As we begin to pay more than lip service to sustainability in daily life, so too do architects and interior designers in their work. Many are beginning to explore avenues that impact the environment in a positive way. Bali villa constructors are using eco friendly materials more and more. It reflects the bio-diversity of a locale when constructing Bali villas or any type of building on the island. A perfect example of this is an all natural restaurant in Nusa Dua that was built right next to the famous spa and Bali villa Kayumanis complex in 2004.

The architect chosen to design and construct this project was a local Indonesian by the name of  Budi Pradono. The restaurant is based on the idea of a taring or tetaring. This is a Traditional Balinese structure that is built as a temporary ceremonial pavilion. It consists of three parts with two light pavilions made out of bamboo and glass and one heavy structure that is built from clay.

The entrance lobby is situated in the solid rammed earth structure. A long, thin, impermeable building, it separates the open to the public restaurant from the privacy of the Bali villa complex. Attached are two semi transparent pavilions that house the reception, dining, and drinking spaces. The bearing structure is in steel clad in bamboo as an external skin, as an internal skin for the ceiling, and as a shading device on sliding vertical panels on the sides. The result is a simple but refined building that is at once contemporary and tropical.

“In this project I wanted to bring bamboo into modern architecture by combining it with other elements such as acrylic, polycarbonate, glass, and steel,” explains Pradono. “And to make the bamboo look more modern, I used bamboo pins as joints instead of rope.” He goes on to add that bamboo offers an ecological viable alternative to timber for construction, as it is extremely fast growing, and unlike with other trees, bamboo plants are not killed by harvesting thereby avoiding erosion problems. Also, by utilizing clay as do some of the Balinese in their homes, Pradono was able to achieve a conceptual whole that juxtaposed light with heavy, fragmented with solid.

“The massive material I selected is clay, while the fragmented one is bamboo,” he explains. The rustic, uneven textures of both are combined with various irregularities in the space planning, so that an architectural rhythm is achieved. In addition, natural light filters through seemingly floating ceilings and walls and breezes are ever-present as the whole complex is built around a reflecting pool.

In today’s world, the subject of reducing environmental pollution is starting to catch the attention of people all over the world. Non Governmental Organizations are promoting people to use environmental impact assessments for villa constructions. By doing this, it encourages the industry and builders to construct in a sustainable manner with the absence of using Volatile Organic Compounds. These are dangerous gases and vapors that go into the environment from using certain solvents, paints, and other harmful chemicals.

An American Artist who is an avid supporter of preserving the environment constructed her first Bali villa in the lush forests of Panchoran, Ubud. Her villa in Bali is a prime example of a chemical free home. With the help of architect Giuseppe Verdacchi and designer Putu Eka Budi Teresna, this Bali villa was built with materials that did not create Volatile Organic Compounds.

Her house sits right on a ledge that sticks out from the side of a ravine. It is totally surrounded by towering trees, bamboo, and a flowing river. This organic Bali villa fits perfectly in this wild jungle setting.

The materials used for this Bali villa supports the natural organic theme of this house. The use of lava stone is very prominent in this Bali Villa. Lava stone is used as a platform and a base for this organic villa in Bali. The second, entrance level storey is all in solid wood wish shingled roofing. The beating structure of the ground floor is steel clad in soldered copper. The Copper oxidates to a nuance of brown that almost matches the color of the wood above, but it maintains its metallic character. It is finished somewhat roughly, bent and wrapped by hand. Similarly rustic is the use of round steel structural supports also wrapped in copper: these recall the natural shapes in the vicinity and are referred to as “bamboo memory” by the designer. The ground floor uses a lot of glass and gives the feeling of transparency while inviting the outside surroundings inside.

With the master bedroom and living/dining spaces above, and the guest quarters and atelier below, the house is plastered in quicklime and ground white limestone. This no doubt, aids with its non-VOC status as does flooring in wood and limestone.

This Bali villa is not only an all-natural/environmental friendly home; it also comes with all the amenities that a 5 star luxury villa in Bali would offer.

Plumeria trees are ubiquitous in tropical places such as Bali, Indonesia. It is planted all over the island because of its aromatic scent, beautiful colors, and most importantly for its religious and cultural significance. The flowers are used extensively for decoration and for ceremonies throughout Bali.

An entrepreneur from Indonesia by the name of Jeolianto Noegroho designed his Bali villa with a Plumeria theme because of his fascination with this beautiful tree. There are Plumeria trees planted all over this home and was structurally built to resemble the branches of the trees. He hired an architect from Java named Andra Matin to help him draw the layout for his villa in Bali. Together they designed a Bali villa that is tropical and modern. They also wanted to add a taste of traditional Balinese architecture so they built the Bali villa to be enclosed on the top floors and open on the lower floors and they also constructed the home to have four surrounding walls.

