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To respond to the brief and the existing buildings in an augmentative and complimentary manner: • introducing new spaces, • providing drama and tension to contrast and heighten the experience of the existing buildings, • including linking elements to provide cohesion to the complex, • and introducing a sense of adventure. .r argrtrc To create an east-west axis to balance the existing dominant north-south axis, To introduce new platforms for views out, and to celebrate more fully the ritual of sunrise and sunset. To enliven the main courtyard, establishing it as the heart of the complex. 7.31 Neaby to the north-east, and closely associated with the exercise and pool area, is the spa. The existing north-east accommodation is altered and the roof extended, all to enclose DESCRIPTION the cloaks, sauna, massage, showers, etc. Situated below the spa is the cinema. It is reached by a new staircase, and 7.21 The Courtyard pathways leading from other buildings in the complex. The central raised part of the courtyard at the heart of the complex is lowered to the level of the surrounding walkways to 7.4 The main Drawing Room remains in its present guise, with eliminate the obstruction of the raised lawns. The palm trees existing kitchen converted into a bar overlooking the new sit in newly created walled planters with ornate copings. The circular pool, for general stop for refreshment, or for collecting perimeter of the courtyard is defined by a miniature moat, drinks before a meal, or for a poolside picnic which eventually flows into the east pool. This introduces an element of adventure, and provides the opportunity to 7.5 The two existing guest rooms on the south side of the courtyard introduce water-related features, like miniature waterfalls, have new roofs, extended to provide shelter to the north as fountains and the little bridges over the moat. Additional part of a covered route to the east pool, and to the east and shade is provided by a tented structure supported by a central west, to provide cover from the sun. The roof on both buildings stay. This can be raised and lowered to suit the season and the will enclose upgraded bathrooms. wind The palm trees soar clear of the canopy 7 22 New buildings are added to East and West of the courtyard to establish a strong east-west balance to the existing north-south axis. These new elements celebrate sunrise and sunset, and enjoy the splendid views. 73 East Building Morning activities are accommodated in the new building to the east. There is a gym at an upper floor level with views out, and a pool outside which is long enough for length swimming. The pool spills over a knife-edge on the south-east side, giving way to the magnificent view of the open sea. Breakfast can be taken on the terrace in the cool of the morning, before the wind gets up. To complete the building there are a kitchenette, WC, games room with north terrace, a sun terrace next to the pool, and a shaded and sheltered terrace. EFTA00259429 SCHEME 2 The West Buildings 7.6 The west end of the courtyard is oriented to the west, and the main level are lit by more intense light from above. The sunset. A pool deck is cantilevered over the new approachway, journey to the top is crowned by framed views through the and sitting centrally on the deck, a little proud, is the new palms trees to the sea beyond. And on departing, as the visitor dining room. The existing guest room is totally revamped to descends the main stair, there is a last unforgettable view out provide a kitchen below and a stair up to a servery. An ante to the west over the circular pool. room greets the diner before entereing the dining room. From here endless views open up, to the horizon, the beaches, and 7.8 Master bedroom the pool deck. A terrace off the west end of the dining room is From the underworld below the circular pool, a path leads to only a couple of steps above the pool deck. the master bedroom suite. To the right is a stair up to the pool deck. The existing MBR suite is altered to provide for more 7.61 The existing south-west accommodation with new roof and luxurious bathing and dressing facilities, an additional sitting verandah, a new guest house, and the dining room all serve to room and increased shelter from new verandahs. enclose another large swimming pool. This area has tremendous views west, and shade is available below the 7.9 The study verandah of the new guest accommodation adjacent to the A short journey eastwards from the main bedroom is a coral- dining room. faced wall rising from knee-height to above head-height, effectively blocking the view from the sea. The new study 7.62 To the north-west of the platform, a circular pool sits over the protrudes from this cliff face with nothing but a view of the sea main entrance way. Glazed panels in its floor admit dappled ahead and the rocky shore below. A small kitchenette and WC light into the undercroft, evoking the atmosphere of a reef are provided. To the south a pair of timber doors open into a below the sea. This pool is the ideal setting for sundowners, as secret cloistered garden, a world in complete contrast to the its shaded deck is near the kitchen and the bar. world of the study, for reading or contemplation. A