蒂姆·佩克（Tim Peck）是英属维尔京群岛（BVI）20多年的居民，英属维尔京群岛和加勒比地区领先的建筑师事务所OBMI的董事长。根据他所喜欢的生活方式，他设计了这座“……开放、自由流动、干净、现代，并完全尊重地点和环境"的房子。于是就有了英属维尔京群岛Tortola房产这套大小舒适的当代加勒比家居住宅。它充分利用了该地区壮观的景色，具备一套管理便捷的豪华公寓的所有优点，并能给您充分的隐私和独栋别墅的优越的所有权。
- 它与2010年10月建成。
- 它有3间卧室，3.5个卫生间。
- 游泳池配有游泳喷头和光纤。
- 泳池设有水下音响系统。
- 快思聪（Crestron）多区音频系统。
- 路创（Lutron）节能照明系统。
- 隔热节能结构。
- 欧式电器。
建筑师在设计自己的房子时是从哪里开始的呢？通过为英属维尔京群岛（BVI）的客户设计房子的30年经验，OBMI的董事长蒂姆·派克（Tim Peck）已十分了解加勒比住宅的基本要素。蒂姆（Tim）和他的妻子斯考蒂（Scottie）正在建造三栋可以俯瞰道渣湾（Ballast Bay）和蔗园湾（Cane Garden Bay）的房子——两栋用于出售，一栋他们自用。蒂姆（Tim）说：“我们开始根据我们喜欢的生活方式设计第一个这样的房子：开放、自由流动、干净、现代，并且完全尊重地点和环境。”于是就有了这套大小舒适的当代加勒比家居住宅，它充分利用了当地的优美景观。
蒂姆（Tim）和斯科特（Scottie）从一开始就努力尽可能保护该土地上的自然植被。他们自己清理了建筑区域，确定了房子的位置，并在现有树木之间的建造了入口。“我们很高兴能与承包商亚瑟和埃里克（Arthur and Eric）合作，尽量减少对树木的破坏。”保护自然植被是十分有意义的，这样能限制土壤侵蚀和有害径流以及降低未来的绿化成本。
房子的占地设施保持简单，以减少对场地干扰，房子增加了三层以容纳三间卧室。入口在房子的后面，它略高于中间地面的高度，房子坐落在树林中，并使这个三层建筑的视觉影响达到最小。从上坡侧进入这个房子意味着屋顶会成为一个主要的视觉特征。蒂姆（Tim）和斯科特（Scottie）决定采用中性灰色直立接缝屋顶，这让人想起老式的传统镀锌屋顶，线条简洁，与阶梯屋檐和高大的三角窗户相得益彰。屋檐位置较低，以降低外部的视觉高度，但是内部屋顶的陡峭斜度和外露的椽子增加了卧室空间的体积，并创造了大量的阁楼储藏空间。
蒂姆（Tim）想尽可能模糊内部和外部生活的界限，并选择用小型滑动玻璃幕门打开两边的起居区。根据结构力学特征，房子取消了角柱，而开放的角落似乎不受重力影响，并将游泳池和水墙带入了生活空间，将起居区完全开放，与外部景色相连。
起居空间整齐而时髦，铺设了石灰华瓷砖，与厨房自然连接。通往楼上卧室的独立式木楼梯拥有折叠式的地板花花纹，楼梯从客厅的墙壁上戏剧性地延伸出来。不锈钢电缆穿过房子的两层，穿过楼梯边缘，成为传统楼梯栏杆的一种安全但富有创意的替代物。开放式的雕塑为呈现垂直过渡穿越房子提供了一个开放式的解决方案。
蒂姆（Tim）和斯科特（Scottie）决定将两间主卧斜面椽子和木板粉刷成白色，以获得更明亮、更现代的感觉。在第二主卧中，通过在屋檐上安装一扇三角形的大型山墙窗户，进一步强调了该建筑引人瞩目的采光设计。
卫生间有一个双头浴室，可以看到从蔗园湾（Cane Garden Bay）到约斯特·范代克（Jost Van Dyke）的景色。蒂姆（Tim）和斯科特（Scottie）致力于设计一个带水疗氛围的主浴室，同时保持户外生活的主题。那么相应的解决方案就是建造一堵敞开的装有滑动玻璃板的墙和一个户外淋浴设施。洗手台设置在大开口前面，确保住户在早上洗漱时也能充分享受室外景色。
总的来说，英属维尔京群岛Tortola房产的这栋房子内部和外部空间都很宽敞，具有一定程度的亲密感，尊重各个空间用途。该建筑有趣地诠释了建筑师在加勒比环境中设计的当代生活空间。
Tim Peck, BVI resident for over 20 years and Chairman of OBMI, leading firm of Architects in the BVI and Caribbean, designed this home on spec based upon his preferred lifestyle ?...open, free-flowing, clean and modern, and thoroughly respectful of location and context.? The result is a comfortably scaled, contemporary Caribbean home. Making the most of the location?s spectacular views, it provides all the benefits of a manageable luxury condo with the privacy and pride of ownership of stand alone villa.
