CASE

STUDY-1

AMANDARI
RESORT
-Bali

Chitra S 1DC19AT019
Agenda 01 General information

02 Selection criteria

03 Design philosophy

04 Area program

05 Context and its impact

06 photographs

07 Master plan

08 sections

09 Salient features

10 Statistics

11 Design inference

12 Bibliography/references

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General information

PROJECT- Amandari resort

LOCATION- Bali, Indonesia

DATED- October 1989

ARCHITECTURE FIRM- Ar. Peter Muller

AREA – 2368 Sq, Ft

NEAREST TO- Ngurah Rai international airport (31 km)

TEMPERATURE- 22 deg – 33 deg

WEATHER-Tropical climate, Relatively cool and less

humid

TYPOLOGY-39 luxury suits of 3 classes

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Selection criteria
• Travelers interested to witness cultural life of the people of Bali.

• Thus the site was chosen not for proximity to beach but for cultural diversity of Ubud, Bali.

• Traditionally designed village resort

• The name ‘Amandari’ means peace and heavenly being which has been implemented in the design.

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Design philosophy and Concept
• To be the best high end option for leisure travelers.

• With sensible development, growth and nurturing the most authentic and exquisite resort experience in Bali.

• A lifestyle experience without limitations.

CONCEPT –

• Ar. Peter Muler wanted to go beyond the concept of individual bungalows and design a hotel village with wall lined
streets .

• Used local materials and local labors.

• Consideration for the physical aspects of the site and nearby village of Kedawatan had a strong influence on the
scheme.

• He wanted the hotel village to melt into the landscape like other villages.

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Area program

ROOM CATEGORY FACILITIES

• Village suite • Car parking

• Valley suite • Lobby

• Pool suite • Porte cochere

• Asmara/ Ayung suite • Bar

• Lotus pond • Restaurant

• Swimming pool

• Tennis court

• Health club
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Context and its Impact

• The site itself had series of rice terraces,

• Ar.Peter has used the terraces to give the impression that the building rise from the lower rice terrace.

• Building form organized on the hillock.

• Amadari melts into the landscape like another village.

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Photographs

Open pedestrian pathways with local sculptures Open lobby space with courtyard spaces with local tiger
sculpture

Wooden pillars and railings and thatched roofs used Stone retaining wall for contours with arch openings on
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the pathway
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Photographs

Restaurant overlooking the courtyard and infinity pool Local materials and view from all the the part of the villa

Use of local stone detailing and carvings Floating suite rooms above the lotus pool
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Photographs

Open bath tub surrounded with lush green shrubs Open bedroom options with privacy still maintained

Open bedroom and privacy given from plants and Lotus ponds along the pathways with archways showing
partition walls. Balinese culture
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Master plan

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 Vehicular
Pedestrian

Movement Typologies

Facilities Sunpath
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Typical floor Plan
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Salient features

• Amandari is styled after a Balinese village and features walkways, shrines, gardens and high pardas stone walls.

• Movement through the spaces and the views are very carefully considered.

• Traditional Balinese village setting, Architecture of the suites, layout and design to experience real life in Bali.

• Balinese style gateways front of each suite.

• Open air lobby designed as wantilan or the village meeting point.

• Great attention to details and materials.

• Center to the reception area is the original sacred stone that lies in the valley below the resort

• Stone panels carved with artistic precision by local artisan decorate Amandari’s local walls.

• Main attraction is the infinity pool overlooking the rice terraces which utilizes the terraces.

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Statistics

• Clever selection to the materials and detailing.

• The indoor of suites used locally sourced teak wood, rattan, bamboos and coconut trunks.

• When the sun is up the open air rooms are drenched with golden sunlight the warms the interior.

• Teak and coconut trunks used with carvings done by local artisans.

• MATERIALS-

o Stone carvings

o Brick façade

o Thatch roof

o Bamboo poles.

o Woven fabric

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Design inference

• The resort is a cultural center where a traveler can experience the culture of Bali

• Integrated multiple local design in the resort design

• Use of local materials and design style

• Privacy between each villa

• Different typologies according to user requirement

• Utilizing the contour efficiently

• Emphasized on the view for each villa

• Integrating multiple activities within the resort to spread local culture like dance, live cooking, rice terrace
cultivation , etc.

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Bibliography/References
https://www.aman.com/resorts/amandari

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ei5OdMDZlTw

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=muztdOb2Rhw

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