The Ravine
Location
Ubud, Indonesia
Category
Residential
Scope
Masterplanning, Architecture, Landscape, Interior, Product
Awards
- Architecture Masterprize: Residential Interior, Best of Best Winner
- FRAME Awards: House of the Year, Shortlist
- INDE. Awards: The Living Space, Shortlist
Selected Press
AD France, AD Spain, FRAME, Designboom, Yatzer, New Norm, World's Best, Yellowtrace, Yinji Space
Nestled within the heart of Ubud’s forests, The Ravine intertwines architecture, nature, and culture to form a residential landmark that transcends the boundaries of the natural and the man-made. Named after the steep gorges that shape the area, the space captures the reverence of Bali for its landscape, standing as an offering of gratitude towards the culture that has breathed it into existence.
Veiled by a dense curtain of tropical verdure, earth and concrete intertwine in a verse of poetry articulated through space.
An epicurist's veranda.
The layout is framed by generous openings that respect tropical architecture’s connectivity with nature—a connection sacred to Balinese construction, which has long been influenced by its landscape of forests, rice terraces, and fields.
The "Sound" coffee table references a Balinese Gendèr; Brass, teak.
Portable lanterns; Teak, brass, rattan, and porcelain stitched.
In collaboration with Balinese artisans, the home is imbued with hand-woven textiles and traditional weaving—honouring and preserving the region’s living ecology and culture.
A weaved credenza echoing time-honoured sacred percussions: a spiritual invitation.
Gamelan gongs, a traditional Balinese instrument.
Stand-alone buildings and open corridors, taking after by Bali’s distinctive vernacular architecture, create distinct public and private realms for a family of four.
The exterior concrete has traces of the warmth of surrounding flora, imprinted with stalks of bamboo to express a unique junction of two opposing forces.
