VILLA NOIR BALI
SEPTEMBER 2021

I wanted to create something unique, bold and dramatic in villa design; to bring my signature black brand to Bali.
Villa Noir is a further extension and expression of my interest in black. It was my third villa design and without comparison, my favourite. I was literally, in my element.
The brief was to create a single, palette throughout, with contrasting surfaces and textures in stone, wood, concrete and furnishings; all connecting in their shared identity: black.

Visiting Bali from the age of ten, I was strongly influenced by the black and white ‘poleng’, a Balinese word that describes the black and white check fabric, used in the rich Balinese, ceremonial  culture, to symbolise two contrasting things, that cannot be separated; day and night, hot and cold, good and bad.

Bold and unashamed, the design is tropical minimalism at its best.
Brutal but beautiful, Villa Noir has a serious, yet serene ambience.

Special thanks to Fam Surya @fams.panjaitan for assisting me in realising this dream.