Daily Design

A cluster of simple low-cost rooms uses a retractable shade canopy for everyday comfort while leaving the permanent roofs ready for severe weather.

An abandoned limestone cutting becomes the sheltered edge of a low Jamaican home, with a lightweight roof, careful drainage and rooms open to the sky.

A bold external steel frame gives an older Kingston apartment block shaded balconies without concealing the original building.

A striking rainwater storage tower gives a modest Jamaican home a new architectural identity while putting drought resilience and maintenance first.

Three compact Jamaican townhomes step in and out of line to give each household its own small shaded courtyard.

A slender, elevated farmhouse follows a Jamaican orchard slope without flattening the land, using an engineered braced frame and a deeply shaded veranda.

Three sculptural low vaults give a modest Jamaican home cool shaded rooms and a bold architectural silhouette without relying on resort-style excess.

A forgotten Jamaican limestone sugar shed becomes a striking live-work home through careful conservation and an independent modern steel structure.

A shaded sawtooth glass canopy turns an ordinary Jamaican family home into a dramatic indoor garden without ignoring tropical heat and hurricane risk.

A dramatic sunken limestone courtyard gives a Jamaican hillside home shade, privacy and a carefully engineered outdoor gathering space.

A compact home fitted into a limestone hillside makes the rock, drainage and retaining structure central to the architecture rather than decorative scenery.

Two modest Jamaican pavilions share a shaded central breezeway, placing everyday ventilation and flexible family life ahead of sealed rooms.

A narrow three-storey Jamaican micro-home uses a ventilated perforated stair screen to bring shade and privacy to compact urban living.

A contemporary Jamaican timber-frame bungalow reinterprets historic nogg construction through modern engineering, shaded living and practical craftsmanship.

A modest hillside Jamaican home follows the terrain in two stepped volumes, making drainage, foundations and access the architectural priorities.

A modest octagonal Jamaican home tests whether a central living room and carefully engineered eight-facet roof can justify an unconventional plan.

A stalled concrete house becomes the starting point for an evidence-led adaptive reuse concept, with safety and repairability placed ahead of appearance.

A narrow Jamaican starter home uses a tall sawtooth clerestory roof to bring daylight and release warm air without relying on oversized windows or expensive glazing.

The Market Front House puts a small shop below a family dwelling, turning a Jamaican town-centre plot into a practical mixed-use building with privacy, shade and independent access.

A modest Jamaican home rises above a low-lying site on an open engineered undercroft, showing how elevation can shape the architecture without pretending to eliminate flood risk.