2 news and picture results for the tag: Caribbean.

Primary Habitat, Port au Prince in Haiti

April 1, 2011 Filed Under: Cultural, Public Buildings
Primary Habitat, Port au Prince in Haiti

The Primary Habitat, Port au Prince designed by St-Val Architect is located in Haiti.  The refreshing concept is formed using the traditional art of basketry, weaving natural plant fibres from the local habitat moulded into a cocoon shape. Plans for the structure suggest that its vertical nature will only have a minor effect on the devastated lands, and the potential to use natural and locally sourced... 

House in Casa de Campo – La Romana in La Romana, Dominican Republic

July 1, 2010 Filed Under: House, Residential
House in Casa de Campo – La Romana in La Romana, Dominican Republic

The House in Casa de Campo – La Romana designed by A-Cero is located in La Romana, Dominican Republic. The benign climate that prevails throughout the year on the Caribbean island of La Romana, as well as the project’s plot across 7,000 sq m of coast line, determined the design for House in Casa de Campo by A-cero Studio. Joaquin Torres directed the project which is formed as two separate blocks,...