The Turks and Caicos Islands may only have a total land area of just over 600sq km, but more than half of that consists of beachfront. While this is great for holidaymakers, it presents a unique challenge for property developers and architectural designers. However, this is a task that Ronald A Shaw and his firm, RA Shaw Architecture, have taken on with relish. Since its founding in 1998, the company has designed and built some of the most sophisticated luxury homes on the islands. As an award-winning architect himself, Shaw’s leadership has proved essential to creating properties as picturesque as the islands they exist on.