CONSTRUCTION MATERIALS FOR RESORTS

4. Coconut Tree.

Materials that still related in Tropical area and many of them still protected are coconuts tree. Tropical
area is blessed with large area of coconut plantation, which require regular replanting. This has created
large supply coconut wood that can be used for various purposes. Coconut tree has many range of
use, all of coconuts body can used as a building materials, furniture, and decorating elements. Coconut
wood can be used as a beam of gazebo or building and also wood flooring, the leaves used as thatch
roof, coconut fruit used as decorating elements. Although many kind of wood that is available in local
market, such as teak, bangkirai, rattan, bamboo, and so on, coconut wood is the widest material insists in
the market, because it is a biodegradable product that protects the environment.

One of the new innovation of coconut is for flooring materials, here are some references for the
flooring one side is a local product and the other side is an international product.

Coconut flooring
Flooring made from coconut wood is marked for its unique dark grain and as hard as regular hardwood at
noticeably lower price. On the left side is a local product n the other side is international product whereas
the price also quite different, on the right side the prices ranges from $ 49 to $499. Many innovation
developed in coconut, from the simplest used as beam until it manufactured as a flooring materials. The
coconut has not just developed in Indonesia but most of tropical country has this plant, so it make easier
for the renewable and the recycle this materials.
Lumicor

Lumicor is done by lamination, it constructed within uniting two or more layers of materials together and in
between is filled within real fabrics, such as leaves, forest fern, beach grasses, or natural papers to any
environment. Lumicor can be fabricated using conventional power and hand tools. Many Lumicor
products may be formed into unique shapes for dramatic design possibilities. The industries best suited to
work with Lumicor are plastic and solid surface fabricators.

Shortly, these materials perfect for creating a nature inspired by surrounding because it made from the
real fabrics, and without spend much time taking care of the original plants. Environmentally friendly
materials can achieve in using ecologically harvested from sustainable crops. Hand placement of reeds
makes each panel distinct.
These product offer a choice of 3 high performance resins to suit a variety of applications with their own
advantage:

a. Lumiform. Lower Flammability, Superior Impact Resistance, Thermoforms at Lower, Temperature, &
More flexible.

b. Lumiclear. Outstanding Clarity, Excellent UV Absorption, Renewable Surface, More Rigid

c. Lumiguard. All of the Benefits of Lumiclear™ with Added Chemical Resistance Ideal for Horizontal
Applications or Areas Requiring Stain Protection

Application:Lumicor used as a panel and also decoration element for interior spaces, such as lobby,
spa, office or any location, to create nature atmosphere, within the original colour and texture. The
differences of the thickness depend on the using in the room, as decorating elements the form can be re-
mode as suitable as the spaces.

Visionary eco-architect Vincent Callebaut has just unveiled images

of his latest ecological masterpiece and it’s jaw-droppingly
stunning. Nautilus is a futuristic 27,000-square-meter eco-resort
designed for Palawan, Philippines. The beautiful self-sustaining
complex, which would include various research centers, shell-
shaped hotels and rotating apartment towers, is designed to be a
shining example of how resilient tourism can allow travelers to
discover the world without destroying it.
Callebaut designed Nautilus to be a resilient, self-sustaining
community that includes a series of rotating apartments and luxury
hotels, along with a elementary school and sports center. Also on
site would be a scientific research and learning center for travelers
who’d like to collaborate with engineers, scientists, and ecologists in
actively taking part in improving the local environment. It’s a
pioneering collaborative concept focused on using real-world
education to foster and spread the idea of responsible ecotourism
– or as the architect describes it – “a voluntary approach to
reimburse ecological debt”.
Using the principles of biomimicry, the design is inspired by the
“shapes, structures, intelligence of materials and feedback loops
that exist in living beings and endemic ecosystems.” The
construction and operation of the complex would work under a
“zero-emission, zero-waste, zero-poverty” ethos, using 100 percent
reused and/or recycled materials from the surrounding area. All of
the materials used in the construction would be bio-sourced

productsderived from vegetable biomass. Microalgae and linseed

oil would be used to manufacture organic tiles, while any wood used
would be locally-sourced from eco-responsible forests.

Even the luxury lodgings would be self-sustaining, playing a strong

role in the design’s net-zero energy profile. The main tourist village
would be built on telescopic piles that produce ocean thermal
energy as well as tidal energy. This energy, along
with photovoltaic cells, would produce sufficient energy for the the
village, which will also be installed with vertical walls and green
roofs to increase the buildings’ thermal inertia and optimize natural
temperature control.
To the west, twelve small spiral towers with a total of 164 units are
designed to be built on rotating bases that turn on their axis
according to the course of the sun, fully rotating 360 degrees in one
day, providing optimal views of the surrounding environment and
taking advantage of a full day of natural light.

On the east side, the complex would have 12 small snail-shaped

“museum-hotels” constructed with recycled concrete. The hotels
will feature various exhibition spaces on the bottom floors and
guests rooms on the upper floors.
At the heart of the resort will be Origami Mountain, slated to house a
scientific research center and nautical recreation area. The building
would be constructed using a Cross Laminated Timber framework
that would be layered to create a number of undulating ramps that
fold out like a massive origami structure.