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Geejam founder and Portland aficionado Jon Baker, the architect
behind its renaissance and innovator of Cocosan, the jewel in the
collections’ crown. Together with business partner and fellow record
company boss Steve Beaver, their vision of a nirvana for creatives has
been realised in this remarkable part of a special island.The most striking aspect of the villa is its unique design. Dispensing with
the ubiquitous colonial architecture the collaboration between Geejam
and celebrated international Caribbean architect Vidal Dowding was a
vision for what the future of luxury living in Portland could be.“These villas (including Panorama and Sanwood) needed a wow
factor. Not just in the context of Jamaica and Port Antonio, but
to be able to be compared favourably to anywhere else in the
Caribbean and beyond.” Baker explains, sitting next to the iconic
freshwater swimming pool overlooking the panoramic coastline in
the distance.“I’d already started a partnership with Vidal Dowding, a young
architect with a great team. We built a mill shop in the bush where we
shipped in our equipment and dried the wood.”The living room opens
up to a breathtaking
view of the Portland
coastline