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Here at Cocotraie Magazine we pride ourselves in bringing our world wide readers the most visually arresting and luxurious properties and resorts

from around the world.Our Design Awards are all about identifying, highlighting and rewarding those who

have set new standards in luxury and hospitality as well as pushing the boundaries in design innovation and aesthetic.

The nomination process requires Resorts to have excelled within the following criteria.

Elegance Design individually

Creativity Innovation Practicality

Attention to detail Sensitivity to the environmentHarmony with surroundingsUse of space and materials

Accommodation Guest experience

Level of service

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*OUR READER’S CHOICE AWARDS FOR BEST FEATURED RESORT,INTERIOR DESIGN, ARCHITECTURE AND LOCATION

*THE COCOTRAIE DESIGN & EXCELLENCE AWARD FOR BEST CARIBBEAN RESORT

*THE COCOTRAIE DESIGN & EXCELLENCE AWARD FOR BEST RESIDENTIAL PROPERTY

elcome to our first ever Cocotraie Design Awards. In the Reader’s Choice Awards category, a diverse selection of readers from the general public around the world voted on the best of what has been featured in Cocotraie magazine to date.

In the Design & Excellence Best Caribbean Resorts and Residential property categories, judging was carried out by an Awards committee made up of designers and representatives from both the travel & tourism industry as well as Cocotraie contributing editors.

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ew resorts take full advantage of their natural surroundings like Ladera. Nestled high on a forested ridge 1,100 feet

above the Caribbean sea Ladera is embraced either side by the vast World Heritage twin Piton Mountains, this authentically Caribbean styled resort has arguably the best views of the Pitons.

The elegant tropical architectural design is both natural and, using polished hard woods and colourful tiles, impeccably crafted. Built of Caribbean timbers, local stone and terracotta tiles, Ladera is an eco-conscious property.

Each of the six villas and 21 suites, ranged along the ridge-line, modelled on luxurious tree house living are unique. Rooms are furnished with canopied beds made of rich, polished green heart wood from the rainforest. Crisp, contem-porary white linens adorn the beds as contrast to the colourful ceramic tiles from local craft makers.

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his exquisite 5,000-square-foot contem-porary family home on Captiva Flordia, designed in a modern Balinese style with

soaring ceilings lined with woven materials and architectural accents in carved wood, was created by the Award Winning K2 Design Group, a single-source architectural, interior design and construction management firm founded in 1994.

The client brief given to Jenny Carter presidentof K2 Design for this project was clear, havingenjoyed their time in Bali the client wanted aresidence that captures the beauty of a farawayisland, a unique tropical experience with cleanlines of contemporary design. Key to the design are wide open spaces, as the great rooms of Indonesia’s tribal gathering houses were an inspiration.

Comfortable sofas and arm chairs lined with woven reeds are designed for low maintenance and instant relaxation. In the heart of the home, a palette of neutral shades and accents of melon, cantaloupe and tomato blends well with mahogany and sapele in kitchen cabinetry.Wood is sourced from renewable forests.

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PrivAte residenCe by k2 design inCCAPTIvA FLORIDA

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ocated on Kona Coast, this 18,000 square foot home is designed as variations on a theme: assembly. The owners wanted the

house to encourage interaction while maintain-ing privacy. This was accomplished by taking the Hawaiian building vernacular of pavilions and dividing the program into public and private spaces.

The layers of assembly continue with the individual pavilions. While there is a repetitive structural language, the buildings vary within the theme by type. Creating a ‘kit of parts’ that can be arranged according to the owner’s specified needs of each space unifies the pavilions into one home. The major elements consist of struc-ture and skin, represented in two forms: stone and wood. The stone walls combine the structure and skin into one. The wood walls separate the structure from the skin, with the supportive elements, columns, expressed on the exterior. The wood skin is divided into fixed and moveable panels.

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pened in 1998 this tiny private island, rising just a foot or two above the surrounding waters, off Ambergris

Caye is three miles out to sea from San Pedro in the calm waters of the Western Caribbean, off the coast of Belize.

Although Belize is less than two hours from Miami, Houston and Charlotte, it remains virtually undiscovered. As a landmass, there isn’t much to Cayo, a sandy path winds through a forest of palms down the centre of the 4-acre island, branching off to each breezy, mahogany detailed villa, which is screened from its neigh-bours by silver-trunked black mangrove trees.

