Höfði Lodge, a 5,500 square meter luxury hotel located in northern Iceland, consists of a four-story central main building with large terrasses on front side and four side “wings” containing rooms that provide amazing view to the ocean. These side “wings” are two- and three-story buildings of approximate length of 60 m separated by internal yard.
The structure of main building is made of steel elements with timber frame prefabricated floors and walls as secondary structural elements. Side “wings” of the building are made of prefabricated timber frame modules supported by steel structure, concrete foundation or other modules. Modules on the back side are put together over three stories while front side modules are resting on steel frames on the second level.
The structure of main building is made of steel elements with timber frame prefabricated floors and walls as secondary structural elements. Side “wings” of the building are made of prefabricated timber frame modules supported by steel structure, concrete foundation or other modules. Modules on the back side are put together over three stories while front side modules are resting on steel frames on the second level.
In this project, special attention is paid to the lateral loads, especially seismic load that is very high at this location (a=0.5g). Horizontal stability of this hybrid building is secured with bracings in main building (in walls and floors) and moment resisting steel frames in modular part of the building where, also, timber floors and walls act as diaphragms to transfer loads between steel frames.
