Bug Dome is a small covered dome for underground bands, poetry reading, and discussions, inspired by insects. The building is constructed in wasteland of a ruined building site in-between the Shenzhen City Hall and an illegal workers camp, intended to reveal the human connection with nature. The architectural control has been given up in order to let the nature step in. The materials of which the cocoon is made of are bamboo, wood, gravel, recycled concrete.

The shelter is a retreat for the modern man to escape from the strength of the exploding urbanism in the city. The architects of the building share their thoughts  ‘To design is not enough. Design should not replace reality. The building must grow from the site; it must react for its surroundings, it must reflect life and it must let to be itself, like any other living creature‘. They also share the vision of their construction workers, which were sensitive, creative and responsible. They knew how to construct nature as insects do.

It will be great if we might be able to make the our cities to be part of nature. Location: Shenzhen, China. Photos by: Marco Casagrande. For a complete photo set click here