Farrington Highway Modular Housing
Additional Info
Award Winner : Hawaii Modular Space, an operation of Williams Scotsman, Inc.
Architectural Excellence : The project site is located on a main Highway that is highly visible. The design of the homes needed to blend in with the existing community and to not look like a "homeless" facility. The concept of a village was designed to promote a living environment of interaction with families. We worked with G70 to design cluster units where families could interact with each other or choose to be private. The exterior design addressed natural lighting by incorporating clerestory windows that face the morning and afternoon sunlight. The covered deck area of each cluster was engineered to accommodate a sliding wall. The wall could be closed to provide privacy for each family or be opened to enjoy shared events on the deck. The interior was designed with the intent of ease of maintenance. Vinyl wrap gyp rock was chosen instead of drywall for easy cleaning. if there was wall damage, a VWSR panel is easier to replace than repairing drywall. Mobility of buildings is factored for future plans.
Cost Energy Effectiveness : The plant is not held to Government prevailing on site labor rates if modular construction is used. On an average, this saves the client around 30%. Also, time saved by building the building at the same time as the site work saved the funding as they would have lost the funding with site build not being able to meet the deadline. The plant was able to build the entire project in the plant which save shipping costs for materials that we would have to install and finish on site. A big cost saving was the foundation system. Site build required concrete slabs for each cluster which would have been very costly. Modular construction was able to meet all of the structural codes using engineered piers and hurricane anchoring on the existing grade. Adding more clusters is being worked on. The ability for the modules to move has allowed for the project to expand at minimal cost.
Design Firm Name : G70
Occupied Date : 3/19/2018
Owner Firm Name : City and County of Honolulu Land Management
Production Start Date : 12/10/2017
Project Location City : Honolulu
Project Location State Name : HI
Technical Innovation : The City had a clock ticking to use Emergency funding by a specific date or they would lose the money. Using modular construction and saving 50% on a site build schedule was the clear path. The plant was able to work with the designers to avoid the "trailer" label using computer conceptual drawings for approval by the community. Intent was to have the project be 100% factory built to save time. Even the open deck was engineered and designed as modules that could be shipped and installed. The project did not have funding to accommodate concrete slabs for each cluster. The use of modular foundation piers with auger anchoring allowed for the buildings to meet structural codes for wind exposure ratings and seismic requirements which were installed on existing grade. A sliding wall incorporated into a covered deck was the first of its kind that the plant was able engineer and build.
Total Square Feet : 9416