Anaha | Solomon Cordwell Buenz
Combining history, context, and culture, the Anaha tower is an extraordinary example of contemporary architectural place-making. The condominium begins the implementation of Ward Village®, which is the largest Platinum Certified LEED for Neighborhood Development (LEED-ND) masterplan in the country.
Designed by Solomon Cordwell Buenz (SCB) in partnership with Honolulu-based Benjamin Woo Architects, Anaha is the second residential condominium tower to be completed within the award-winning 60-acre master-planned community transforming Honolulu?s urban core.
Photography: Nic Lehoux
Located in the vibrant Kaka?ako district of Oahu, the 40-story, 857,000-square-foot tower creates 311 condominium homes that will help transform the previously industrial and retail-focused district into a 24-hour mixed-use community. Anaha Form & Facade Design
Anaha means ?reflection of light? in Hawaiian. The tower?s undulating form was inspired by the island?s artistic tradition of abstracting waves. Through a sequence of shifted, interlocking, and softly curved floor plates and its high-performance glass curtain wall, the façade appears to be ever-changing in the light, like a wave shimmering in the sun, making the tower a distinctive and dynamic addition to the coastline.
Photography: Nic Lehoux
The orientation of the tower?s long axis is placed ?Mauka-Makai?, or mountain to ocean, which preserves coastal views from inland vantage points. The tower is brought cleanly down to the street to...
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