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2024 IID 🏆 Awards

Gold Winner | Hodges Bay Resort & Spa | Kobi Karp Architecture & Interior Design, Inc

Located in Antigua’s North Coast, this luxury resort features 79 villas, versatile suites, and extensive dining and leisure options. The design blends natural textures with sustainable features, while a dramatic three-level atrium leads to a serene spa, gardens, and beach access, ensuring a peaceful, nature-inspired guest experience.

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Gold 🏆 Winner
International Interior Design Awards 2024

Hodges Bay Resort & Spa
Hospitality Interior Built

Firm
Kobi Karp Architecture & Interior Design, Inc

Designer
Kobi Karp Architecture & Interior Design, Inc

Design Team
Sandy Lane, Hodges Bay St. Johns, Antigua & Barbuda

Location
Mathieu Picard, Johanna Ojeda

Country
United States

Photographer/Copyright
Images by Derek Latta Photography

To seamlessly blend the resorts with the island’s beauty, the team utilized local material like teak, driftwood, and stone to evoke the essence of Antigua’s beaches. Organic design principles were employed to emphasize open, airy spaces that allow natural light and tropical breezes to flow throughout.

Passive cooling strategies, such as cross- ventilation and strategic window placement, were incorporated to reduce energy
consumption, aligning with the resort’s sustainability goals.

To address the challenge of the resort site being bisected by a major thoroughfare, the design team implemented a carefully planned layout that ensures a seamless guest experience despite the road’s presence.

By strategically placing key guest areas, such as rooms, pools, and dining spaces, on the quieter side of the site and using landscape features like green walls and sunken gardens, the design minimizes the impact of road noise. A special sunken gardens with a 20-foot waterfall create a tranquil transition point, leading guests from the road to the resort’s beach, providing both visual and acoustic locations.