There are seven stand-alone brightly and tastefully decorated beach villas, Casa Olita, Manana, Brisa, Solana, Estrella, Aurora and ventanas, built out over the water at the end of a 45-metre wooden walkway on the east of the island and perhaps the most intimate, romantic villa on the island .

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esigned by architect Mark de Reus of de Reus Architects in an Asian beach house style, Nandana

(meaning paradise in Sanskrit ) offers a vacation experience like no other. This private oceanfront villa, located in Old Bahama Bay Resort Grand Bahama, accommodates the lifestyle needs of the owner and functions as a rental villa in the international luxury resort market.

Completed in 2008, at the heart of the property is the Great Hall, a spectacular main house with soaring 40-foot ceilings and spacious living and dining areas. Towering sliding glass doors open wide to warm tropical sea breezes and breath-taking ocean views. An expansive veranda leads to a dazzling 120-foot infinity pool overlooking the sea. There, amidst swaying palms and surround-ing the main house are five, individual and richly appointed bedroom suites each providing the ultimate in comfort and relaxation.

The entire compound is made from natural materials. Imported Burmese teak covers the floors, walls and ceilings are made with Balinese limestone and Italian marble completes the elegant and airy interiors.

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the ArChiteCturAL detAiLing of this inCredibLe ProPerty offers A ContinuAtion of thAi design styLe from exterior to interior,

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“Its like an ode to the tropics in which the setting, air, sun, warmth, and shift-ing moods of light play major roles.”

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“Possibly one of the most well thought-out properties in the Caribbean today, and that’s saying something.”

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“The Architectural symmetry is exquisite, I particularly adore the large open living spaces and clus-tered configuration of the Pavilions.”

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“Its clear to see that great lengths went into this property’s construction, pleas-ingly the attention to detail continues through to the interior design.”

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“At first glance one would be forgiven for thinking this property was in Thailand or Bali, but Nandana blends so wonderfully within is Caribbean surroundings.”

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“The sensitive and harmonious bal-ance of Thai and Caribbean design is perfect. Enabling the separate pieces to come together as a whole, perfectly.”

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AmanyaraTurks & CaiCos

Hôtel Saint-Barth Isle de FrancesT barTs

Parrot CayTurks & CaiCos

Jade MountainsainT LuCia

One&Only Ocean Club bahamas

Sugar BeachA Viceroy Resort sainT LuCia

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Peter Island Resort briTish Virgin isLands

Amanyara is located on the coast of Northwest Point adjacent to Malcolm’s Beach on the island of Providenciales, part of the world-renowned Aman portfolio of hotels. Beautiful accommo-dations, impeccable design and very discreet.

This privately owned hotel is located on one of the loveliest beaches of St Barthélemy, Flamands Beach, just 5 minutes by car from the airport and the main town Gustavia. Exclusivity has always been the defining characteristic of this hotel.

Parrot Cay resort resides on Parrot Cay a 1,000 acre secluded private island in the Turks and Caicos. Designed to maximize light, facing the sea or the island’s natural landscaping, all of the rooms are awash with ocean breeze.

Located on St Lucia’s western coast, Jade Mountain is a luxuriously exclusive and stunning property set high on Morne Chastanet overlooking Anse Chastanet Bay and the Piton Mountains, a UNESCO world heritage site.

Once a private estate, the Ocean Club is located at the Eastern end of Paradise Island just across from the harbour of Nassau. At its apex stand the dramatic arches of a 12th Century Augustinian cloister boasting spectacular sunset views.

Nestled upon on a former sugar plantation on Saint Lucia’s UNESCO world heritage site, Sugar Beach (formally known as the Jalousie Plantation) boasts one of the most impressive locations on the island with an incredible sandy-white beach.

Situated on a cliff-top overlooking the Caribbean Sea, just outside of Portsmouth and a short drive to the capital Roseau. This achingly stylish property is a welcomed newcomer to the very best in eco-luxury resort villas.

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Ladera, yet another of Saint Lucia’s top resorts, is position perfect 1,100 feet high up on a forested ridge framed either side by the vast twin Piton Mountains overlooking the Caribbean sea. This is the resort with the best uninterrupted views of the Pitons.

