HMD RETREAT

ONE OF THE FOUR SETTLEMENTS ON NORTH CAICOS ALONG WITH BOTTLE CREEK, KEW, AND SANDY POINT, WHITBY IS A SMALL VILLAGE ON THE CENTRAL NORTH COAST OF THE ISLAND. IT WAS HOME TO ONE OF THE FIRST HOTELS, THE PROSPECT OF WHITBY. OUR CLIENT ARE PASSIONATE ABOUT THE NATURAL LANDSCAPE OF THE SITE AND THEIR BRIEF WAS TO BE ABLE TO LIVE IN CLOSE-CONTACT WITH NATURE. OUR MULTI SINGLE-STOREY DWELLING DESIGN SOUGHT TO RESPOND TO THE NATURAL SLOPING OF THE SITE AND CAREFULLY NESTLING THE BUILDINGS IN IT’S CONTEXT BY ONLY REMOVING EXISTING VEGETATION THAT NEEDS TO BE REMOVED.

CULTURAL SENSITIVITY

BY CAREFULLY ASSESSING THE UNIQUE CHARACTERISTICS OF THE SITE, INCLUDING ITS NATURAL FEATURES AND CULTURAL SIGNIFICANCE, WE HAVE DEVELOPED A DESIGN THAT SEAMLESSLY INTEGRATES WITH THE SURROUNDING LANDSCAPE. OUR GOAL IS TO ENSURE THAT THE DWELLINGS IS NESTLED WITHIN ITS SITE CONTEXT, FOSTERING A SENSE OF HARMONY AND CONNECTION WITH THE LAND.

WE ARE SENSITIVE TO THE CULTURAL IDENTITY OF THE SITE AND STRIVE TO HONOUR ITS HERITAGE THROUGH THOUGHTFUL DESIGN CHOICES. BY INCORPORATING ELEMENTS THAT REFLECTS LOCAL TRADITIONS AND AESTHETICS, WE AIM TO CREATE A DWELLING THAT FEELS ROOTED IN ITS SURROUNDINGS, ENRICHING THE SENSE OF PLACE AND BELONGING.

RUGGED BEAUTY

THE CORAL STONE WALL INTRODUCES A NATURAL AND ORGANIC ELEMENT TO THE INTERIOR, ADDING TEXTURE, WARMTH, AND VISUAL INTEREST TO THE SPACE. ITS ROUGH-HEWN SURFACE AND EARTHY TONES EVOKE THE RUGGED BEAUTY OF THE OUTDOORS, CREATING A SENSE OF CONNECTION WITH THE SURROUNDING ENVIRONMENT.

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