Off- the- ground Structures with Light Materials and Minimum Footprint
Lift Treetop Boutique Hotel, Ubud, Bali Alexis Dornier, Indonesia
Project: Lift Treetop Boutique Hotel, Ubud, Bali Architects: Alexis Dornier, Indonesia
The project is a small experimental treetop boutique hotel located in a suburb of Ubud and Bali. The beginnings of the project were a testing ground for ideas on how to lift structures off the ground, to have a less invasive footprint and impact, more cost effective and faster to build.
Many developments here on this island use high quantities of concrete, and the experience is often times the same. The architects wanted to challenge that and create light architecture while suggesting a surreal mix of industrial impermanent structures embedded into a tropical forest.
Each of the structures has a different organization, material and appearance. Somewhere stuck in the past and the future, it seeks to bridge different aspects of
Bali into a memorable experience, and creates a backdrop for pictures to take or keep in mind. The park- like setting holds a small sauna, a little pool, bar, benches and small recreational areas. This, plus the yoga deck