Working alongside Coast Architects, I collaborated closely with the client to create this dual-purpose beachfront residence in the stunning Emerald Point area of Providenciales – a home that transforms seamlessly into a wedding venue when occasion demands. The challenge was designing for both intimate family life and celebration, all while responding to one of the Caribbean’s most dramatic coastal settings.
The design centres around a generous open-plan living, dining, and kitchen space that opens completely onto the pool terrace, dissolving the boundary between inside and outside living. Secondary kitchen areas provide the additional food preparation space essential for events, while six bedrooms, each with en-suite bathroom, ensure comfortable accommodation for guests. Outside, a series of carefully choreographed decks and terraces surround a large swimming pool complete with swim-up bar, offering varied experiences from intimate morning coffee spots to expansive party spaces. A separate guest house adds two further bedrooms and living areas, maintaining privacy while expanding capacity.
Architecturally, the villa reinterprets traditional Caribbean vernacular for contemporary life. A simple horizontal form clad in white-painted timber sits within a bold white-rendered masonry framework – this outer structure performing the crucial dual function of shading both interior and exterior spaces while creating extensive balcony areas. Strategic voids in the framework delineate different balcony zones and allow existing trees to grow through the building, spanning floors and creating the seamless integration between landscape and architecture that defines great tropical design.
Solar panels discretely positioned on the roof harness the abundant Caribbean sunshine to provide hot water and power the swimming pool systems, ensuring the luxury comes with environmental responsibility.
Mountain Fold provided comprehensive architectural services through to building permit application, with construction completed in 2020 creating a venue that has become a celebrated destination for both living and celebration.
