Executive Summary about The Breath of Villas in Bali By Kadek Sudarsana

By Kadek Sudarsana

A villa is basically a house where a family can spend their time together. Most villas in Bali take personal privacy into account, and this is at harmony with nature. Luxurious, sometimes superbly luxurious, the architecture of many villas in Bali is breathing in the rhythm of space that plays on the silence of the surrounds and fits effortlessly and discreetly into the small community.
In recent years the island of the Gods has become the site for many villas, or a cluster of villas referred sometimes as a boutique resort. Hotels of that era were built with many rooms. Villas, however, have different approach. The detail of concepts of boutique resorts and villas have developed since the days of Muller and Zecher, who has initiated the rejuvenation of the Balinese traditional village living within their architecture design. “Nowadays, modern touches are an important component in the design of villas in Bali,” said Popo Danes, a reputable Balinese architect who has designed a plenty of villas in some of Bali's more remote locations.
Initially, simple village living has been blended with a luxurious urban lifestyle. Details of architecture of many Balinese villas have beautifully combined the traditional and modern elements and features.
There is one feature almost always seen: Balinese traditional gate angkul-angkul , which usually gives access to Balinese compounds in many places of the island, has been utilized to strengthen the traditional senses of the villa building.
The presence of angkul-angkul has given a particular atmosphere of village living in many villa resorts. Almost all villa designers' in Bali, seemingly, consider angkul-angkul as a standard feature for Balinese designed villa. In Jakarta as well as in many places in Java, including in Jogyakarta and in Surabaya, angkul-angkul has gained a particular place in villa design, it is often applied to give access to many private villas even luxurious residences. Once you pass the villa's angkul-angkul , a serene garden awaits you. A garden is apparently another ‘compulsory zone of beauty' for Bali-based villa designers. The garden is not merely decorating the villa; it is so much important for the image that some villas in Bali use it as a marketing tool and promote the property as a ‘garden villa'.
Private pools have been another luxurious trend in villa design. Nowadays, it seems that a villa is not a ‘real' villa without a private pool. A villa, by this very definition must be small and limited. The only similarity between many villas in Bali is the level of luxury and excellence.
Advantages of Staying in a Private Villa in Bali

For less than the cost of staying at a good hotel in Bali you can now enjoy the luxury of a beautiful private villa with air-conditioned bedrooms and tropical bathrooms to dream about, spacious living and dining areas and spacious terraces, a lush tropical garden with your own private swimming pool, and well-trained butler to take care of everything around the clock.
Instead of staying in hotel rooms (bed, two chairs, dressing table, TV set and telephone, wardrobe, small bathroom), your family will enjoy this truly Balinese experience. Most important of all, you will really experience Bali while staying at a private villa.