THE COLONY Join the circle
The Colony sun gateway emblem, with a mountain, star, and desert dunes

Jacumba Hot Springs, California

A desert village built to be lived in.

Real land. Existing bones. A measured path toward stays, art, work, and gathering.

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Jacumba under the sun / real drone footage

The land is already here.

The Colony begins with a functioning desert property, not a blank rendering. The work is to protect what carries it while converting vacant space in deliberate cohorts.

399.64appraised acres
311RV and mobile-home sites
20-30sites in the first proposed pilot

Acreage and site counts are from a 2022 CBRE appraisal. They are historical baseline facts and require current verification.

Real aerial footage / existing grounds

See the whole canvas.

Festival activity shown is historical documentation, not a representation of current operations.

What exists today

Places with real use, real texture, and room to become more.

Existing A-frame canvas tent on the property
A-frame stay
Existing open-air clubhouse pavilion
Open-air clubhouse
Existing outdoor kitchen and bar
Outdoor kitchen
Outdoor movement gathering with gongs and shade sails
Gathering space
Pool terrace and shaded lounge at the existing property
Pool terrace
Existing enclosed indoor pool
Indoor pool building
Existing fenced tennis courts with mountain views
Courts and maker-yard potential
Outdoor stage with mountain views
Outdoor stage
Current outdoor stage and surrounding groundsProperty today
Illustrative concept showing the current stage upgraded as a shaded performance groveIllustrative pilot concept

The same ground. A clearer purpose.

Transform one district. Prove it. Then grow.

Pilot visual studies / 01 to 02

Scroll the land from present to possible.

Each transformation begins with a real property photograph. Scroll through the same viewpoint to reveal a directional pilot concept, not a construction document.

Existing A-frame canvas tent on the Colony property Existing property
Illustrative earth-toned shipping-container lodge with a picture window, shaded deck, fire bowl, soaking tub, and desert planting on the same site Illustrative pilot
01 / Stay

The first container lodge

Replace the temporary canvas stay with a low, earth-toned modular room: a picture window to the mountains, warm timber, private shade, bathing, firelight, and a true outdoor room.

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Existing pool terrace on the Colony property Existing property
Illustrative social and thermal commons around the same existing pool Illustrative pilot
02 / Gather

The social and thermal commons

Let the pool terrace carry the day-to-night hospitality rhythm with better seating, native landscape, sauna, plunge, and service.

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Concept imagery visualizes intent only. Final scope is subject to ownership, entitlement, engineering, fire, accessibility, utility, operating, and budget diligence.

A village with a monthly pulse.

The working model: artist residencies and daily wellness feed one public-facing community weekend each month. Studios open, food is shared, installations light up, and a slow art-car procession moves through approved internal routes.

Illustrative artist residency commons inside the existing clubhouse pavilion
Illustrative pilot / clubhouseArtists live here long enough to make something.
Illustrative pilot / courtsA maker yard that changes every month.
Illustrative mineral-bath wellness facility inside the existing indoor pool building
Illustrative pilot / indoor poolWellness is daily infrastructure, not weekend decoration.
  1. Weeks 1 to 3Residence

    Artists make, guests stay, and wellness facilities operate at a calm everyday cadence.

  2. Final weekendAssembly

    Open studios, community supper, workshops, performance, installations, and a managed art-car procession.

  3. Week 4Afterglow

    Document the work, measure the weekend, reset the grounds, and invite the next cohort.

Proposed programming only. Event frequency, routes, capacity, amplified sound, food service, fire effects, vehicles, and public access require operational, insurance, safety, neighbor, and permitting review.

Illustrative future film / six movements

From real ground to a living work of art.

A thirty-six-second FPV journey moves from Temple Peak by day through dust, tea, trails, a monumental red slide, and a blue-hour assembly. It is an atmospheric sketch of how a reversible monthly activation could feel.

00:36Temple Peak → Dust → Tea → Trail → Slide → Night
Real arrival aerial of the existing Colony grounds
Illustrative future aerial placing a wooden monkey sculpture, rainbow portal, wooden Man labyrinth, gatherings, and an art car across the Colony grounds
Property todayIllustrative future
ScaleArt gives the land a rhythm.
Real aerial of the existing dome and shade-sail gathering zone
Illustrative monthly gathering with dancers, installations, and an art vehicle
Property todayIllustrative future
AssemblyThe commons comes alive.
Real existing outdoor stage before activation
Fictional illustrative scene of Bryan Johnson dancing in dusty festival clothing near the activated stage
Property todayFictional cameo study
ParticipationThe guest becomes part of the work.
Illustrative daylight placement of a monumental red looping slide beside the existing Colony stage
Illustrative blue-hour placement of the red slide illuminated beside the active Colony stage
Illustrative dayIllustrative night
After darkThe landmark carries the night.

Illustrative AI concept only. Long Feng, the red slide, Heartbreak Hotel, Temple Peak, the wooden monkey, rainbow portal, wooden Man, and other referenced artworks are visual placements based on supplied reference images. No ownership, booking, affiliation, or endorsement is represented. The Bryan Johnson likeness is a fictional internal study and should not be publicly deployed without permission. All events, vehicles, installations, routes, and capacities remain subject to creator and image rights, safety, engineering, insurance, and permitting review.

A full day, not a weekend illusion.

The future experience should hold quiet mornings, meaningful work, shared meals, movement, music, and room to disappear into the desert.

Morning light across the pool terrace

Water, movement, breakfast, and the first quiet hour.

Build, make, learn, hike, or host a small working session.

People participating in an outdoor wellness gathering

Dinner, fire, sound, art, and a sky dark enough to matter.

The vision earns trust in steps.

  1. Know the property

    Reconcile ownership, operations, occupancy, utilities, and every serviceable site.

  2. Stabilize the base

    Protect resident income and repair the systems that make every future stay dependable.

  3. Open the pilot

    Concentrate the first 20-30 sites into one legible, measurable Colony district.

  4. Prove the rhythm

    Show occupancy, repeat stays, hosted programs, operating discipline, and visible progress.

The Founding Circle

A place to feel human again.

The Colony starts with a simple belief: time outside, shared creative work, and real community can help people feel more connected. We are gathering the first people who want to help bring that place to life.

Not an audience.
A circle of makers.

  1. 01
    Bring something

    Art, sound, food, movement, craft, or an idea worth trying.

  2. 02
    Gather people

    Host a workshop, wellness practice, retreat, or shared meal.

  3. 03
    Build the place

    Help with design, hospitality, operations, land, or the first pilot.

  4. 04
    Follow the journey

    See the honest build, the hard choices, and each step forward.

Founding circle No. ___

We are exploring a numbered circle to honor early contributors. Joining this list does not reserve a membership, stay, or investment.

Start with a conversation

How do you want to take part?

Tell us what pulls you toward the project. A short note is enough.

I want to

This is a project and collaborator inquiry. It is not an offer to sell securities, a promise of access, or a request for money. The future-backer choice only asks to hear from you if a separate, legally reviewed path becomes available.