The project calls for a seaweed processing plant that requires areas for drying, milling, packaging and storage of finished products. In addition, offices as well as quarters for the workers need to fit into the 500sqm building.
To streamline the production process, raw materials are lifted to the third floor for drying, dropped into a chute through the mill, then packed and stored at the ground floor ready for pick-up at the loading dock.
To save on construction costs, used container vans will be stacked to create the spaces for offices, employees’ quarters, and production. Bamboo brise soleil - denser at the the first and second levels - will shade the metal boxes from the heat of the tropical sun. Polycarbonate panels will be used for the roof to create a solar dome for the seaweed drying areas at the third level. Vent slats near the roof apex will induce air movement within the structure and let cool air rise inside the building as well as speed up the drying process.
A diagrid made of bamboo poles give the building its distinctly modern lines while keeping a traditional texture that blends well in the tropical island. Dense bamboo patterns create shadows on the steel walls of the container vans to reduce the heat that reach the interiors. Clear polycarbonate roofing admits light and heat into the solar dome where seaweeds are left to dry.
The structure is raised 1200mm above ground to prevent pests from entering the building and by using measures from traditional Ifuago houses, comply with Good Manufacturing Practice (GMP). In the process of detailing the construction of the building, studies showed the high cost of rental and ferrying in heavy equipment into the remote island to lift the container vans into place. The clients and architects later agreed to use traditional construction methods using the same plans to cut on construction costs.
Four to five structures are planned to be built on the 2 hectare site as the business grows. Each building will have different uses which will be determined by future requirements.
Bridges made of bamboo will connect the buildings to create more seaweed drying areas.
Offices, parking, and storage are located on the ground floor while the second floor accommodates the living and sleeping quarters of the plant’s employees.
Seaweed are sun and air-dried at the solar dome on the third level, conveniently dropped through the milling room on the second level, and packed at the ground level.
Floors that open on the second and third levels allow raw materials from the parking area to be lifted to the drying deck of the third. The gaps on the bamboo floors also allow cool air to pass through naturally from the ground level up to the third as a stack effect is induced by the heat inside the solar dome.
A structure that looks both modern and traditional will fit right in Bantayan Island’s laid-back community in keeping with the client’s project brief.
With a transparent polycarbonate roof required by its function – a rare opportunity in tropical architecture – the building will glow like a beacon in the island’s night sky.
With light strobes beneath the structure to keep pests away - without killing them – the modern structure will sit comfortably in this rural community, helping local employment thrive while keeping the island’s coasts clear of the “unwanted” seaweed.
The project calls for a seaweed processing plant that requires areas for drying, milling, packaging and storage of finished products. In addition, offices as well as quarters for the workers need to fit into the 500sqm building.
To streamline the production process, raw materials are lifted to the third floor for drying, dropped into a chute through the mill, then packed and stored at the ground floor ready for pick-up at the loading dock.
To save on construction costs, used container vans will be stacked to create the spaces for offices, employees’ quarters, and production. Bamboo brise soleil - denser at the the first and second levels - will shade the metal boxes from the heat of the tropical sun. Polycarbonate panels will be used for the roof to create a solar dome for the seaweed drying areas at the third level. Vent slats near the roof apex will induce air movement within the structure and let cool air rise inside the building as well as speed up the drying process.
A diagrid made of bamboo poles give the building its distinctly modern lines while keeping a traditional texture that blends well in the tropical island. Dense bamboo patterns create shadows on the steel walls of the container vans to reduce the heat that reach the interiors. Clear polycarbonate roofing admits light and heat into the solar dome where seaweeds are left to dry.
The structure is raised 1200mm above ground to prevent pests from entering the building and by using measures from traditional Ifuago houses, comply with Good Manufacturing Practice (GMP). In the process of detailing the construction of the building, studies showed the high cost of rental and ferrying in heavy equipment into the remote island to lift the container vans into place. The clients and architects later agreed to use traditional construction methods using the same plans to cut on construction costs.
Four to five structures are planned to be built on the 2 hectare site as the business grows. Each building will have different uses which will be determined by future requirements.
Bridges made of bamboo will connect the buildings to create more seaweed drying areas.
Offices, parking, and storage are located on the ground floor while the second floor accommodates the living and sleeping quarters of the plant’s employees.
Seaweed are sun and air-dried at the solar dome on the third level, conveniently dropped through the milling room on the second level, and packed at the ground level.
Floors that open on the second and third levels allow raw materials from the parking area to be lifted to the drying deck of the third. The gaps on the bamboo floors also allow cool air to pass through naturally from the ground level up to the third as a stack effect is induced by the heat inside the solar dome.
A structure that looks both modern and traditional will fit right in Bantayan Island’s laid-back community in keeping with the client’s project brief.
With a transparent polycarbonate roof required by its function – a rare opportunity in tropical architecture – the building will glow like a beacon in the island’s night sky.
With light strobes beneath the structure to keep pests away - without killing them – the modern structure will sit comfortably in this rural community, helping local employment thrive while keeping the island’s coasts clear of the “unwanted” seaweed.
The project calls for a seaweed processing plant that requires areas for drying, milling, packaging and storage of finished products. In addition, offices as well as quarters for the workers need to fit into the 500sqm building.
To streamline the production process, raw materials are lifted to the third floor for drying, dropped into a chute through the mill, then packed and stored at the ground floor ready for pick-up at the loading dock.
To save on construction costs, used container vans will be stacked to create the spaces for offices, employees’ quarters, and production. Bamboo brise soleil - denser at the the first and second levels - will shade the metal boxes from the heat of the tropical sun. Polycarbonate panels will be used for the roof to create a solar dome for the seaweed drying areas at the third level. Vent slats near the roof apex will induce air movement within the structure and let cool air rise inside the building as well as speed up the drying process.
A diagrid made of bamboo poles give the building its distinctly modern lines while keeping a traditional texture that blends well in the tropical island. Dense bamboo patterns create shadows on the steel walls of the container vans to reduce the heat that reach the interiors. Clear polycarbonate roofing admits light and heat into the solar dome where seaweeds are left to dry.
The structure is raised 1200mm above ground to prevent pests from entering the building and by using measures from traditional Ifuago houses, comply with Good Manufacturing Practice (GMP). In the process of detailing the construction of the building, studies showed the high cost of rental and ferrying in heavy equipment into the remote island to lift the container vans into place. The clients and architects later agreed to use traditional construction methods using the same plans to cut on construction costs.
Four to five structures are planned to be built on the 2 hectare site as the business grows. Each building will have different uses which will be determined by future requirements.
Bridges made of bamboo will connect the buildings to create more seaweed drying areas.
Offices, parking, and storage are located on the ground floor while the second floor accommodates the living and sleeping quarters of the plant’s employees.
Seaweed are sun and air-dried at the solar dome on the third level, conveniently dropped through the milling room on the second level, and packed at the ground level.
Floors that open on the second and third levels allow raw materials from the parking area to be lifted to the drying deck of the third. The gaps on the bamboo floors also allow cool air to pass through naturally from the ground level up to the third as a stack effect is induced by the heat inside the solar dome.
A structure that looks both modern and traditional will fit right in Bantayan Island’s laid-back community in keeping with the client’s project brief.
With a transparent polycarbonate roof required by its function – a rare opportunity in tropical architecture – the building will glow like a beacon in the island’s night sky.
With light strobes beneath the structure to keep pests away - without killing them – the modern structure will sit comfortably in this rural community, helping local employment thrive while keeping the island’s coasts clear of the “unwanted” seaweed.