-Wei HSU
design team: Sheng WANG, Hung Lin LIU, Ying Chun WENG, Che Wei CHANG, Wei Che HUANG, Hsing Chien CHIEN, Jui Yi CHIEN
structural analysis: Chien Chuan Engineering Consulting Co.
construction: Weige Interior
painting: Crown Paint Waterproof Engineering
lighting design: Oude Light
lighting engineer: Beamtec Lighting
organizer: Taoyuan City Government, Taiwan Railways Administration
adviser: Taoyuan City Council
executive units: Vision Management Consultants Inc., Fengshe Cai Co., Ltd., Hegu Creative Integration Marketing Co., Ltd.
curator: Hui-Lan CHANG
photographer: FIXER Photographic Studio | @fixer_photographic_studio
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edited by: christina vergopoulou | designboom
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