small stairway leads up from the south end of the study garden back 7.7 The Entrance to the main drawing room. The opportunity for drama and contrast is explored in the main entrance way. Elegant coral faced columns and walls carry the 7.91 Pathways lead away from the study to the master bedroom pool deck above, creating an exciting underworld, cool and suite to the west, and to the east, the cinema gym complex and verdant, with sharp coloured highlights, like one of the reefs pool. off the coast. The visitor arrives into a world where the sense of enclosure, the intensity of light, and the types of flora are in 7.92 Below the pool deck to the west are further new guest rooms for stark contrast to the rest of the island. As the approach route family accommodation. Although remaining connected by rises toward the pool deck, the feeling of an underworld pathways and a spiral stair up to the pool deck, this new deepens, to the point where the canopied stairs upward to the building is isolated by walls of dense vegetation. 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The report that his visit, he wrote up the brief which falls into three separate follows and the drawings that accompany it set out proposals but related parts, as follows: related to all aspects of the brief. In its very nature the island is both unique and diverse; the development of the 1.1 First: the modifications and extensions to the existing island should not dilute this uniqueness nor limit this buildings; diversity. Every part of the development should respond to • to improve the facilities; the particularities of location and context • to make the complex more outward looking than at present; • to reconsider the sillier pomposities like the dinky columns 1.5 The buildings should offer a framework to patterns of life on and the twee stair to the south; the island, dealing not only with every day needs and the • to simplify the details of the central court; simple physical delights of the place, but also inviting a • to provide further shaded areas in the court and around the stretching of the imagination and a release of the subconscious guest pavilions; The buildings need to be beautiful and stimulating but do not • to make a new dining space - probably overlooking the view themselves need to supply the imaginative dimension The to the west; exotic situation, the exotic vegetation, the mythology of • to relocate the kitchen, perhaps below the new dining space; islands, and of the Caribbean in general, are far more • to rearrange the entrance from the vehicular path in a more intoxicating than any architectural tour-de-force. The stately and convenient way; Americas were after all the 'terra incognita' that mediaeval • to look at the master bedroom suite (MBR) Europe both dreaded and desired. Columbus named the Virgin a) to provide the missing facilities, Islands after the 11,000 companions of the much travelled and b) to devise a Library/Study for Jeffrey - related perhaps to mystically revered St Ursula. The stories of the New World the MBR more or less directly. and the Indies stimulated adventurers like Pissaro and Cortez; and inspired writers, poets and artists. Take Prospero's islan 1.2 Second: to devise additional buildings associated with the in Shakespeare's Tempest, Robinson Crusoe, Treasure Island, present complex providing: Swiss Family Robinson, the dreams of Gauguin and the stories • a new swimming pool, of a suitable size and more suitably of R L Stephenson and Conrad. Then there is the history of located, with sunning areas, shade and facilities for serving Spanish treasure ships, of the South Sea Bubble, of slavery refreshments; and independence, and in our own day of illegal immigration • an exercise suite with gym, massage area, steam bath etc; and drug smuggling. • a private cinema for an audience up to 20; • a games room; • further guests suites devised particularly for: • couples needing more generous accommodation than that provided by the present cabanas; • family groups accompanied by children of various age groups. 1.3 And third: proposals for the landscape treatment including: • Proposals to conceal or camouflage the generator building and its associated access and storage arrangements; • The generator is smelly and noisy and although the noise can be reduced and the smell dispersed by the wind, neither can be eliminated entirely. • repositioning the helicopter pad; • setting out roadways and paths both to the house and elsewhere on the island: • for oil and other deliveries; • for the larger golf buggies; • for ATVs; • and for pedestrians only • identifying points on the island for secondary structures: rock-cut steps down to the beaches; flag poles; picnic pavilions, belvederes and grottoes; even complete cabanas for private overnight accommodation; and so-on. • Sites for secondary utilitarian structures - buggy garages, workshops, storage places, etc and staff accommodation. EFTA00259442 2 CONTEXT 3. STRATEGY 2.0 The basis of the context is topography and climate. 