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Villa Oryx

A sculptural concrete villa on the Uluwatu cliffs

Location
Uluwatu, Bukit Peninsula, Bali, Indonesia
Site
Clifftop, facing the ocean and the sunset
Built area
Approx. 280 m² over two levels
Programme
4 bedrooms, 4 bathrooms, double-height living room
Outdoor
Infinity pool, lounge terrace, landscaped garden, parking

Villa Oryx

Villa Oryx sits on the cliffs of Uluwatu, on the Bukit Peninsula in Bali. It does not try to dominate the cliff: it extends the rock. Two levels of raw concrete, with very thin slabs and generous cantilevers, are stacked like strata and let the ocean into every room.

On the ground floor, at pool level, the living room, anchored by a suspended black steel fireplace, opens onto a double-height volume. Beyond it come the kitchen and dining room, and finally the terrace, where the infinity pool seems to pour into the sea. The outdoor lounge, with its sun loungers and lanterns, extends the evenings well after sunset. Upstairs, the primary suite and the three other bedrooms look out to the horizon.

Raw concrete, natural stone and charred wood give the villa its gravity; black steel and glass lighten it and tie it to the landscape; tropical vegetation softens each terrace. Brutalism, nature, harmony: a house that goes to the essentials and leaves room for light.

 

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