I recently posted a story about my newest commission to design a beachfront villa on the Caribbean island of Antigua. I posted my preliminary sketches of the building that I presented to the client a couple of weeks ago and now my team have finished most of the renders so I would like to present them here to the community. Firstly here are the two sketches again, but this time alongside the renders my team have created.
So you will notice that although the rear of the villa that faces the beach is more or less just like my conceptual sketch, however the front of the villa is quite different. The reason for this simple. Hurricanes. It was brought to my attention after the initial presentation that any new buildings in these islands need to follow stringent regulations regarding hurricane proofing. The elegant pitched roof that is often part of many of my designs had to go and be replaced by a more austere solid flat roof of strong concrete. It was after contacting a local architectural firm on the island that my client asked me to work with that I started to modify other aspects of the design too.
You can see on the aerial view here that I have sacrificed all the beauty that I often like to present with steeply pitched rooflines and gentle eaves, skylights and open courtyards. Instead it's become almost monolithic in its structure but I take comfort that unless you have a helicopter you will not see...:)
I was excited however to take this idea of strength and resilience and create an interior that immediately felt strong and secure when you enter the house. These timber clad columns are stylish and beautiful but at the same time they give a feeling of structural integrity that says "hurricane proof". The natural stone walls also re-enforce the overall concept of safety and strength. I wanted to make the owners feel safe in their home regardless of what mother nature threw at them. By using natural materials like stone and solid timber I think it works.
The main living spaces rendered above feature very high ceilings. Double volume ceilings are essential to give the feeling of space. I love to make the open stairs in these kind of projects an actual feature of the interior. Of course they need to be functional but stairs should be beautiful. They should draw the visitor's eye. Visitors should be intrigued about where they go and feel drawn to climbing them. They should also offer a commanding view of the living space so that when the owner descends them in the morning their home is laid out beneath them.
Here is the master bedroom. It looks out over the pool and the sea. I am yet to visit the site so I'm only envisioning the view of the sea from photos they have shown me. The bedroom faces the east so the sun will pour into the bedroom in the morning. I have used interior colours and materials to compliment the colours of the Caribbean though I may change final colours palette after my first visit when construction begins.
I hope you like how the project is developing. I am presenting these renders to my client early next week. Im so excited to visit the site in a couple of months when construction starts. Designing a beachfront villa on an island that is directly in the path of hurricanes every year is exciting and rewarding. Here are some renders of the exterior at the back of the property facing the beach. We still have many more renders that we are working on but I don't want to show you everything before the client sees....:)
Oh! I !LUV these sketches... The renders are great too. A lot of effort is clearly put into every detail.
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Thanks for the compliments. My team are so goos at doing the renders of my sketches. Im very proud of them.
Oh, so the renders and sketches aren't by the same person? Tell them they did an amazing job for them!
I have 3 talented CAD experts on my team and they do the renders under my supervision..:)
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wow! these are some well thought out designs and i admire how you sacrificed your usual signature styles for practically and yet even if you hadn't pointed that out, these all look elegantly splendid 😃 thank you for sharing about your work!
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Thanks so much! yes it was an exercise in compromise regarding my original vision but I like the way it is turning out.
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Wow! Those sketches are amazing! Nice job. Good afternoon from the Philippines!
Hi Philippines! Thanks so much for your kind words..:) I quite like the sketches too!
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Hello @seancallow. Oh wow! This special project is what we call "Disaster-Resilient Architecture". As much as you desired to play around with the exterior design, our initial proposals are sometimes forced to follow island-specific building regulations, However, that's the beauty of restrictions, isn't it? They allow us to squeeze our creative juices as Architects until we arrive at the most suitable solutions for the problems at hand. Despite the exterior shell almost resembling a fortified bunker due to its concrete enclosure, at least the interior spaces still exhibit their glamorous ambiance.
Who would dare challenge the devastating forces of nature anyway? With your hurricane-proof residential concept now finalized and intact, you and the homeowners have assured peace of mind. Wish you all the best and more power for your client presentation next week! 😊
Disaster-Resilient Architecture - I like that name. I feel sometimes my business is "Disaster-Resilient" - seems one challenge after another but Covid nearly ruined me. So glad that Phuket is recovering and business is coming back. Im super excited with this Antigua project and it has been a learning curve too. Thanks for your kind compliments and the client meeting went very well! I will share updates here as the project progresses.
Wonderful! Congrats on a successful client meeting! In today's challenging times, Disaster-Resilient Architecture looks like a strong driving force for Architects like us, most especially in hurricane-stricken locations such as Antigua. Thrilled to experience your upcoming project updates. Have fun! 😊
It's like a dream house. I really want to live in such a house. May the great Lord Almighty fulfill my dream.
Thank you! I'm really looking forward to moving in. Its been a long slow process!
The details and design elements, just wow ! Amazing sketches and even amazing renders ! 💗🥰
I'm so proud of my team - the renders they do for me are always so great!
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Oh thanks so much! I hope I can win one day...:) Congratulations to all the other runnerups and of course the winner!
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