Module Connection Details

Three connection types define how modules join, each echoing Hawaiian lashing and plantation-era timber connections while maintaining visible articulation of the structural hierarchy.

Joint types

Joint location	Type	Vernacular reference
Column to base	Pinned / bolted	Stone foundation post pockets
Column to wall plate	Notched beam-over-post	Pou-to-lohelau traditional joint
Ridge to rafter	Wrapped / lapped	Kauhuhu-to-o’a lashing point
Rafter to wall plate	Birdsmouth / notched	O’a-to-lohelau bearing
Gutter to column (Y-joint)	Custom connector	Modern adaptation for water harvesting

The module is not a literal hale replica — it is a performative translation of Hawaiian building logic into a contemporary kit-of-parts system.