Set on less than an acre of Exuma’s remote coastline, this boutique wellness retreat is designed as an intimate hospitality experience rooted in privacy, climate, and connection to the landscape. The scheme comprises one main house and six guest pavilions: four oriented toward the ocean to capture expansive views and prevailing trade winds, and two nestled within the garden, close to quieter amenities such as the fountain and meditation space.

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The design responds directly to the existing ecology. Native vegetation shapes pathways and privacy, mature trees guide building placement, and coral limestone outcrops inform the overall site strategy. Inspired by Caribbean architectural language and reinterpreted through a contemporary material palette, the retreat combines stacked stone, shaded openings, and open-air spatial planning to create a calm, breathable environment attuned to the rhythms of island life.

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Rather than treating nature as scenery, the project positions it as an active presence in the guest experience. Buildings sit lightly within gaps in the vegetation, and the curved meditation pavilion is embedded into the landscape as a place of stillness and reflection. Together, these elements form a low-impact coastal retreat that weaves together architecture, ecology, and sensory wellbeing.