3.1 It is intend intended that the existing buildings be adapted as far as possible, rather than taking them down and starting 2.1 The island is volcanic in origin. The rocky cliffs on the SE again. shore display the multicoloured layers of igneous rock folded and twisted by volcanic forces. The shapes of the island have 3.2 We envisage the development being undertaken in a number of been formed from these volcanic origins by the action of sun, modest stages so that the island can be used during the course wind and wave over many millennia. of the development. 1 .1 Sun and Shade 3.3 The new buildings should harmonise with the existing in form Little St James is 18 deg N of the equator. The sun at midday is and detail. virtually overhead; at midsummer 4.5 deg N of the vertical; at midwinter 40.5 deg S • never lower than 49.5 deg from the 3.4 New building will use the existing vocabulary of: horizon. Any roof will provide shade in the middle of the • White painted render day. But the low sun at morning and evening will reach deeply • Stone facing using blue bitch' and other local stones under any but the lowest roofs. So they need to extend further • Timber framing - sometimes painted white and reach lower to east and west to provide the shade • White metal roofs essential for comfort. It is to be noted that low sun is also reflected off the sea, shining up under roofs that might 3.5 The buildings should generally be outward looking to get the otherwise provide shade. best of the views of the sea and across the rest of the island. 2.3 Wind and Shelter 3.6 The new buildings should be sited at different levels so that The prevailing wind is from the E or SE and blows steadily views are not obstructed: from that direction virtually throughout the year. Hurricanes • The podium of the main building is 55-60 ft above sea level occur in the autumn from August to November that will destry • The podium of the MBR suite is about 40-45 ft above sea light furniture and buildings and wreck trees and other level unprotected vegetation. • The caretakers house is 25-30 ft above sea level. These three levels, each separated by about 15ft, allow views 2.4 Rainfall over the lower level roofs. The rainfall is more or less uniform throughout the year at approx 20-25 ins per annum. The spring (Feb-Mar-Apr) is the 3.7 Buildings on the hillside are generally raised on basements dryer season. The island does not enjoy the climate of a full partly built into the slope. These provide secondary tropical rain forest that is found on island further to the west accommodation for service areas, water cisterns and general on the mainland at similar latitudes. storage. Basements on this pattern can be extended to make external terraces to the pavilions they support. The new 2.5 Vegeiation buildings can step down the slope in this way with a series of The strong wind and the pattern of rainfall determine the pavilions overlooking terraces which are themselves the roofs nature of vegetation. On the windward side of the island, of accommodation further down the slope. plants rarely grow more than a couple of feet from the ground. Thorn bushes, cacti and other low scrub plants predominate. 3.8 Boththe new buildings and the modifications to the existing However, in sheltered areas trees grow twenty feet and more. are designed with careful regard to the prevailing east wind But because of the relatively slight rainfall and the lack of and the need for shade. Buildings facing east are designed to water-retaining soils, the natural indigenous vegetation is provide shelter where required. Where appropriate the dominated by plants that require little water. Palm trees, buildings themselves are used as wind breaks providing hibiscus, bougainvillea and other rain-forest plants require shelter for the more abundant types of vegetation that thrive more water than is naturally available. But with the on the lea of the island. increasing areas of artificial irrigation, a larger number of such plants has been established. In the course of time more 3.9 In the course of developing the design we have evolved two water-retaining soils may be built up supporting even more distinct plans for the development of the main group of rain-forest plants. buildings on the crown of the north point. They are similar in general intent but differ in their scope and degree of 2.6 Salt pans. complexity. The first scheme is the simpler and is set out in Two salt pans have evolved on the west of the island, where full, with a full set of explanatory drawings related to all the natural bowls have been separated from the sea by the aspects of the development of the island. The second, more build up of the beaches. In the wet season these fill with elaborate scheme is presented with more diagrammatic water, made slightly brackish by the percolating of sea water. drawings in section 7 of this report. In determining a design In the dry season they dry out to sludgy mud-flats. A limited for implementation, creating features may be selected from range of specially adapted vegetation survives in these areas. either scheme. EFTA00259443 SCHEME 1 4 MODIFICATIONS Sr EXTENSIONS TO EXISTING BUILDINGS --Or..."firry = 31 This modification would undoubtedly be complex and costly since the columns and arches are part of the structure and include rain water down pipes. The benefit is almost entirely 41 The Main Courtyard lacks shade, and the edges of the raised aesthetic, and may be regarded as unnecessary. lawns obstruct traffic