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Villa Cahya Estate: The Art of Living.

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We are proud to present a project very close to our hearts as we invite you to explore Villa Cahya. A magnificent tropical Villa Estate concept masterfully appointed for a lifestyle experience.

Enter a world of effortless elegance, where vintage charm and classic sophistication blend seamlessly with the lush embrace of the Balinese jungle. Situated on the doorstep of Bali’s vibrant cultural hub of Ubud, Villa Cahya goes beyond just architecture, embodying a celebration of artistic beauty, sensory harmony, and exquisite living.

The opportunity is also now available to invest in this magnificent project. With a comprehensive development plan, complete management & operations strategy, and attractive Return on Investment structure, the Villa Cahya Estate offers an excellent business & lifestyle choice. Read to the end for more details on how you can express your interest.

The Development Approach: Conceptualising a timeless classic.

The challenge was provided for the SHL Team to create a truly engrossing, expansive and feature-rich private paradise for large families or holiday groups to spend unforgettable and extended quality time together in serene, relaxed luxury. Expressed through the stylings of a Classic, Vintage, and Industrial motif, against the backdrop of the emerald jungle, the opportunity was ripe for this masterpiece of tropical living to emerge.

Setting the stage perfectly for such an endeavour is the outstanding location. The Villa Cahya site is perched high on an awe-inspiring 2285m2 block with spectacular jungle vistas over the expansive Petanu River Valley. With a west-facing aspect offering glorious sunlight hours from late morning through to the dazzling sunsets in the evening, the location provides the perfect architectural canvas for this extraordinary property development.

Some of our deeper considerations in delivering the Villa Cahya project are as follows;

Feature richness: Ultimate lifestyle indulgence.

The estate showcases 5 levels of superb features across 822m2 of Floorspace, with an additional 1041m2 of divine landscaped jungle gardens. With alternative layout options available, the maximum 5-bedroom / 6-bathroom configuration is so meticulously and abundantly appointed the notion of leaving the property may not even cross one’s mind.

Highlighted features include; The Iron Bridge Entrance (modelled on Ubud’s Old Tjamphuan Bridge), Entrance Gallery, Heritage style Cinema & Wine Cellar, Grassed Firepit Terrace, Private Waterfall Pavilion with Jacuzzi, Cold Plunge & Sauna, and so much more.

Why Classic, Vintage, Industrial?

Villa Cahya has been developed in Classic, Vintage & Industrial design theory because it is timeless. Classic never goes out of style. This ensures the property always remains stylish, and relevant and never falls out of fashion even as the decades pass by.

Careful consideration must also go towards the long-term management of the property in regards to the demanding elements of the Balinese tropical environment. As modern properties quickly become prematurely and significantly aged beyond their years and require extensive upkeep, Villa Cahya embraces nature’s qualities. As is the nature of the vintage yesteryear motifs, we encourage the materials to become aged, the elements to take hold, and the jungle to merge with the property. As the grounds become more established, so too shall the character & charm. This serves to significantly decrease the ongoing cost of upkeep and increase the value of the property overtime, as opposed to properties failing to make this long-term consideration.

In flow with nature.

Villa Cahya thoughtfully merges elegant classic design with the enchanting Balinese jungle environment, focusing on sustainability, aesthetics, and ethics. In parallel with the classic design theory, as the natural elements of the property mature, its charm and value also increase, accentuating the fusion of nature with the beautiful lifestyle design more so over time.

The Architecture and landscape design blend seamlessly with natural elements, creating a tranquil immersion and an ever-present connection to nature. Paramount to the development is the preservation of all the old-growth trees on the property, maintaining the natural splendour while establishing the grounds from day one. From the moment you arrive, you will feel embraced by nature’s healing qualities throughout the estate.

A celebration of cultures.

The pursuit for the finer things in life should be a universal search for that which captures the true essence of taste and refinement. We celebrate this without borders, where a rich tapestry of international design flavours comes together. Blending Western vintage industrial motifs with cultural influences from exotic artisan craftsmanship from all corners of the earth, Villa Cahya is a truly international affair.

The property features carefully selected materials and art from Bali, Java, Lombok and beyond. With Indian Slate, Moroccan Glass Tiles, and Arabic, Mexican & Iranian soft furnishings, Villa Cahya is a mesmerizing statement of worldly charm, offering a feast for the senses from around the globe.

Fashion & function.

