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Tribuntu Pod
Johannesburg, South Africa
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Tribuntu Pod
Johannesburg, South Africa
Type
STATUS
Built
YEAR
2024
SIZE
0 sqft - 1000 sqft
BUDGET
$10K - 50K
The 24sqm A-frame pod is an innovative and versatile modular living solution designed to meet the growing demand for efficient, affordable, and stylish architecture in Africa. Developed by A4AC Architects and Innostruc Engineering, and crafted by Innovators Interior & Steel Frame Warehouse, this pod redefines compact living with its modern design and flexible usage options.
Inspired by the need for effective modular housing in Africa, this A-frame pod addresses the critical demand for affordable and innovative architecture. The design emphasizes versatility, allowing the pod to serve multiple purposes such as a cozy home, an efficient office, a trendy vacation rental, or a serene studio. The modular concept aims to provide a high-quality living space that can be quickly deployed in various settings.
Challenges and Setbacks:
One of the primary challenges was sourcing materials that balanced affordability with luxury. The materials needed to be lightweight to facilitate easy transport and assembly while ensuring durability and aesthetic appeal. Overcoming these challenges was crucial to maintaining the project's vision of providing a cost-effective yet luxurious living solution.
The pod features lightweight steel framing and high-quality cladding materials, ensuring excellent insulation and energy efficiency with a superior R-value. The construction utilizes 1.2m modular bays that can be interchanged, added, or removed, offering endless customization possibilities. This modularity allows for the pod to be flat-packed and transported on a trailer, enabling quick and efficient assembly on-site.
The specific configuration designed as a small home includes several key components:
Bathroom Bay: Includes a shower, toilet, and basin.
Living Bays: Three bays form a combined bedroom, study, and kitchenette.
Porch Bay: A small covered porch for outdoor space.
This arrangement maximizes utility and comfort within a compact footprint, while the modular nature of the design allows for easy adaptation to different uses.
The 24sqm A-frame pod exemplifies the potential of modular architecture to provide effective and affordable housing solutions. Its innovative design and use of materials overcome the traditional challenges of cost and quality, offering a versatile and stylish living space suited to the dynamic needs of the African market.
Design and Fabrication:
Architects: A4AC Architects
Engineering: Innostruc Engineering
Fabrication: Innovators Interior & Steel Frame Warehouse
Inspired by the need for effective modular housing in Africa, this A-frame pod addresses the critical demand for affordable and innovative architecture. The design emphasizes versatility, allowing the pod to serve multiple purposes such as a cozy home, an efficient office, a trendy vacation rental, or a serene studio. The modular concept aims to provide a high-quality living space that can be quickly deployed in various settings.
Challenges and Setbacks:
One of the primary challenges was sourcing materials that balanced affordability with luxury. The materials needed to be lightweight to facilitate easy transport and assembly while ensuring durability and aesthetic appeal. Overcoming these challenges was crucial to maintaining the project's vision of providing a cost-effective yet luxurious living solution.
The pod features lightweight steel framing and high-quality cladding materials, ensuring excellent insulation and energy efficiency with a superior R-value. The construction utilizes 1.2m modular bays that can be interchanged, added, or removed, offering endless customization possibilities. This modularity allows for the pod to be flat-packed and transported on a trailer, enabling quick and efficient assembly on-site.
The specific configuration designed as a small home includes several key components:
Bathroom Bay: Includes a shower, toilet, and basin.
Living Bays: Three bays form a combined bedroom, study, and kitchenette.
Porch Bay: A small covered porch for outdoor space.
This arrangement maximizes utility and comfort within a compact footprint, while the modular nature of the design allows for easy adaptation to different uses.
The 24sqm A-frame pod exemplifies the potential of modular architecture to provide effective and affordable housing solutions. Its innovative design and use of materials overcome the traditional challenges of cost and quality, offering a versatile and stylish living space suited to the dynamic needs of the African market.
Design and Fabrication:
Architects: A4AC Architects
Engineering: Innostruc Engineering
Fabrication: Innovators Interior & Steel Frame Warehouse
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