round the edges We therefore propose to: • Provide a pergola round three sides of the central court, hung 44 New Dining Area with vines and vegetation, making a shaded cloister connecting the pavilions. The pergola may be provided 4 41 We propose that the west pavilion be converted to a dining with canvas tenting for shade if the vegetation doesn't do complex. A large balconied verandah is extended to the west, the job; sheltered from the east wind and large enough to provide an • Reduce the areas of lawn and move the dwarf walls inward outdoor dining room with spectacular views over Home Beach to make generous walkways under the pergolas; and of the evening sunsets. The present pavilion would become • Unify the levels by extending the podium along the south an alternative indoor, air-conditioned dining room and side of the great room and providing continuous steps along provide some shelter from the east wind. Or, it could be fitted the edge to the lawn; out as a servery. The kitchen is housed below in the basement • Provide continuous shallow steps at the various level • to the new verandah. It is conveniently related to the other changes, so the parts of the court flow into each other; service rooms already housed there. • Remove the pool and fountain in the centre which interrupt the flow of the central pathways. 4.23 The adjacent pavilions to east and west, would be modified. That to the east becomes the entertainment centre or cinema. S. s ib The bathroom in the corner is removed; an 8 x 12 screen is be •0•74 installed with an overhead TV/video projector for the a IL • $ Abs presentation of films or TV transmissions. _ _it e s da w IP et 4.24 The pavilion to the west (currently the kitchen) is refurnished _ tt as an office or private sitting room for Miss Maxwell. (The i • kitchen is rehoused elsewhere, adjacent to the new dining room). 4.3 Modification to the Great Room Verandah The present 6ft columns and the oval arches they support are uncomfortably proportioned. The Columns are short and over 4 decorated; the arches uncomfortably heavy in relation to the column. All the colonnades would look better with much higher (9ft) columns with less elaborate details supporting straight beams. Since most of these colonnades face north and south this modification would have no noticeable effect on the amount of shade provided. 4.2 The Great Room 4.21 The Great Room is the formal heart of the complex. Being formal however, it's every-day uses are limited. Nevertheless it does serve as a symbolic centre and also to mark the transition from that part of the complex open to guests and visitors, as against that part to the north which, V. with the MBR suite, is more for the private use of the owners. 4.22 We propose no significant changes to the Great Room itself - tr except perhaps the enlargement of the doors and windows to 17- _L_ the north give a greater sense of the views there. ‘..\\ .\‘\, \\V\`•\:,\\\\\,\\/14.\.—• yc - WatiNkitl e EFTA00259444 SCHEME 1 4.42 The terrace to the north of the new Dining room is already equipped with a barbecue. It should be provided with shade either by extending the pergola or by means of a tented roof slung between the buildings. 4.43 The terrace to the south of the new Dining Room is provided with a broad stair leading down to the approach road on the ft 1 west side, so that those arriving that way , whether by buggy TTT ttt or on foot, have a more fitting approach to the complex. The bottom of this stair is conveniently next to the kitchen and service area. The roadway continues on further to the turn- around area, for deliveries and vehicle parking, as at present. 4.7 The present swimming pool is removed. It is small; it lacks shade; and is uncomfortably exposed to the prevailing easterly winds. Two new pools are proposed of very different characters - one a 50ft recreational pool in the new recreation 4.9 Master Bedroom suite building overlooking the ocean to the south east; the other a small dip pool buried in the greenery on the SW slopes of the The master bedroom suffers, like the guest suites, from a complex. feeling of confinement or introversion, despite the sheltering colonnade. The small shuttered windows have to be kept In place of the present pool, the pergola colonnade continues closed to keep the room cool, cutting off the views. As with out to a shady belvedere with views over the ocean to the the guest suites, we propose the addition of a sitting room with east. The pool itself may be replaced by a small fresh water much larger windows and sheltered balconies hanging out over pond with water plants and fish, running up to the natural rock the landscape with views to the south and west. that appears above the general courtyard level on that side. The bedroom itself, and the adjacent bathroom and dressing 4.8 The east side of the courtyard is completed with a look-out room, may be rearranged to provide more suitable facilities. tower, marking the highest point of this part of the island. It houses a spiral stair to a gallery about 30ft above the 4.91 To the north of the MBR, and linked to it, is the new study - a courtyard providing views over the roofs of the adjacent flat roofed structure one floor down, suchthat its roof forms an buildings in all