Brutalist Beats FREECELL ARCHITECTURE and Gia Wolff design Diplo’s lush, concrete hideaway in Jamaica By Kelly Pau • April 24, 2025 • (Courtesy Noshe) SHARE Jamaica’s Portland Parish ranges from tropical jungles, lagoons, and mountains, all teeming with endemic fauna, endangered species, a bird sanctuary, and untouched land. It’s only natural then that the town is home to…a concrete monolith for American DJ and producer Diplo. The artist conceived of his 50-acre space, dubbed Pompey Jamaica, as a place that offers respite from the hustle and bustle but also productive inspiration for it. The sanctuary had to be as grandiose as its surroundings. Brooklyn-based firm FREECELL ARCHITECTURE and Gia Wolff met the drama  required of the brief using cast concrete to cut a striking figure against the tropical foliage—while communing with it. Composed as a series of concrete boxes stacked atop and intertwined with one another, Pompey is a symphony of different architectural inspirations: Le Corbusier’s pilotis can be seen in the structure’s many open floors balanced upon columns; dramatic and grand forms draw from elements of Brazilian modernism; while the composition, a plethora of cutouts to strategically frame an outward look upon the land, references the biophilic work of Geoffrey Bawa. Indeed, this deference to the land is further applied to the estate’s efficiency. It uses solar power for heating and electricity, and rainwater catchment systems and organic farming practices make the property more self-sufficient. Read more about the house on aninteriormag.com. ConcreteJamaica