This Bali villa is located in the trendy town of Seminyak. It was architecturally designed to have two separate complexes. The main structure is two storey’s high. The top floor of the first building consists of two bedrooms that both come with its own private bathroom. The bottom floor is open and offers an indoor-outdoor living, dining, and kitchen area where it always remains cool as the breeze flows freely in and out of these areas. The second building is only one level and houses the main master bedroom and a large beautiful garden.  It opens freely into the pool area with relaxation lounging chairs and an open bar. The swimming pool is composed from sukabumi stone and sits in an ulin wood rectangular carpet.

This Bali villa in Seminyak is a great rental property if you like to be in the city and close to fashionable shops and restaurants. It’s also only a walking distance away from the beach.

Our company, Pambali, offers Bali villa rental services to visitors who come to Bali on their holidays. There are so many different villas in Bali to choose from and sometimes it can be a headache looking for the right one to rent. Pambali will go through all your options until you find a place that suites what you are looking for. If you are interested in booking this Plumeria Bali villa or something similar to this villa, contact us today at info@pambali.com.

This Bali villa was designed by Italian GM Architects. It is one of 22 Bali villas in the Layar’s complex, which is located in Seminyak. Layar means “sail” in Indonesian and describes a distinct feature in the home, which is the sloping roof made from natural ironwood shingles. The roof extends from almost ground level and interplays with the horizontal and vertical planes and volumes. It attracts the eye from every angle you look at in the home.

This is a classic roof that GM Architects are famous for designing, but the company states that its work encapsulates much more. “We always look to create an organic type of architecture, one that is naturally connected to the environment, says a spokesperson. “Materials, textures, the finishing, the relationship between landscape and architecture-all are high on our agenda.”

This Bali villa definitely has a connection between the different internal spaces and the exterior. There are intimate protected spaces, sky decks that are fully open, and other areas that come together as two.  Adding different levels has provided a further dynamic.

Quality of materials is another plus: An array of natural building substances such as Indian slate, andesite stone, acid-finished unpolished marble and tropical benkerai wood are all utilized in this Bali villa with a deft hand. Soft and hard, bent and straight, fluid and geometric, all put together to make a strong architectural statement, yet one that sums up easy exotic living. Whatever you think about Layar’s original style, the home is user-friendly, compact, and energy efficient. And the proximity of the pool and garden, with framed views, makes for a real indoor-outdoor tropical feel.

In a bid to up the eco-friendly factor, the architects utilize natural light and ventilation wherever possible in this Bali villa. Light and breezes enter freely in places where one angular roof seemingly hovers over another, or where walls and partitions are separated from the roof structure. In addition, the ceiling above the upper living space at the back of the Bali villa is composed of a series of wooden L-shaped beams connected with panes of glass, these invite different types of light to filter through into the interior. Similarly, spaces between deck and living area, front entrance and interior, kitchen and garden are left fully open, facilitating plentiful cross-cooling. The only areas that are enclosed are the three bedrooms.

GM Architects has made a name for themselves in Bali’s architectural scene over the years. They are known for their bold, modern forms. It’s easy to gloss over their architects’ respect for the environment, their ability to redo traditional Balinese forms, and their adherence to what is a typical Balinese tradition: living one with nature. At layar Bali villas, these  factors are important to the overall plan.

The Khayangan Estate is situated on a 1.5-hectare plot of land. It’s a 5-star cliffside residence that overlooks the famed Selonding beach. The owners of this property are Mark and Jasmine Saunders-Davies and were avid collectors of old broken down Javanese Joglos. They wanted to preserve these historical buildings. A Traditional Javanese joglo is a tall building that has four sides with a very high pointed but dull ceiling. It’s a hat like structure that is shaped to shield sunrays and rain. They are made from wood and have very detailed carved ceilings, posts, and walls. Unfortunately, due to the climate of Indonesia, many joglos have fallen apart.

One day the couple decided to create the Bali villa that they have been fantasizing for years. Their plot was to create something that was traditional, simple, and eco-friendly. They renovated the joglos that they collected throughout the years and modernized them, but at the same time kept them true to their architectural heritage.

The owners of this Bali villa wanted to mix traditional forms with contemporary aesthetics that takes influences from both Asia and Europe.They chose one of the best architects from Singapore by the name of Cheong Yew Kwan, who specializes in indigenous styles of architecture. He believes in preserving the environment, which was one of the main attributes that the owners we’re looking for in choosing the right architect.

