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Location
Coco Groove is a privately owned 3 bedroom modern minimalist
style villa located in the heart of Seminyak just behind the
renowned Oberoi Hotel in Bali and just minutes away from the
beach. It will take you only around 20 minutes to travel from
ad to the international airport, a couple of minutes to the
tourist Mecca of Legian/Kuta and only 20 minutes from the island's
pre-eminent signature golf course, the Nirwana Bali Golf Course.
The golf course perhaps boasts the most beautiful location of
any golf course in the world and has recently been voted one
of world's top ten golf courses.
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Description
In a developing area of Bali in Seminyak, in the south of the
island, the Singaporean owner of a plot of land wanted a holiday
property that was open, convenient to live in, and yet maintained
some references to traditional Balinese dwellings (though not
at all overtly). The site was originally virgin paddy fields,
and though close to the sea, there was no possibility of a view
from the single-storey structure, which was also what the client
requested.
Architect Ian Chee has designed a complex that creates entirely
its own habitat within the surrounding walls. Chee’s intention
was to re-interpret the traditional Balinese layout of a dwelling.
In this, there is a series of small construction grouped in
the same compound, with a minimum of five areas: entrance, bedroom
kitchen, bathroom and granary. The precise layout varies according
to status and caste, and follows rules laid down in treatises,
some going back to the fifteenth century. Masonry platforms
are traditional, as is the interpenetration of interior and
exterior space.
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One of the bedrooms seen from its small courtyard garden, planted
with Bird of Paradise plants (Strelitzia reginae). The garden,
which can be entered through sliding glass doors, connects the
bedroom to the bathroom. The same bedroom is seen from its entrance.
A full-height sliding door that can open the room fully to the
rest of the compound. The living shelter is in the background.
The bathroom of another bedroom seen from its courtyard garden,
open-air bathing is another Balinese tradition that suits the
climate. A mirror running the entire width of the bathroom enhances
its open, natural aspect.
The bedrooms and the TV/Study room are fully air-conditioned.
The master bedroom offers a Chinese style antique bed with en-suite
bathroom and the both guest rooms offer double bed bedrooms
with private bathrooms. All rooms have a view to towards the
pool and the large open lawn shaded with tall swaying coconut
trees. Coco Groove has its own in-ground pool tiled with beautiful
natural green color stone tiles. Behind the pool overlooking
the entire property is a Balinese bale just perfect for those
afternoon naps. Alternatively you can just laze beside the pool
on one of the outdoor lounges.
This house, completed in 2004 and with a total built-up area
of 550 square meters, was conceived as a series of bales (the
Balinese version of a gazebo) linked by a covered walkway and
orientated to take advantage of the prevailing winds, using
large cantilevered overhangs and plated pergolas for shade and
protection from rain.
By adapting the arrangement of a traditional Bali home, the
architect was able to satisfy the client’s wish to keep
the guest quarters separate, and these were located in a line
extending from the corner housing the kitchen, service quarters
and garage. The living shelter followed by the master room extends
from this corner at a right angle, while the house temple was
placed facing the sacred mountain Gunung Agung in the opposite
corner of the compound.
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One entire wall of the compound is lined by plantings of small
trees. The water connects the living area at firth with the
bathrooms that adjoin the master and second bedrooms. The focus
of the house is the living shelter, roofed but open on three
sides. In the centre of this is the sunken seating area, into
which steps lead down from two opposite corner. Early morning
sunlight streams into the living shelter (overleaf), with its
dining table at left. The area faces out on to the lawn, swimming
pool and a small bale in traditional style, thatched with alang-alang
grass.
As the architect comments, ‘In material terms, we chose
a palette of simple finishes’. And in the bathrooms the
combination is of river pebbles set in one wall, wood, concrete
and polished metal. A borderless mirror, projecting slightly
to accommodate concealed lighting behind, gives a modern contrast
to the pebbles.
Woven bamboo matting in various forms is used for cupboards
and screens. A bathroom door-handle is cast in metal from one
of the river pebbles used throughout the house. A dressing-room
mirror, designed by the architect, is set in the neck of a tailor’s
dummy imprint of bamboo matting has been left in a concrete
ceiling from the formwork.
Coco Groove is fully serviced with its own staff, including
a cook, a maid, gardener, and night time security staff. The
staff is at your call for the entire duration of your stay and
will cater to your every need.
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Rental Rates:
- Low Season: US$400 + 15% tax & service charge.
- High Season: US$500 + 15% tax & service charge.
Facilities
- Maximum no of guests: 6 people (adult or children)
- 3 bedrooms in total, 3 king bedrooms, with split air-
conditioning & overhead fans. Extra bed/mattress available
- 3 unsuited bathrooms and showers outdoor
- Large Study
- Private Swimming Pool fresh water 14 meter x 4 mtr
- Property land Size 1,376m2
- Land line phone
- Satellite TV, VCD/DVD and Stereo CD & Cassette Player
in Study room
- Book library, VCD/DVD library
- Large parking area maximum for 2 car
Services
- Airport transfer
- Car rental
- In-villa massages with proper massage table
- Limited in villa menu
- Music & dance performances
- Outside laundry services
- Catering for lunch and dinner parties
- Collection of books and music CD's
- Cot & high chair on request
- Food & beverage shopping at cost by staff
- Villa information booklet together with publications for
island sightseeing, touring, dining & shopping
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