Comments on: Villa Paya-Paya by Aboday architects

By: Prilla

Prilla — Sat, 10 Jan 2009 06:04:54 +0000

I like the Idea of Floating building impression and stuff, But too bad the land is quite limited so that the floating impression is not hugely exposed.
But I still like the design,though..nice work.
It must be very comfortable to live in.

By: Lia

Lia — Sat, 10 Jan 2009 05:09:11 +0000

Really like the combination of all material… very cozy contemporary Bali design…

By: slater

slater — Fri, 09 Jan 2009 19:45:34 +0000

LARGER sections, plans…..that is

By: slater

slater — Fri, 09 Jan 2009 19:43:59 +0000

spectacular, what a joy it must be to live in that home in that setting!

I wish there were sections, plans, and interior shots though….

By: Susi Johnston

Susi Johnston — Thu, 08 Jan 2009 15:42:00 +0000

Whoops . . . who did this text? Paya-paya is not water in Balinese. Toya, or Tirtha or Yeh are the only Balinese words for water.

Hmmm . . . and let me tell you this road is not busy for Hindu ceremonies, it’s just plain busy. It’s one of the most useful shortcuts to avoid the choking traffic of other arterials in the area, especially during rush hours.

I really do like this project, don’t get me wrong, but I’m losing patience with brochure rhetoric in general, especially in Bali! We really do need to get real.

Great house. Its merits speak for themselves, no need to resort to gilded lilies!

Cheers,

Susi

By: Susi Johnston

Susi Johnston — Thu, 08 Jan 2009 15:35:57 +0000

Well, I saw this house go up over the past year or so. It went up quickly, and looked intriguing, but not especially innovative. It is located, sadly, on a tiny piece of land, in a dank dip of land right on the very edge of a shoddy backroad in Seminyak, and it’s threatened by the almost immediate incursion of a major multi-lane highway about to cut through the land almost adjacent to it. Road noise, already significant, will be more significant still, logarhythimically so.

Seeing all of these images, I realise that this project is indeed innovative, and with many intelligent ways to manifest beauty and function within constraints of the envelope and those of local capabilities and materials. For that I say bravissima.

For location, I have to bit my tongue. But who could have known. Obviously the owner didn’t know. Many people arriving in Bali see something that looks like paradise to them, but with limited knowledge of the local conditions and situations. What a shame.

Ah well, nevertheless, it is a very efficient, well-designed, extremely-urban home. No rural idyll, no paradise park . . . but looks often deceive.

Susi

By: tommy dj

tommy dj — Wed, 07 Jan 2009 07:17:51 +0000

congrats, Bejo, Ary, Johansen… nice work there…

PS: kapan aboday bakal buka cabang singapore? j/k

By: Rubi Roesli

Rubi Roesli — Mon, 05 Jan 2009 23:41:19 +0000

Nice! Keep up the good work guys!

By: Ridya Subiandoro

Ridya Subiandoro — Mon, 05 Jan 2009 09:47:59 +0000

Great piece of architecture. It’s beautifully and well designed by trying to blend the building and it’s surrounded nature. Love the most is the view showing the effect of floating building. I think it really captures the idea of it’s name: Paya paya…keep up the good work guys! Can’t wait to see next buildings coming.

By: hareza

hareza — Mon, 05 Jan 2009 09:27:59 +0000

nice work guys!! I love the entrance.

@lolesle : ‘budayakan berbahasa indonesia..’ lol..