The modernist concrete cube has become the go-to design for villas and hotel units around the world, what are the real differences between luxury tented villas by Escape Nomade and traditional construction?
Let’s consider some factors:
🗃 1. Structure
Escape Nomade Tented Villas
- Tent may be placed on a concrete slab, wooden or composite deck
- Minimal digging in the ground, No heavy machinery or debris produced
- Maximum 7 days preparation time, with one small team of local workers
General Concrete Villas
- All parts of the building need some kind of structure
- Intense digging in the ground, Lots of heavy machinery and labour required
- Average 60 days preparation time, with a large team comprising different skills, Intense coordination
💼 2. Building / Installation
Escape Nomade Tented Villas
- Minimum 48 hours to set up a 25 sqm project once foundation is in place. Typical team consists of just six Local Installers + Escape Nomade Project Manager. We pre-ship the Foundation poles and provide all instruction and drawings needed.
- A majority of the elements are metal and canvas. Additional wooden or glass doors are shipped by us in the same container as the Tented Villa. Many of our end-users have built units on their own, with occasional assistance from our Project Managers via phone or Skype.
General Concrete Villas
- Every element needs some time to process or prepare- be it the windows, doors, walls, paint, framework and so on. An average timeframe for a 25 sqm villa would be 3-6 months, provided that all drawings and technical work in place.
- Usually, the elements are sourced from a number of places and there needs to be intense coordination amongst them to ensure the right size, fit, finish etc.
