The site of the Ponta Beach Club is located adjacent to the town of St. Andre along the Discovery Coast, just north of Porto Seguro, the first sight of the Brazilian mainland to be discovered by the Portuguese in the early 16th century. The site is currently undeveloped, with dense groves of Coconut palms punctuating white sand beaches, a halcyon sea and azure skies.   
 
The Ponta Beach Club is composed of thirty single-family custom homes, a sixteen room boutique hotel, restaurant, bar, spa and twenty townhomes arranged within five, free-standing pavilions. The architecture embraces the rich tradition of Brazilian modernism, while also engaging in a robust dialogue with this stunning 7.4-hectare beachfront site. Simplicity, elegance and restraint give priority to an atmosphere of meditation and tranquility, establishing direct contact with the sea.
 
The primary materials were selected to connect the buildings to the physical, historic and cultural aspects of site, reinforcing a sense of place.  The indigenous stone walls speak to a methodogy of construction and materiality which embraces both the past and present. The rendered stucco planes, steel and glass provide a sense of modernity. Movable, slatted screens made from re-cycled wood, rice husk and resin provide the users with the means to orchestrate light and privacy.
 
Sustainability is a principle objective of this development. Photovoltaic panels, radiant floor heating, green roofs and passive cooling systems such as the pool and stone, thermal storage walls, integrate sustainable technologies and green strategies into the Ponta Beach Club.