2019 Winner
Pinkie & Driftwood (Residential)
2019 Winner
Pinkie & Driftwood Residence, South Sound (Residential)
‘Pinkie’ and ‘Driftwood’, two homes on the same property at Pull and Be Damned Point in South Sound, are homes with- the one is a 1904 Caymanian Cottage restored in the traditional manner, and the other a 2019 Cayman Styled beach house designed and built to respect Caymanian built heritage.
‘Pinkie’ (named after Nurse Pinkie Bush, who once lived there) was an original wattle-and-daub cottage hidden behind a series of additions made to the home over the last century. The second home, “Driftwood”, is the first of a pair of beach houses that reflect the Islands’ past heritage while considering its residents’ modern and evolving lifestyles and societal influences.
These delightful little houses are architectural jewels that both acknowledge or even predict the environmental performance expectations of Cayman’s 21st century, while informing us what being ‘of this place, Cayman’ really should mean.
Owner: Chris and Heidi Blair
Architect: John Doak Architecture
Structural Engineer: AMR Consulting Engineers
MEP Consultants: Corporate Electric Design
Contractor (‘Pinkie’): Island Builders
Contractor (‘Driftwood’): Palmyra Developments
Landscaping: Vigoro Nursery Cayman
