Talma Mill Studios

Kevin Talma grew up in Barbados in the sixties and seventies when there was unprecedented changes occurring in the environment. This affected him profoundly and he always wondered why development had to be in conflict with nature. These observations and interest in art and the environment led him to the field of landscape architecture.

Kevin has been practicing landscape architecture since 1988 apprenticing in California, Hawaii, Italy and Barbados before establishing Talma Mill Studios in 1990 as a leading Caribbean landscape architectural firm.

The Caribbean is made up of a diverse group of people that love active lifestyles close to nature, are extremely sociable, expressive and celebratory. These qualities provide Talma Mill Studios with unique perspectives to create beautiful, environmentally sustainable and meaningful spaces for people to live, work and play that are authentically Caribbean.

Since inception the firm has been at the forefront of developing Caribbean landscape architecture with a global relevance. The firm has experience in all aspects of landscape design, urban design, environmental, development and tourism planning.

The goal of the studio is to make a positive impact on the built and natural environment and contribute to our client’s success and happiness. We provide a design and planning product that harmoniously brings together natural and constructed elements on the land while responding to past, present and emerging social, economic, political and environmental conditions. This process is executed with special attention to artistic and technological sensitivities of time and place.

Talma Mill Studios operate in an open studio environment with offices in Barbados. The small scale of the studio allows for focused attention from Kevin and his team. The complex nature of today’s environmental design challenges have led the firm to develop both regional and international personal and working relationships. Collaborations have led to the development of network services that compliment the studio in the following disciplines: