Optima Paradise Valley is a three-home site designed using a proprietary patent pending building system called DCHGlobal MFB (Modular Factory Built).
The system synchronizes standardization with design flexibility in an entirely factory-produced modular system comprised of Vierendeel steel trusses that are carried by truck to the site and hoisted into place atop concrete piers by crane.
Each structure and module enclosure takes mere days to fabricate in the controlled factory environment and is then lifted into place by crane in a matter of hours.
Making use of the factory-built process, the architects can maintain very tight tolerances and build with less errors, in turn providing an extremely high level of quality throughout the entire process. The modules arrive on site fully outfitted with cabinetry, kitchens, blinds and have only to be plugged into utilities. The three-inch fir flooring and ceiling are structural members as well as warming features in the interiors.
The system rests lightly on only four piers floating just above the ground so nature can be integrated through the structure and the building envelope, comprised of high efficiency tinted glass with a heat reflective coating.
The glass acts as a canvas for nature's reflections of both color and texture. Modular sunscreens create privacy and shading for the interior spaces while filtering light through 3/8 perforations on 10-gauge press-formed slats. Additional press formed steel panels are attached to provide privacy while creating rich textures on the exterior.