Phoenix Island Villa Condo & Club House

The resort developers wanted to create a sustainable complex that reflected the natural surroundings of the small peninsula and island.^[1] The use of local materials was encouraged not only for aesthetic reasons but also to create a more sustainable resort. Impermeable surface area was kept to a minimum and many of the buildings have green roofs. The villas were sited within the site’s topography in order to provide each villa and occupant a niche within the landscape and to reduce negative environmental impacts caused by the site development process.^[2] Most of the surrounding landscape and vegetation was preserved during the design and construction phases.

Glass House is one of the buildings designed for Phoenix Island by Japanese Architect Tadao Ando.^[3] Constructed mostly of concrete, glass, and steel, the minimalist structure allows an unobstructed view of the surrounding landscape.^[4]

Also designed by Tadao Ando, Genius Loci is composed of concrete, water, and stone, and has indigenous plant species planted within the meditation garden and outside the walls of the building.^[5] Genius Loci houses a meditation garden, meditation hall, and the resort’s media arts gallery,^[6] and is home to the Yumin Art Nouveau collection.^[7]