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Architects: Rick Joy Architects
- Area: 3150 ft²
- Year: 2017
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Photographs:Joe Fletcher
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Manufacturers: Antonio Lupi, Duratherm, Led Linear, Pablo Designs, Viabizzuno
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Lead Architects: Rick Joy, Gustavo Ramirez
Text description provided by the architects. Near the southwest coast of the Providenciales, an island in the Turks and Caicos archipelago, Rick Joy Architects designed a family retreat whose privacy and quietness are cut through by the coastal breezes and long rays of tropical sun. On approach from the adjacent road, the multipartite complex appears to organically grow out of the site’s natural coastline, its subtly textured eggshell concrete contrasting the bright turquoise water in the same way as the white sand that lines the shallow inlet. Taking visual cues from lush surroundings, which also include iron shore rock and verdant native vegetation, the architects produced tactile links between the building and its site: mahogany doors, windows and ceilings capture the warmth of the surroundings, while small, precisely placed openings let just the right doses of greenery inside.
