Wander 2.0
Design: Tuux, Wander, Rojkind Arquitectos and Amasa Estudio
Year: 2021
Status: Completed
Location: Malinalco, Estado de México
Photography: Jaime Navarro
Wander 2.0 is created for those city dwellers, of any age, who are looking for a place to disconnect from the city and reconnect with nature, their loved ones, and themselves. In a world where foreign tourism is growing at enormous rates and where the collective awareness of nature is increasing every day, we have created a new way of vacationing and connecting with our natural environment.
This was collaboration between Tuux, Wander, Rojkind Arquitectos and Amasa Estudio, with most of the prefabrication done at our factory.
The design process of the Wander 2.0 cabins started from exploring geometric possibilities that would allow the creation of a base module whose pattern would allow the generation of flexible spaces through an initial program that included: living space, kitchen, bathroom, and a bedroom.
The premise was that the volume works both in isolation and in conjunction with other modules, in such a way that it would house a broader program with the same construction system. Additive modularity.
Wander 2.0 is solved by means of an irregular hexagonal plan, symmetrical from a central axis, from which two straight walls are displaced on the sides and a rear one that allows connections with other modules. From these walls, a triangular roof arises on which a central dome rests and crosses the hut at the highest point where the main façade begins, conforming a single triangular glass element that allows a panoramic view of the environment.
With a multidisciplinary team of architects, designers, engineers, programmers, and scientists, the development of the W 2.0 generated a design — both replicable and customizable — that with minor modifications, implemented from the factory, results in a versatile and flexible family of modular spaces.
The prefabricated design allows the monitoring of many aspects that in traditional construction are complex or impossible to control. Efficiency in the use of resources, environmental care of the processes, quality of execution, and waste management reduction are all crucial indicators in the search for a new way of thinking about architecture and strengthening the communities it will serve.
