WATG’s Mosaic Prefab Modules Can Be Elegant Hotels or Easy Disaster Shelters

Posted By Lori Zimmer On March 19, 2012 @ 10:19 am In Architecture,Prefab Housing | Comments Disabled

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The team at WATG Architecture ^[6] has come up with an exciting modular hotel ^[7] that is flexible and easy to install and transport. Called Mosaic PATHWAY (Portable Adaptable Temporary Hotel with Alternative You-ses), the prefabricated modules ^[8] are portable, reusable and adaptable. The futuristic structures emulate the design of prisms, and can add both design and function to many environments and locations.

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WATG’s Mosaic modules open up an array of possibilities for potential clients, letting them install the versatile unit virtually anywhere. Rather than a rectangular shape that trends in many pre-fab modules ^[10], WATG’s  Mosaic PATHWAY is a gorgeous, geometric prism. The architects envision the organic shape to enliven any landscape or vista in which it is placed, appearing like a natural crystal on a hilltop ^[11], or contrasting the thick concrete in the middle of a city or on a roof of a tall building.  The module was created to benefit governments, developers, entrepreneurs, hoteliers, private organizations and charitable aid societies; giving them a unique, beautiful and structurally sounds tool to raise shelters in little time.

Mosaic can be used for leisure – as a vacation home ^[12] or grouped to form a pop-up hotel. The interiors are flexible, allowing the modules to also be used for unique spas, salons or other luxury services. Mosaic was also created to provide a quick and easy pop up solution for disaster situations. The prisms can be used for emergency housing and first aid and modules can also be hooked together ^[13], or attached to a main Mosaic hub.

The modules are pre-fitted ^[14] with built-in fixtures and furniture, and have self-contained plumbing, lighting and energy systems. Once installed, Mosaic has a self-leveling foundation to ensure sturdiness and durability.

Mosaic has won the Grand Prize in the Competition for Radical Innovation in Hospitality ^[15] for its hotel module, but the mixed-use units can be used for so much more.

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Via World Architecture News ^[16]

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[6] WATG Architecture: http://www.watg.com

[7] modular hotel: http://inhabitat.com/modular-ar-che-aqua-floathome-enjoys-on-the-lake-living-in-germany/

[8] prefabricated modules: http://inhabitat.com/garrison-architects-koby-cottage-is-a-beautiful-prefabricated-woodland-retreat/

[9] Image: http://inhabitat.com/watgs-mosaic-prefab-modules-can-be-elegant-hotels-or-easy-disaster-shelters/watg-mosaic2/

[10] pre-fab modules: http://inhabitat.com/sprout-space-is-an-award-winning-prefab-modular-classroom-by-perkins-will/

[11] like a natural crystal on a hilltop: http://inhabitat.com/gartnerfuglen’s-portable-fishing-shack-has-walls-made-of-ice/

[12] a vacation home: http://inhabitat.com/gervasutti-refuge-in-italy-is-a-prefab-tubular-pod/

[13] modules can also be hooked together: http://inhabitat.com/sliding-hubs-prefab-modular-housing-has-64-different-combinations/

[14] modules are pre-fitted: http://inhabitat.com/modular-decagon-tents-expand-into-cozy-honeycomb-shelters/

[15] Competition for Radical Innovation in Hospitality: http://www.radicalinnovationinhospitality.com/

[16] World Architecture News: http://www.worldarchitecturenews.com/index.php?fuseaction=wanappln.projectview&upload_id=19356

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