3 BVI Restaurants with Pasts You Never Knew
The Virgin Islands benefits from an abundance of historic integrity. Archaeologists have been able to trace settlements in the territory…
The EIA Process for Private Property: A Limited Environmental Impact Assessment
[box]Building a house, or any other type of project in the BVI, requires approval from the Planning Authority. The process…
Rocking Roofs
[box][dropcap]T[/dropcap]he Primary function of a home is to provide shelter. And, arguably, the most important aspect of the envelope that…
BVI Blue Water Horizon [Photo Gallery]
Blue Water Horizon Above Long Bay, presented by Sotheby’s “A happy family is but an earlier heaven.” – George Bernard…
10 Tips for Earth Day
For April, I often write here about the architectural and design factors related to the environment, which architects take into…
Cultural Influence in VI Design [Photo Gallery]
[layerslider id=”1″] For centuries, VI design has been a sponge for varied cultural influences—some sailed in from an era of…
Your Home, Your Canvas
One of the great benefits of living in the tropics is the strong light and colour that consistently brighten our…
The Vetiver System
Words and pictures by Scarlett Steer, Minines Plants As environmental issues continue to dominate both agricultural and natural resource sectors,…
The EIA Process: Environmental Screening Form
Building a house, or any other project, in the BVI requires permission from the Planning Authority. This is normal and…
Sophie Bay: Where Serenity Meets the Sea
Photos by Rainbow Visions BVI In the Virgin Islands, we’re privileged—or rather spoiled—by the spectacular views that often greet us…
Introduction to Property EIA – Beginning the EIA Process
Previously, we had a brief look at the EIA process in the BVI. It was an introduction to the general…
Decorating for a Hot Holiday
The holiday season is here and it is always exciting to think about how we can decorate our homes to…
Let There Be Wind
By Traci O’Dea On a Friday afternoon in October, I traveled from my office among the green, rambling hillsides of…
Lau Izarrak: Paradise Found
The Virgin Islands invite some of the most positive and uplifting architectural design on the planet. With an ample amount…
Home Design 101
By Steve Fox, Managing Director OBMI BVI For this issue, I thought I’d write about the design process; to give…
A Christmas Bloom
By Scarlett Steer Once upon a Christmas Eve in a small Mexican village a little girl named Pepita and her…