The joglos used in this Bali villa complex we’re so dilapidated, that they were all redone with concrete foundations and wood shingles for roofing. They had to use recycled teakwood for flooring, doors, and some of the furniture. The front panels were taken out and replaced by glass, which gives a more modern twist to the villa. Cheong aligned all of the joglos in a semi-circle so each of the structures would have an amazing view of the Ocean.

Khayangan in Sanskrit means “Seventh Heaven”. It’s definitely a great rental property for people spending their holidays in Bali. You will feel at ease knowing you are in an eco-friendly environment with solar heating panels and a chemical free swimming pool.  It’s a dream Bali villa that was made for ultimate relaxation, not to forget that it is also close to world-class surfing beaches. If you are interested in booking this Bali villa or something similar, contact Pambali today at info@pambali.com. We can go through all your options until we find the perfect Bali villa for your getaway.

A famous artist by the name of Pascale Doumeng visited Bali a few years back and became fascinated by the beauty of the place. He enjoyed his holiday on the island so much that he decided to buy a piece of land and design his own Bali villa in the year 2000. He named his home Chalina Villa, which is a combination of the name of his children.

His villa in Bali is situated on a 6,349 square yards plot in the fishing village of Pereranang Canggu. He chose this area because it has a nice country feel and exotic landscapes. His Bali villa is literally surrounded by a river, rice paddies, and the ocean.

He had a lot of fun planning the layout of his Bali villa with a designer friend by the name of Yudi Atmajaha. Their plot was to architecturally construct a traditional Balinese home and use modern colorful art pieces and furnishings for the interior decorations. He used a lot of his own personal paintings as wall pieces in his home. It’s definitely a Bali villa with a classic combination of old and new working together. He wanted typical Balinese structures such as open freestanding pavilions, courtyards, and a temple surrounded by tropical gardens, meandering pathways, and lotus ponds.

It’s a complex that has a main two-storey structure that houses a master bedroom, junior bedroom, and thatched roofed pavilions for dining, living, and relaxing. It has one large rectangle pool with poolside sun loungers, which act as the main focal point for the whole complex.

The materials used to build this villa in Bali is teakwood, bengkerai wood, alang-alang grass, local stones, palimanan, polished cement, and terrazzo. They stuck with the most natural Indonesian materials used in building traditional Balinese homes.

There are other features to this Bali villa that stands out, which are the statues of Hindu god’s carved from stone, artistic Buddha head fountains, and driftwood carved into art pieces. These structures are placed all throughout the gardens and outdoors of the villa. This home was surely built from an Artist’s eye.

Pambali specializes in Bali villa rentals and can assist you finding a Bali villa during your holidays on the island. If you are interested in Booking Pascale Doumeng’s Bali villa or something similar, do not hesitate to contact us at info@pambali.com. We are here to make your stay in Bali fun, exciting, and worry free.

Bali is an island of profound beauty, small but unique in variety. Dramatic high mountains and rugged seascapes are backdrops to artfully terraced rice fields, jewel toned crater lakes and river ravines in the manner of a Henri Rousseau painting. Tigers no longer roam the forests where monkeys, tropical birds and butterflies continue to live in abundance. A profusion of flowers and luxurious tropical foliage are no surprise in this paradise where warm temperatures are near constant year round, soils are enriched by volcanic ash and tropical rains create a greenhouse environment.

Alfred Russell Wallace traveled the Indonesian archipelago in 1869 and discovered the flora and fauna typical of Asia ends in Bali. East of Bali and only 35 kilometers away lies the island of Lombok. The deep water Lombok Strait narrowly divides the two islands and marks a beginning of more primitive biological forms as found in Australia. Lombok is Arid and thorny while Bali is blessed with an endless variety of plant life some quite exotic in nature and all bountiful in production.

On Bali one is always aware of the plentiful extravagance of fruits and flowers: their presence is constantly and absolutely felt. The warm, gentle sea breezes of the night are perfumed with frangipani and jasmine while daytime activities embrace their availability. Flowers entwined in the hair or placed behind the ear of men and women are a natural accessory. Costumes of performers almost always include fresh blossoms, and petals are showered upon audiences as a welcome in the traditional pendet dance. Statues everywhere are arrayed with hibiscus blossoms jauntily stuck here and there. Each morning small woven canang offerings containing fresh flowers, rice and sweet-smelling grass are place on and in vehicles, on doorsteps of shops or in a curve of the path or road. Priest, women, men, and children hold blossoms in the fingertips during prayerful worship. If it is thought the hands have touched something impure, a flower blossom is rubbed between the fingers. Flowers represent purity, an offering from the gods that gives the gift of fragrance and beauty to the splendid garden of Bali.

