WOHA Design Built the Alila Villa Uluwatu Region on the Bukit Peninsula
May 30th, 2010 - Posted in Architecture Design, Modern Design
Alila Villa in the Uluwatu
Exterior Patio Alila Villa Uluwatu
Lounge Alila Villa view of the Ocean
Refectory Alila Villa Uluwatu
The Bedroom Alila Villa view of the Cliffs and Ocean
The Dining Room Alila Villa Uluwatu
At a dry and stony savannah region WOHA Design of Singapore built the villas in the Uluwatu region on the Southern Bukit Peninsula. Eschewing Bali’s lush northern locales. WOHA and Alila Hotels and Resorts chose a striking site perched on the top of dramatic limestone cliffs overlooking the Indian Ocean. The Alila Villas Uluwatu doesn’t match the breezy tropical stereotype one might expect from a Balinese resort. Following the construction of a nearby international airport and calls from the local government to develop the area for tourism, the peninsula has seen rapid development. Intent on creating a luxury resort without disturbing the local ecology.
The site plan shows a strong rectilinear design, adjusted for natural site contours to create interesting spaces between villas. WOHA’s lead designer Richard Hassell states that they set out to “play with repetition and difference,” so although the villas are all the same, their differing relations to each other create architectural interest. Nestled against the edge of a steep limestone drop-off, the largest four-bedroom villas support full-time occupation, while the hotel units lay in a sloped cluster higher up the hill. With 56 one-bedroom hotel villas and 26 three- or four-bedroom residential villas, the Alila complex is built on a gradual slope that allows each unit an unobstructed view of the cliffs and ocean. The three-bedroom villa units are scattered on the highest part of the hillside property. Modern Architecture Design news
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