directions. extension to the terrace around the bedroom. It is approached by a narrow stair down from the MBR suite, almost hidden by vegetation. A small lobby is flanked by a WC and a small room for storage and service plant. The study itself is a single room, walled on one side with book cases and on the other 4.5 Guest pavilions three with glass, unbroken from floor to ceiling. The low roof The present pavilions are oddly introverted. The windows are extends 8ft beyond the glass line to provide shade on all sides, narrow and heavily shuttered. We propose the guest framing the distant views of the ocean and housing the storm pavilions be enlarged and modified by adding a sitting room to shutters that fold away automatically under the roof. The each with large windows facing outward though shady room is air-conditioned by means of ducts under the floor. verandahs to the views - south, east and west. With its vast views and controlled environment, this room is envisaged as a perfect place for work and thought. The existing rooms would remain as bedrooms with the bathrooms slightly enlarged to make space for an interior shower or bath-tub. 4.6 The south stair The present arrangement of stairs at the east end of the main complex is quite out of keeping with the ease and stateliness of the rest of the building. We propose they be replaced by a much simpler stair of circular plan that leads naturally down into the informality of the surrounding landscape. EFTA00259445 SCHEME 1 5. THE NEW BUILDINGS 5.01 The new buildings are placed with the following 5.19 Then there is a group of service buildings. The largest is a considerations: garage court for the accommodation of the buggies and ATV's, • They should not to obstruct the views from the existing and for the storage of other large items. This building has buildings. They are sited in stepped terraces below them. been deliberately placed on the saddle between the east and • They should complement as far as possible the present west beaches, firstly to provide a foil for the ugly lines of the pattern of planting, roads and pathways. generator house and partly to provide an additional • They should respond to the prevailing wind: either by lying windbreak to shelter the richer vegetation on the lea side. in the lea of the island; or by forming their own wind- The buildings have low stone-faced walls which are extended breaks. out to north and south to provide additional wind shelter to the planting. The low-pitched roofs will conceal the top of 5.02 They use a similar vocabulary of building materials and forms, the generator house with its vents and exhaust cowls, complementing the existing building rather than contrasting especially when seen from the terrace of the main complex. raucously with them. Buildings are generally single-storey, The roadway from the landing stage to the various entrances pitched-roof structures, raised where appropriate, on to the generator and water plant, traverses the garage court basements to accommodate the slope of the terrain. Masonry through gated openings. walls are clad in local stone (blue-bitch' or coral stone) or finished in white-painted stucco. Roof structures are generally 5.2 Finally there are the workshops and storage places next to the of timber and finished in white-painted metal sheeting. Home Beach. The topography of the beach edge is such that Secondary timber structures are of white-painted, or 5.12 The pool is 50ft long, sheltered on the north and west by an small single-storey buildings can be almost completely occasionally natural, timber. L-shaped range of buildings. A shady canopied colonnade concealed behind the greenery that borders in the beach. hangs out to the pool edge. To the south and east the pool edge There are currently three of these used for: 5 03 Buildings are generally integrated with the landscape and is at water level, so that the water surface appears to run to • the storage of storage of beach and boat equipment; the vegetation. the horizon. The walkway beyond is stepped down some Mt • an open air workshop for carpentry, building works etc; below the water level and extends to a sun deck cantilevered • and a workers rest room. 5.04 The first and most significant group of new buildings is sited out over the steepest section of the shoreline on the SE corner. All of these are likely to be useful on a more-or-less permanent one level (approx 15ft) below the main courtyard complex. A basis and might be rebuilt more robustly in due course. A path follows the 40ft contour around from the main arrival 5.13 The buildings round the pool accommodate: further building culd be added for the use of staff staying point next to the new kitchen on the west side, to the new • a games room at the NE corner, big enough for table tennis overnight. swimming Pool and recreation complex to the SE. and a pool table with views out to the ocean • an open air lounge on the N side of the pool with a small bar 5.17 The other new buildings are set lower still, around the level of the present staff house - about 20-35 ft above sea level. where drinks and other refreshments can be served; 5.1 The Recreation Complex • a sauna a massage area; 5.18 The first is a guest cabin set between the staff house and the • changing rooms, showers