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.

KINGSTON, Jamaica — Jamaica’s housing crisis is entering a troubling new chapter. Across the country, ageing apartment blocks are deteriorating, household expenses…

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

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.