{"id":14662,"date":"2025-09-24T04:29:59","date_gmt":"2025-09-23T21:29:59","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/cstc.vn\/blogtsk\/japanese-joinery-shapes-adjaye-associates-record-setting-timber-pavilion-in-barbados\/"},"modified":"2025-09-24T04:29:59","modified_gmt":"2025-09-23T21:29:59","slug":"japanese-joinery-shapes-adjaye-associates-record-setting-timber-pavilion-in-barbados","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/cstc.vn\/blogtsk\/japanese-joinery-shapes-adjaye-associates-record-setting-timber-pavilion-in-barbados\/","title":{"rendered":"japanese joinery shapes adjaye associates\u2019 record-setting timber pavilion in barbados"},"content":{"rendered":"<h2 class=\"wow wow-yellow\">adjaye associates\u2019 music venue completes first phase<\/h2>\n<p>\u00a0<\/p>\n<p>The Barbados National Performing Arts Pavilion has opened in Bridgetown as the first phase of a future national cultural center designed by <a href=\"https:\/\/www.designboom.com\/tag\/david-adjaye\/\"><strong>Adjaye Associates<\/strong><\/a>. Built for the Caribbean festival Carifesta XV, the pavilion sets the stage for an 85,000-square-foot performing arts complex that will anchor the Barbados Heritage District masterplan.<\/p>\n<p>\u00a0<\/p>\n<p>The <a href=\"https:\/\/www.designboom.com\/tag\/wood-and-timber-architecture\/\"><strong>timber<\/strong><\/a> structure is conceived as a \u2018meanwhile use\u2019 venue, and thus stands as an immediate cultural space while laying the groundwork for the permanent performing arts center which is scheduled for completion in 2026. By embedding the <a href=\"https:\/\/www.designboom.com\/tag\/temporary-pavilions\/\"><strong>temporary pavilion<\/strong><\/a> into the permanent foundations, the design minimizes waste and ensures that materials will continue to serve the community as the project evolves.<\/p>\n<p>\u00a0<\/p>\n<p>When complete in 2026, the final performing arts center will include a 1,500-seat auditorium, rehearsal studios, public terraces, and cultural amenities. The current timber frame will remain as a defining structural element.<\/p>\n<p>images \u00a9\u00a0Adjaye Associates<\/p>\n<p>\u00a0<\/p>\n<p>\u00a0<\/p>\n<h2 class=\"wow wow-yellow\">the world\u2019s first 80-foot all-wood compression truss<\/h2>\n<p>\u00a0<\/p>\n<p>The <a href=\"https:\/\/www.adjaye.com\/\"><strong>architects<\/strong><\/a> at Adjaye Associates works with <a href=\"https:\/\/structurecraft.com\/\"><strong>StructureCraft<\/strong><\/a>, who engineered the world\u2019s first 80-foot all-wood compression truss for the pavilion. The truss transfers 120,000 pounds of tension without a single piece of metal, employing enlarged Okkake-Daisen-Tsugi joints inspired by traditional Japanese joinery. Slender cables brace the sloped columns to the foundations, creating a lateral system capable of withstanding hurricane-force winds while keeping the structural expression visible.<\/p>\n<p>\u00a0<\/p>\n<p>Mass timber enabled a component-based construction process, allowing the pavilion to be designed and assembled in just four months. The sloped perimeter canopies will later be reconfigured as the roof structure for the permanent center, further extending the life of the material. This approach reflects Adjaye Associates\u2019 broader commitment to low-carbon architecture across the Caribbean.<\/p>\n<p>Barbados opens the National Performing Arts Pavilion designed by Adjaye Associates<\/p>\n<p>\u00a0<\/p>\n<p>\u00a0<\/p>\n<h2 class=\"wow wow-yellow\">Innovation in Timber by structurecraft<\/h2>\n<p>\u00a0<\/p>\n<p><strong>Lucas Epp of StructureCraft highlights the unprecedented engineering achievement of the all-wood truss:<\/strong> \u2018<em>Achieving the 80-foot clear span over Barbados\u2019 new center stage presented a unique opportunity: an all-wood truss, no metal, no screws. Structural optimization transforms the traditional tension-compression webs into pure compression \u2014 a truss reimagined as an arch. <\/em><\/p>\n<p>\u00a0<\/p>\n<p>\u2018<em>Using ancient and modern timber joinery, each connection is carefully engineered and detailed for bending, compression, and tension. The single bottom chord splice transfers 160,000 pounds of tension using pure wood tenons.