Bahamas Resort Taps Young Architects
Designs are eco-friendly.
Ayesha J. Gallion -- Interior Design, 8/13/2007 12:00:00 AM
A prestigious panel of judges including architect Richard Meier recently honored four talents under the age of 40 for the Young Architects Design Competition. Presented by the Bahamas residential resort community Cotton Bay Estates in Eleuthera, the competition called for designs of a one-story or split-level home, from 3,000-5,000 square feet, on an estate lot at Cotton Bay.
Meier and his fellow judges--Costas Kondylis, founder of Costas Kndylis & Partners; Laurinda Spear, founding principal of Arquitectonica; and former model India Hicks, who is a Bahamian resident, designer, and author--selected the winning designs from over 400 entries.
Will Shepphird of Shepphird Associates in Los Angeles was awarded $5,000 for first place; Volha Parchyna and Arseni Varabyeu of Architectural Bureau Varabyeu Partnership in Minsk, Belarus received $3,000 as the second place winner; and Albert Mo of Architects EAT in Victoria, Australia earned $2,000 for third place. TJ Thompson of Construction Design Services picked up the T. Alberts Sands Award and a $5,000 prize for the best design by a Bahamian architect.
The winning designers’ plans will be shown to prospective buyers at Cotton Bay, which is scheduled to open early 2008. Winners were selected based on their interpretations of Bahamian Colonial architectural style and regard for the island’s natural environment.
"Each design has a strong command of environmental friendliness and ecological responsibility," says Wim Steenbakkers, managing director of Cotton Bay.
Cotton Bay, in conjunction with Audubon International, aims to present designs that preserve the natural environment, maintain vegetation and topography, and apply solar and wind energy sources.
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