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PhotogRAPhy: KLAus LoRKe (oPPosite And bottom); Russ Kientsch (toP)
Local craftsmen built a reception structure (opposite) by adapting native ship building techniques that highlight a boat's ribbing. A string of villas were constructed in an arc extending over the water (right). Pavilion-like public buildings (below) feature flat roofs atop slender concrete columns that allow ocean breezes to circulate freely.
of the villas rest on this foundation, each with an L-shape plan that frames views of the ocean and the turquoise lagoon, while providing some privacy from neighbors. Timber roof rafters wrap living spaces and support slatted screens and sliding glass doors that open onto private terraces. For the remaining villas, which dot the perimeter of the island, the team developed a prefab prototype in a warehouse near Singapore. The precut wood sections were produced in Indonesia, shipped to Hadahaa, and assembled onsite by Maldivians. Other building materials were shipped from India, unloaded at one of two long jetties. Regional influence and resources Soo Chan, design principal of SCDA, visited another island where traditional boats are constructed by hand. “The ribs were spectacular,
so I persuaded our engineers to hire these craftsmen to create an enlarged, upside-down version of their boat to serve as a reception area,” he says. “They found a way of creating a rigid structure with very small foundations, suspending the ribs from a rectangular structure and joining them to form a shell, rather than building from the ground up.” Other public buildings feature flat roofs that sit on slim concrete columns, forming pavilion-like open spaces that are cooled by ocean breezes. The restaurant-bar sports carved wood columns, and shutters that can be closed tightly during the occasional tropical storm. A mezzanine gallery and roof terrace provide refuge in the event of a tsunami. “Thatched roofs are used in many south seas resorts but they are not indigenous to the Maldives, and we have employed more durable materials,” says Chan. His firm custom designed the simple furnishings,
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Table of Contents for the Digital Edition of Contract - September 2012
Contract - September 2012
Contents
Editorial
Industry News
Product Focus: Come Sail Away
Eneco Headquarters
Park Hyatt Hadahaa
Perkins+Will Atlanta
DPR Construction
Iowa Utilities Board | Office of Consumer Advocate
25hours Hotel Hamburg
Practice: What Is Next in Sustainable Design?
Competition: Design Is…
Exhibition: George Nelson at Cranbrook Art Museum
Designers Select: Eco Products
Sources
Ad Index
Exhibition: Gio Ponti at the Venice Biennale
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