and WCs; 5.11 This, the largest single building, is sited on the steep slope MBR suite just below the track to the MBR. It is suitable for a • and on the SW corner a gymnasium with views acroos Rock leading down toward the east beach we have labelled Rock family, with its two bedroom suites and a shared sitting room. Beach to the south. Beach. It can be reached either by the new path at the 40ft Like several other buildings, the entrance is on the up-hill contour or by a stepped path leading down from the new 5.14 The SW corner of the building rises some 25-30 ft above the side and the principal rooms face out the other way with Belvedere that terminates the extension to the courtyard natural ground level, providing a substantial windbreak on shaded, airy balconies raised above the falling ground level, pergola. this exposed side of the island. The intention is to provide framing views of the ocean. shelter for the more verdant type of vegetation that can be established out of the wind. 5.15 Further along the slope, in the shelter of the Recreation Complex, is a small, single-roomed guest house. The room is entered from the main path on the north side and opens to the south onto a shaded, private balcony raised some 10 ft above the slope of the hill. There is a lobby with storage closets and a self-contained bathroom. 5 16 Further west still, on the other side of the garden approach to the main courtyard, set in the thickest vegetation, is a small timber-built pavilion, that conceals a second, quite different style of pool - small, with a timber deck on one side and completely surrounded by jungle greenery. Pis intended for a quick, private, cooling dip rather than the more exposed, sunbaked plunge-and-swim in the recreation pool. EFTA00259446 THE BELVEDERE,• l ii is • T GUESTHOUSE 3 ) THE GREAT ROOM / GUESTHOUSE 2 / r KITCHEN / SERVERY t 4 7% •4 -• .... 1 : • • a C _, -- -- -- _____ -_ _. 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Uwe: EXISTING EXISTING EFTA00259453 PROPOSED ELEVATION LOOKING EAST PROPOSED SECTION LOOKING EAST EFTA00259454 1 r EFTA00259455 6 THE WIDER LANDSCAPE 61 Most of the island is a natural wilderness. That is its beauty 6.55 The west point ends in a single outcrop of rock, visible from the and attraction. In the main, that is the way it should stay and Main House, that drops some 20ft to the rocky shore, poking any man-made insertions should be designed merely to out of the scrubby vegetation - which on this, the sheltered highlight its essential features and invite exploration and side of the island, is fairly thick. We propose a verandahed understanding of its complexity. pavilion on its outcrop, emerging from the trees overlooking the point. Steps would be formed in the flank of the rock so 5.2 The principal charm of exploration is the unknown and that one can climb up there from the end of the beach. unpredictable. Destinations may be only hazily understood; Concealed in the scrub behind is the track that climbs from the routes my be hidden or indirect; certain features may only be end of Home Beach to the summit, so the pavilion can be discovered by accident. served from the back by buggy, so that guests can climb up from the beach to find an unexpected picnic lunch laid out ready for 6.3 Many interesting features can be identified on the map of the them. island: special vantage points; remarkable geological 6.52 The central summit of the island is visible from the sea on all features; particular botanical marvels; locations with special sides and from most parts of the island itself. We suggest this atmosphere - whether sheltered and secret, or wild and be marked by a ring of twelve standing stones, ideally found on exposed; and so-on the island itself, hopefully 8 -10ft high. These would mark this unique point in a way that is both natural and mysterious 6.4 Some of these should be marked with structures that identify - as if created by a very remote indigenous people for a meeting them from a far,or enhance, in some way, the special character place, a place of ceremony and perhaps to mark the events of of the spot, with shade, shelter or whatever. Some should be the celestial calendar. left to speak for themselves, to be discovered, as if by accident, at a turn of the path. 6.53 The summits of the east and south Points are similarly visible from the sea and from other points on the island. They too 6.5 We have identified a few of these points and suggested could be marked with monumental objects: a tower, a sculpture structures to mark or enhance them. A number of points can be or a single standing stone. That on the east point could be seen from the house and could be marked with 'eye-catchers'. accompanied by a sheltered seat formed in the rocky outcrop that faces the seaward view. EFTA00259456 6.56 Along the beach itself there is already a small blue-painted 6.58 We have identified a position for a 'Secret Cabin' in the gulch cabin, providing a little shade and some comfortable furniture, overlooking the rocky south coastline. A single roomed cabin a perfect base for a few hours on the beach could be placed fairly well down the slope, sheltered from the wind with an unbroken view toward St Croix. The cabin would be primitively serviced with a oil lamps and candles, a hand- pump for water stored in the cistern built below it (unsuitable for drinking) and an earth or chemical closet at some distance from the cabin. 