Roatan Beach Houses
Palmetto Bay Plantation
Roatan, Bay Islands, Honduras

Living in a tropical climate, with lush vegetation, sandy beaches and relaxed attitudes, has inspired three wooden houses with appealing interiors, influenced by local crafts and building traditions, climatic considerations and the desire to maximize indoor-outdoor living.

All three houses exhibit contemporary sensibility and reveal how exotic environments can be enhanced through simple spaces.

Age old tropical design concepts carry on in these three houses in an essential way, such as high ceilings to allow the air to rise and circulate and louvered openings that create natural cross-ventilation, help to catch a cooling breeze and also seal out the extremes of the driving rains and norther winds.

The minimalistic design of these three houses produces a feeling of pervasive calm and capture the essence of year-round warmth and balmy natural surroundings. We can sometimes feel a sense of connection from the outdoor room that is simply screened from the elements or the refinement that comes with the streamlining of sensuous natural materials.

The best results are defined in essential simplicity, open plan arrangements, and beautiful craftsmanship throughout.