<\/em> <em>The top chord is spliced with three-foot deep okkake-daisen-tsugi joints scaled beyond historical precedent, transferring both bending and shear<\/em>.\u2019<\/p>\n<\/p>\n<p>the pavilion debuts during Carifesta XV as the first phase of a national cultural center<\/p>\n<p>StructureCraft engineers an 80-foot all-wood compression truss with no metal connections<\/p>\n<p>mass-timber allows a four month design and construction schedule for rapid assembly<\/p>\n<p>\t<!-- CLOSE ARTICLE CONTENT --><\/p>\n<div class=\"fullwidth-image\">\n<div class=\"layout-box\">\n<div class=\"page-content\">\n<p>slender cables brace the sloped columns to withstand hurricane force winds<\/p>\n<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div><\/div>\n<p>\t<!-- OPEN ARTICLE CONTENT -->\t<\/p>\n<p>traditional Okkake-Daisen-Tsugi joints transfer 120,000 pounds of tension entirely in timber<\/p>\n<p>the timber frame brings Japanese Joinery logic to the Barbados Heritage District<\/p>\n<p>\t<!-- CLOSE ARTICLE CONTENT --><\/p>\n<div class=\"fullwidth-image\">\n<div class=\"layout-box\">\n<div class=\"page-content\">\n<p>the sloped canopies will be reused as the roof for the permanent performing arts center<\/p>\n<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div><\/div>\n<p>\t<!-- OPEN ARTICLE CONTENT -->\t<\/p>\n<p>\u00a0<\/p>\n<p><strong>project info:<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>\u00a0<\/p>\n<p><strong>name:\u00a0<\/strong>Barbados National Performing Arts Center<\/p>\n<p><strong>location:\u00a0<\/strong>Bridgetown, Barbados<\/p>\n<p><strong>design architect: <\/strong><a href=\"https:\/\/www.adjaye.com\/\">Adjaye Associates<\/a>\u00a0|\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/www.instagram.com\/adjayeassociates\/\">@adjayeassociates<\/a><\/p>\n<p><strong>structural engineer\/mass timber:<\/strong> <a href=\"https:\/\/structurecraft.com\/\">StructureCraft Contracting LLC<\/a> | <a href=\"https:\/\/www.instagram.com\/structurecraft_\">@structurecraft_<\/a><\/p>\n<p><strong>completion:\u00a0<\/strong>September 2025 (Phase one)<\/p>\n<p><strong>photography:\u00a0<\/strong>\u00a9 Adjaye Associates<\/p>\n<p>\n<strong>project manager:<\/strong> Benchmark Consultancy<br \/>\n<strong>architect of record:<\/strong> FORMwork<br \/>\n<strong>structural engineer of record, civil engineer:<\/strong> CEP Barbados<br \/>\n<strong>MEP engineering:<\/strong> Vanderweil &amp; Edge Engineering<br \/>\n<strong>acoustics, security:<\/strong> SM&amp;W<br \/>\n<strong>facade consultant:<\/strong> Heintges<br \/>\n<strong>lighting consultant:<\/strong> Tillotson<br \/>\n<strong>theater consultant:<\/strong> Schuler Shook<br \/>\n<strong>wayfinding, signage:<\/strong> 2\u00d74<br \/>\n<strong>soncrete consultant:<\/strong> Redhough Associates<\/p>\n<p>\u00a0<\/p>\n<p><strong>size:<\/strong><br \/>\n<strong>phase one:<\/strong> 35,000 sqft (3251 sqm)<br \/>\n<strong>phase two:<\/strong> 85,000 sqft (7897 sqm)<\/p>\n<p>The post <a href=\"https:\/\/www.designboom.com\/architecture\/japanese-joinery-adjaye-associates-timber-pavilion-barbados-national-performing-arts-pavilion-09-23-2025\/\">japanese joinery shapes adjaye associates\u2019 record-setting timber pavilion in barbados<\/a> appeared first on <a href=\"https:\/\/www.designboom.com\/\">designboom | architecture &amp; design magazine<\/a>.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>adjaye associates\u2019 music venue completes first phase \u00a0 The Barbados National Performing Arts Pavilion has opened in Bridgetown as the first phase of a future national cultural center designed by Adjaye Associates. 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