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.

Hurricane Melissa tore the roof from Greenwood and flattened Georgian Falmouth and Black River. A year on, Jamaica’s great houses face three tests: surviving stronger storms, paying for repairs, and telling the truth about the people who built them.

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.