Practically combined with beauty is the Balinese way in all aspects of life including their gardening. Gardens within the walls of traditional Balinese compounds or Bali villas are generally not particularly designed or laid out but are rather randomly planted. Any available open space is used for growing useful or edible plants, fruits and flowers. A typical compound is planted with staples such as coconut, banana, citrus, rambutan, coffee, mango, pineapple, and papaya. Flowering trees and shrubs are valued for beautifying the compound as well as providing blossoms for use in the constant making of offerings. Compounds in the higher elevations or north Bali may have apple trees or the delicious salak which has a crunchy sweet texture like a crisp apple but with a nutty flavor the outer skin of the salak could easily be mistaken for brown snakeskin.

A familiar late afternoon sight is that of grandfather returning home from gathering grasses, sarong tucked up in pantaloon-fashion, carrying a large bamboo basket of greens for his beautiful cow. Young boys and old men alike cut wild grasses to provide feed for the cows, goats, and pigs kept in pens within the family compound or on tethers. There are no meadows for grazing as land has a premium value for cultivation of rice. The daily practice of cutting grass and weeds is a practical tradition that assures tidy roadsides and manicured pathways, including the terraced rice field paths.

A practical unity of people and nature is the environment of Balinese life. Garden courtyards are not just to be seen but to be touched, felt, smelt, and used. Balinese compounds consist of interrelated open spaces surrounded by walls with four or more open pavilions. Pavilions placed within Bali villa compound walls create courtyards as extended living spaces outdoors. Interplay of closed and open spaces provides an inner harmony, a balance of the yin and yang, that same philosophy of opposites evident throughout the Balinese culture.

There are contradictory and multiple levels of meaning in architectural planning of space surrounded by walls yet once inside the Bali villa there is in fact an interaction of space. Although there is simplicity outside the compound walls, inside the area there is a complexity of many pavilions and sheds. Walls are directional yet static as a place. These themes of complexity and contradiction are those seen in every aspect of the style of Bali tension within tranquility in architecture or in fabric design, dance, gamelan music even within the subtle natures of the Balinese people there is contradiction and complexity.

The exotic garden paradise of Bali and its remarkable culture will hopefully be able to remain as true to itself as the waringin family tree, continually putting down new roots while remembering their ancestral ways.

A well-known developer from Australia, by the name of Saxon Looker owns the fashionable Sentosa Club. He built this complex in 2007 specifically for the guests and owners of Sentosa Bali Villas to enjoy. However, many visitors and expats in Bali take advantage of everything the Sentosa Club has to offer.

This compound consists of everything that we all enjoy and love. It houses the well-known Blossom Restaurant, Luxe Gym & Spa, lounge bar, art gallery, and a swimming pool. It was built in a totally hidden area in Seminyak. Although it does not come complete with an ocean and rice field view, it still gets a lot of hype. The reason why Sentosa gets attention is because it was built with a very distinct architectural design. People love style and functionality and the Sentosa Club delivers this to its people.

The Sentosa Club is situated near Petitenget beach close to the famous Oberoi Street. It was architecturally designed Putu Semara who is a very talented local Balinese. He is a long time designer who is famous for creating exclusive Bali villas on the island. His idea was to create an L-shaped building to utilize open spaces for functionality purposes. It has inner gardens, a 35-meter organic rock pool, and a sundeck. Putu Semara purposely designed the complex to be very open, for breezy ventilation and natural lighting. The spa and gym is located in the center of the complex in a circular building on its own and the rooftop houses a beautiful wedding pavilion. The landscaping of this luxurious club is just exotically amazing. It is totally decked inside and out with tropical ornaments and ancient plumeria trees that are said to be over a hundred years old.

The products used to construct this complex are all natural material such as local stone called batu kali, polished concrete, glass, and snokoling and bengkerai wood. All the furniture and furnishings were all custom made to fit the artsy feel to this club.

Overall, this trendy club offers everything that any holiday enthusiast would crave. It definitely was built as an Oasis for ultimate relaxation and leisure.

If you would like to book a Bali villa near the Sentosa Club, our company, Pambali, can make it happen. We have a large selection of the top luxury villas in Bali. Contact us today at info@pambali.com if you have any questions and we will be happy to assist you.