Blackadore Caye is a 2.2 mile long island in Belize. While working for a previous employer IDeAs engineers developed electrical design concepts for an entire community that was not only being designed to Living Building and Well Building Standards but also intend to operate off any existing local grid and free of fossil fuel generation. The design is for a resort community consisting of private villas, resort hotel and nature preserve will restore the degraded ecology of the land and water within a vibrant architectural setting. Reciprocity between man and nature is the basis for design at all scales: the relationship of the sun, earth, and moon define the formal placement of the water villas, arrival plaza and fountain. The master plan team, consisted of some of the world’s leading engineers and scientists, working together with the McClennan Design team to design this unique Living Community to change the world’s most influential citizens view of sustainability and conservation.
