After the catastrophic devastation Hurricane Dorian wreaked on the Bahamas, several U-SoA studios turned their attention to imagining new possibilities for the islands. My studio focused on new affordable and resilient housing. Our site, the Mudd, is on Abaco Island in Marsh Harbor. Fully destroyed by the hurricane, it was previously an informal settlement built by Haitian immigrants. The proximity of our site to the shore, the Government Port, a strip mall, local banks and churches, restaurants, and a mixed-use shelter, allowed us to conceive of a potentially urban character for the site, unlike other locations on the island.

I divided my plot of land into three towers, and connected the towers through a system of external walkways. Two lightwells allow for darker apartments to receive additional sunlight. The shutters that adorn the façade are inspired by the hurricane shutters often seen in Bahamian architecture and shield the apartments from the sweltering heat.