Leader Island

AUCTION: Bid 8–14 JUNE. Pre-Sale Estimate: $5M to $10M USD. Showings by Appointment Only. Vollebak Island: A Visionary Sustainable Masterpiece. Located off the coast of Nova Scotia, Vollebak Island is a pragmatic utopia, conceptualized by globally renowned architecture firm Bjarke Ingels Group (BIG), where the practicalities of everyday life are poetically resolved. As the founder of the architecture firm BIG, Ingels is known for his forward-thinking designs, earning him numerous accolades. BIG’s design vision for Vollebak Island is architecturally ambitious yet radically simple, organically blending nature and the built environment. Completely self-sufficient, the island boasts a diverse ecosystem of dense forests and over 10 acres of land to explore. Vollebak Island represents the rare opportunity for the world's leading collectors of fine art and luxury to acquire a majestic island and create a truly exceptional and sustainable retreat that is an extraordinary living piece of art, commissioned from one of today’s icons of architecture. The purchase of the island includes the coveted and exclusive rights to Ingels’ design vision and planning permission for those designs; these details provided by seller or others; buyer to verify. Vollebak Island is one of the world's most futuristic and imaginative concepts: an oasis and the ultimate showcase for Ingels’ ‘Plan for the Planet,’ intersecting the worlds of architecture, design, and art. Vollebak Island crystallizes his powerful vision of how we might live on this planet in self-sustaining, inspiring, and poetic ways—an unprecedented chance to experience Ingels’ unique creativity and vision on a domestic scale.