COMPONENT VILLA

LOCATION
SITELESS SYSTEM DESIGNED PRIMARILY FOR TROPICAL CLIMATES
TYPE
ADAPTABLE HOSPITALITY VILLA AND AMENITY SYSTEM
STATUS
ONGOING
PROJECT CONTEXT
PROFESSIONAL COLLABORATION
COLLABORATORS
BANDAWOOD AND ANDERSON ANDERSON ARCHITECTURE
LICENSED PROFESSIONAL
ANDERSON ANDERSON ARCHITECTURE
PROJECT ROLE
PROTOTYPE DESIGN AND DEVELOPMENT OF THE COMPONENT SYSTEM, SPATIAL CONFIGURATIONS, AND ROOF VARIATIONS
OUTPUTS
RESEARCH, CONCEPTS, RENDERINGS, FEASIBILITY STUDIES, DRAWINGS, DETAILS, FABRICATION PROTOTYPES, AND SCALE AND FULL SIZE CONNECTION PROTOTYPES
IMAGE CREDITS
JJ TAN

COMPONENT VILLA IS AN ONGOING HOSPITALITY SYSTEM DEVELOPED AROUND RECLAIMED TEAK. BECAUSE THE AVAILABLE TIMBER COMES IN LIMITED AND SOMETIMES INCONSISTENT DIMENSIONS, THE PROJECT BEGINS WITH THE MATERIAL ITSELF AND ASKS HOW THOSE PIECES CAN SUPPORT AN ADAPTABLE FAMILY OF BUILDINGS.

THE SYSTEM USES AN APPROXIMATELY THREE METRE STRUCTURAL GRID COMPOSED OF RECLAIMED TEAK COLUMNS AND BEAMS, LIGHT TIMBER FRAMING, CROSS LAMINATED TIMBER ENCLOSURE ELEMENTS, AND CUSTOM PREFABRICATED STEEL CONNECTORS. THESE CONNECTORS ALLOW A RELATIVELY SMALL COLLECTION OF COMPONENTS TO CREATE DIFFERENT FLOOR PLANS, ROOF FORMS, AND BUILDING SIZES.

INDIVIDUAL MODULES CAN BE CONFIGURED AS PRIVATE VILLAS, COMMUNAL BUILDINGS, AMENITY SPACES, OR LARGER COLLECTIONS OF CONNECTED STRUCTURES. THE SYSTEM IS DESIGNED PRIMARILY FOR TROPICAL REGIONS SUCH AS SOUTHEAST ASIA AND HAWAII, WHERE LIGHTWEIGHT CONSTRUCTION, ADAPTABLE ENCLOSURES, AND A CLOSE RELATIONSHIP BETWEEN INTERIOR AND EXTERIOR SPACES CAN RESPOND TO LOCAL CLIMATE AND PATTERNS OF USE.

THE CUSTOM STEEL CONNECTORS ARE CENTRAL TO THE PROJECT. THEY ESTABLISH CONSISTENT RELATIONSHIPS BETWEEN TIMBER COMPONENTS WHILE ACCOMMODATING THE DIMENSIONAL LIMITATIONS OF THE RECLAIMED MATERIAL. THEIR CONNECTION LOGIC ALLOWS THE SYSTEM TO EXPAND, CONTRACT, AND FORM DIFFERENT SPATIAL ARRANGEMENTS WITHOUT REQUIRING EVERY BUILDING TO BE DESIGNED AS AN ENTIRELY NEW STRUCTURE.

COMPONENT SIZES ARE COORDINATED AROUND MATERIAL AVAILABILITY, PROCESSING, TRANSPORTATION, AND HANDLING ON SITE. ASSEMBLY DIAGRAMS SHOW HOW THE KIT CAN BE DELIVERED IN ORGANIZED SETS AND INSTALLED THROUGH A CLEAR SEQUENCE. DRAWINGS, FEASIBILITY STUDIES, MATERIAL RESEARCH, COST STUDIES, MANUFACTURER INPUT, PHYSICAL MODELS, CONNECTION TESTS, AND FULL SIZE MOCKUPS ARE BEING USED TO REFINE THE SYSTEM.

COMPONENT VILLA DEMONSTRATES HOW MATERIAL REUSE, MODULAR COORDINATION, DESIGN FOR MANUFACTURING AND ASSEMBLY, AND DETAILED CONNECTION DESIGN CAN TRANSFORM AN IRREGULAR RECLAIMED RESOURCE INTO A REPEATABLE AND ADAPTABLE BUILDING SYSTEM.

FIG. 01 — COMPONENT VILLA / SCALE: NTS

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