6.59 A number of other elements could be introduced that depend on finding exactly the right location. • A secret pathway should be made to one of the rocky coves on the south shore, with precipitous steps down the flank of the cliffs to a cave or hideaway near the water's edge. • A tiny hut might be built on the vegetation line of the SW beach (the Diver's Beach) from which visitors can go goggling without the need for a boat. 6 57 A little closer to the main house is a splendid tree a few yards back from the edge of the beach. There are already plans to clear the undergrowth around it and provide a deck for sitting in the shade within sight of the sea 6.60 It may be possible to make a stream in the area above the small salt pond. This hillside is already fairly well covered with vegetation suggesting that there is a fair build up of soil that can retain a proportion of the rainfall. A channel formed across the face of the hill could bring the water to a holding pond from which the water would tickle constantly down a channel which in time would sustain mosses, ferns and other water-loving plants that don't at the moment thrive on the island. This might have to be augmented at certain seasons with fresh water from the desalination plant, but the system could be arranged to be self-sustaining in the medium and long term EFTA00259457 6.6 Paths and roads 6.61 A network of paths already exists. The temptation to increase 6.72 It is proposed that the helicopter pad be moved to the S , to and elaborate them should be resisted. the top of the spur that separates the first two beaches on the east side (that we have labelled Rock Beach and Pink 6.62 A certain number of pathways have been opened up to make Beach). This removes it from the critical position on the them accessible to wheeled vehicles. This development saddle to a location that is almost level with the main should be limited to the minimum and the roadways edged buildings - and is therefore virtually invisible from there. In with large stones to discourage drivers from going off track and the course of time the natural vegetation will cover the scar of destroying the delicate vegetation. the present helipad. 6.63 The planning of new paths is best done on the spot, so that 6.73 It is tempting to move the plant room, but it would be very they can be fine tuned to the general shape and detail of the costly and disruptive and there are very few suitable landscape, circling a special tree here and certain rock there. alternative locations. We propose therefore to camouflage it. However, efforts to do so with vegetation are not likely to be 6.64 Paths should not be too obvious or direct. They should have successful since the location is particularly exposed to the unexpected twists and turns, bring the traveller to unexpected easterly winds and the various vents and exhaust cannot be views. The principles of the European Landscape Garden satisfactorily concealed. apply: 'The fool should not walk where the eye has gone before'. 6.74 We propose instead that the plant room be camouflaged with other buildings as described above. We propose a group of buildings for the garaging of vehicles, workshop and incidental storage. A three sided Garage Court is laid out to the north end of the plant rooms. It stands on the 19ft contour with its roofs rising about 15 ft above that, i.e. well above the 6.7 There remain proposals for dealing with a number of level of the plant room roof. A store or workshop is built on outstanding utilitarian issues. the NE corner of the plant room with a roof rising about 12 ft. • the repositioning the helicopter pad; The roadway to the east side of the plant room runs through • the camouflaging of the generator and water desalination the court. The diesel exhaust is taken up through the roof of plant the storage building. The walls of both the garage buildings • the access arrangements for oil and other deliveries; and the workshop are extended into the landscape to N and • the garaging of golf buggies, ATVs etc.; south. • the siting of workshops, storage places, etc. and staff accommodation. 6.75 This arrangement has the advantage that the additional buildings and walls will serve as wind-breaks, providing 6.71 The saddle between the east and west beaches (that we have additional shelter for the vegetation to the west side of the labelled Home Beach and Rock Beach) is a critical part of the saddle. We propose also that the berm of coral stone that is island lying as it does between the accommodation and the being built up on the east side of the plant room be brought up rest of the island. At present, the helicopter pad and the as high as possible and given an irregular plan and profile so partly-concealed building for the generator and desalination as to appear natural. It too will serve as a wind break and in plant are unsightly interruptions to the flow of the landscape the course of time vegetation on the west side of the berm will and the general character of the place. conceal the doors to the plant rooms as seen from the sea. EFTA00259458 I-SJ istehtlOsaleur aoPicit a EFTA00259459