WINNERS ANNOUNCED

 

Cotton Bay Resort

  • Prize
    Winner in Architectural Design Resort – Luxury
  • Company/Firm
    TAHR Arquitectura
  • Lead Designer
    Pablo Blasco, Jesús Fernández, Sofia Bezaury y Héctor de la Peña
  • Architect
    TAHR Arquitectura
  • Interior Designer
    Studio Gronda
  • Hospitality
    Ritz-Carlton Reserve by Marriot
  • Construction Company
    Cotton Bay Holdings
  • Photo Credit
    Raum Visual, Javier Rabadan, Flow, Studio Gronda
  • Location
    Eleuthera island, The Bahamas
  • Project Date
    2027
  • Developer
    Cotton Bay Holdings

The project proposes a luxury hospitality model deeply integrated to the natural and cultural landscape of Eleuthera. It occupies a 130-hectare site incorporating an extensive green farm, reinforcing a close relationship between landscape, cultivation, and hospitality. The master plan responds to a careful reading of the territory, following a topography that descends from the mountains toward the beach. It includes 110 guest rooms, 97 branded residences, 54 unbranded residential lots, and a range of amenities distributed across jungle areas, beachfront, elevated ocean-view terrain, and a golf course.

The architectural language draws inspiration from Taíno bohíos, the traditional Caribbean dwellings, translating their lightweight construction into suites and pavilions defined by ventilated pitched roofs, permeable walls, and a human scale that enhances natural ventilation and connection to the land.

Sustainability and energy autonomy guide every design decision. A 30-hectare solar farm supplies one hundred percent of the resort’s electrical energy, while water ponds integrated throughout the site function as reservoirs and contribute to microclimatic temperature regulation.




LIV Hospitality Design Awards 2025
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