? Completed October 2010
? 3 bedrooms, 3 1/2 bathrooms
? Pool with swim jet and fibreoptics
? Underwater sound system
? Crestron multi zone audio system
? Lutron, energy efficient, lighting system
? Insulated energy efficient structure
? European appliances
When designing his own house, where does an architect begin? After 30 years designing homes for clients in the BVI, Tim Peck, Chairman of OBMI, understands the essential ingredients of a Caribbean home. Tim and his wife Scottie are building three homes overlooking Ballast Bay and Cane Garden Bay?two for sale and one for themselves. ?We set out to design the first of these homes based upon our preferred lifestyle: open, free-flowing, clean and modern, and thoroughly respectful of location and context,? said Tim. The result is a comfortably scaled contemporary Caribbean home which makes the most of the location?s spectacular views.
Tim and Scottie endeavoured from the outset to preserve as much of the natural vegetation on the site as possible. They cleared the building zone themselves, working the location of the house and the access to the site in between the existing trees. ?We were delighted that our contractors, Arthur and Eric, worked with us to minimise damage to the trees. Preserving the natural vegetation makes so much sense, in terms of limiting soil erosion and harmful runoff, and reducing future landscaping costs,? Tim noted.
The footprint of the house was kept simple to reduce site disturbance with the house stepping up three stories to accommodate the three bedrooms. Access is from the rear, slightly above mid level, with the house nestled in amongst the trees, keeping the visual impact of the three levels to a minimum. The approach from the uphill side means that the roof becomes a major visual feature. Tim and Scottie decided to opt for a neutral grey standing seam roof, reminiscent of the older traditional zinc-clad roofs with the simplicity of the lines complementing the stepped eaves and tall gable windows. The eaves were brought down low, to reduce the visual height externally, but internally the steep pitch of the roof and the exposed rafters enhance the volume of the bedroom spaces and allow for generous attic storage.
Tim wanted to blur the boundaries between interior and exterior living where possible and opted for opening up the living area on two sides with pocketed sliding glass screens. With some structural gymnastics, the corner column was eliminated leaving the open corner appearing to defy gravity, bringing the swimming pool and water wall into the living space and completely opening up the living areas to the views.
The living space is sleek and chic with travertine tiles flowing through to an open kitchen. A freestanding wood staircase to the upper bedrooms is a folded plate of butcher block dramatically cantilevered out from the living room wall. Stainless steel cables run through two levels of the house, passing through the edge of the staircase, offering a safe but creative alternative to the traditional stair balustrade. The effect offers an open sculptural solution for the vertical transition though the house.
Tim and Scottie decided to paint the two master bedrooms? steeply pitched rafters and boarding white for a brighter, more contemporary feel. The dramatic lighting of the structure is further emphasized in the second master bedroom by the use of a large triangular gable window in the eaves.
The bathroom has a double-ended bath with a view over Cane Garden Bay to Jost Van Dyke. Tim and Scottie were focused on designing a master bathroom with the ambience of a spa whilst maintaining the theme of outdoor living. The solution was to provide a wall of pocketing sliding glass panels opening up and an alfresco shower. The vanity cantilevers out in front of the wide opening, ensuring that the morning ablutions also take full advantage of the outdoor views.
Overall, the house features generous internal and external spaces with a level of intimacy which respects their uses. The result is an interesting interpretation of an architect?s design decisions for contemporary living in a Caribbean environment.