Located in 30 lush tropical acres on Nevis, sister island to St. Kitts, is this palm-fringed former sugar plantation resort, the Carib-bean’s only historic plantation inn directly on the beach, blends old-world charm with modern-day conveniences.

Perched on a private peninsula on Antigua’s southern shore, Curtain Bluff is a luxury all-inclusive resort that retains much of its classic colonial charm. Set amidst 15 acres of lush, tropical gardens boasting two stunning white sand beaches.

This private Beach Resort, is located on an 1,800 acre island with white pristine sandy beaches, situated only 20 minutes by ferry from Tortola. This BvI resort affords an extraordinary level of service in a wonderfully tranquil setting.

Tucked into a beautiful bay in one of the most secluded corners on the southwest coast of Antigua, Hermitage Bay is an all inclusive contemporary styled boutique hotel surrounded by lush hillsides and the turquoise waters of the Caribbean Sea.

Cap Juluca is located along the spectacular Maundays Bay. This 179-acre Caribbean resort characterised by its striking Greco -Moorish architecture and contemporary Moorish-style decor is as timeless as the sea itself.

Nestled two miles off the north-eastern coast of Antigua upon a 300 acre private island, Jumby Bay is a secluded hideaway accessible only by boat. This exclusive resort is a haven for naturalists, known for its lush landscape and stately palm trees.

Situated on one of Jamaica’s premier private beaches in Ocho Rios, Jamaica Inn is an intimate and elegant resort that combines old-world charm with new world luxury and service, whilst overlooking the beautiful waters of the Caribbean Sea.

muLtiPLe AwArd winners in their own right, these finAL toP 10 resorts, seLeCted from 52 entries Are, for 2012

the very best in the CAribbeAn todAy.

hilst many of the top luxury Caribbean resorts may look similar that doesn’t mean they all offer the same level of luxury, refinery or experience. So what do the very best do to distinguish themselves?, they highlight what makes them Different.

The style and design of many of these resorts can often be referred to as Tropical Modern, a challenge to convention. Combining contemporary architecture with local materials and traditional touches of decor to stunning effect. These are resorts where lines between the indoor/outdoor living experi-ence are blurred. These are resorts which embrace and are at one with their surroundings.

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Just above a beach hidden away from all but the guests of the resort, Laluna has a strictly limited number of guests with an emphasis on the individual. The luxury of Laluna embraces a wonderful sense of style with seclusion and romance.

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he Beauty of Amanyara is in the simplicity of its design. This contemporary Asian-style Resort is, in its purest form, spacious

and spare timber-and-glass architecture. Yet another example of a handful of bold and tastefully considered Caribbean resorts imbued with graceful tropical modernity that dispenses with all unnecessary decoration. The resort enjoys a pristine location well removed from much of the development on the eastern side of the island.

Opened in March 2006 each of Amanyara’s 40 resort pavilions and 20 adjacent fully serviced private villas, crafted from the finest materials to blend into the scenery, were designed by Belgian-born architect Jean-Michel Gathy.

This expansive low-rise pavilion indoor/outdoor design makes maximum use of kapur and balau wood with shingle roofs of slate-grey African wallaba, oversized windows and glass-panelled walls throughout the public buildings, pavilions and villas to bring the tropics right inside the rooms. Caribbean resort design was in danger of becoming rather predicable, that is until Amanyara came along.

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“This resort really illus-trates the combina-tion of contemporary with the traditional, introducing a sense of the local culture into a modern space.”

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“The interior design of the rooms are elegant and stylish without feeling ostentatious or delib-erate.”

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“There is an equal combination of order and sensuality about Amanyara. Finishes are perfectly executed and propor-tinate, with a delicate balance of curves and lines.”

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“Truly seduction, this resort transcends the trends, imparting the perfect combination of tropical modern to its overall unique style.”

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“The interiors are remarkably detailed and yet simultane-ously un-crowded and restful. The main entrance is a power-ful introduction to the resort.”

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“We love the sense of spaciousness and zen-like peace, embracing its sur-roundings without fading into the background.”

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“From some quarters the design can be quite subtle and at others bold and de-liberate emphasising the drama of the structure, a delicate balance mastered.”

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