Roatán Próspera Residences Honduras
Roatán Próspera Residences Honduras Building, Zaha Hadid Architects Contemporary Building Central America
Roatán Próspera Residences in Honduras
28 July 2020
Roatán Próspera Residences, Honduras
Design: Zaha Hadid Architects ; AKT II ; Hilson Moran Partnership
Location: Roatán Island, Honduras, central America
Zaha Hadid Architects with AKT II and Hilson Moran Partnership have developed a digital architectural platform to create homes for Roatán Próspera. The residential designs are a specific ecological and social response to the climate, terrain and culture of Roatán in the Caribbean, the largest of the Bay Islands of Honduras.
The designs learn from the wisdom of the past, integrating the local vernacular tradition of timber construction, climatic appropriateness and spatial experience with new digital design, engineering and construction techniques. Working with AKT II, the design approach starts from a comprehensive understanding of the local supply chain, logistics and construction techniques to promote the use of local materials, craftsmanship and manufacturing facilities which support the economy of the region.
The design?s modular system is founded on the use of sustainable timber, sourced nearby from certified forests on the Honduran mainland and treated locally, to form the main structural elements. Digital information technologies will optimize the use of all parts of the sustainably-forested logs to minimize waste and pollution. This process also c...
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