In addition to its aesthetic grandeur, Villa Cahya prioritises comfort and convenience. Every aspect of the design, from maximizing the breathtaking views to the thoughtful placement of your morning coffee, everything has been meticulously planned. Cleverly concealed features also surprise and delight, enhancing the property’s eclectic appeal.

The dual-purpose nature of the property, serving as both a family home and holiday rental, is carefully considered. All common areas are designed to facilitate quality time for families or large holiday groups. Staff workflows are also thoughtfully configured for maximum efficiency and discretion, ensuring a positive experience for both guests and the onsite team.

Dual purpose living: The Family Home.

There is no greater priority in life than the well-being and quality of life of your family. Situated close to the conveniences of the bustling Ubud town centre, famed for its warm, conscious, hospitable nature, yet nestled in the serenity of bountiful nature, there is no more wholesome place for the enrichment of the family.

The spacious estate caters to large families, providing ample space for quality time together or apart. With alternative layout options to cater to your specific needs, Villa Cahya ensures comfort and flexibility for families, whether it serves as a permanent residence or a home away from home.

Dual purpose living: The Luxury Holiday Estate.

Doubling as an exquisite luxury holiday destination, Villa Cahya is configured towards large groups of up to 10 guests, offering ample space for intimate moments or group celebrations. From lazing together in the Waterfall Pavilion, a banquet in the Dining Area, enjoying a nightcap in the Living Area or gathering around the Firepit under the stars, Villa Cahya is configured for optimal group interaction. The villa is designed for an easy transition from private home to rental status, and with a comprehensive management plan, owners can expect a seamless investment experience and generous returns, whether as a full-time rental property or a part-time home.

The ‘Extended Turnkey’ opportunity.

Now available for investment, this incredibly unique Off-plan ‘Extended Turnkey’ luxury Villa development is also packaged with a comprehensive operations & management plan, hosted by the leading hospitality operations group, ‘Lead Luxury Management’. With a projected 8-year Return on Investment plan at an average return of 12.5% per annum, this exquisite estate is positioned to provide a very sensible investment opportunity and superb lifestyle choice.

To find out more and express your interest in the Villa Cahya Estate opportunity, contact our sales team by Phone or WhatsApp at +62 85100666991

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SHL Asia 2019 Rewind

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Finally, we are arrived at the end of 2019, another more year before the decade ends. It has been a crazy journey for SHL Asia team. Not only we parted with some of our friends but we introduced with more new friends. We managed to accomplish some things we didn’t do the year before and even achieved unexpected things. Here is the  SHL Asia 2019 rewind

We started off this year with few architecture exhibitions, SERASI by IAI Bali and Bali Architecture Week initiated by Popo Danes. We exhibited some of our ongoing projects and shared them with public. Meanwhile, our project in Natuna Island, Jelita Sejuba Resort, began its construction work after we previously flew off and had our first ever site visit to that beautiful island. On March, our collaboration landscape project in Sanur, Hyatt Regency Bali, with Ketut Suratman from Rimba Bali and Tierra Design had finally finished its renovation. The landscape presents the ambience of nostalgic Bali, we could not be more thrilled with the result.

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A month later we got another chance to come back to Natuna Island for site inspection, although there were some issues on site there was not anything major and the progress is still going well until now. After months of designing and building, we finally moved to our new office studio, Workspace and Culture in May. It was not 100% done yet but we managed to get things done after some time. We feel really good about and definitely look a lot more representative with WAC. A month later, our office was packed with interns, the most we had in the history of SHL Asia. We had 7 interns, with 3 of them from abroad (Netherland and France). We felt really merry in the first half of 2019.

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The second half of this year was even better with our participation in IAI Bali Award 2019 and finally got nominated. One of our projects, Folk Pool & Garden, was then announced to have won the award in restaurant category. This award was meant for all the team not just 1-2 people in the company so we were really proud of it. Not to mention, we got a surprise news on our landscape project in Citadines Hotel Berawa has won Indonesia Property Award and later another winning on Asia property Award. The joy was real and we couldn’t be happier for SHL Asia team as well as our client that has been super cooperative.

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We also got the opportunity to be featured in the Yak magazine on their printed and online platform in their September issue. While all that was happening, our projects kept going at the same time. The architecture project in Ubud, Adiwana Jeevalokha, did their Groundbreaking ceremony in October. We are very excited about the project to be completed smoothly. Another our project is Blackpenny Sunset Bar that just recently had their opening night.  It is a restaurant and pizza located in Gili Trawangan, Lombok Islands with the view of sunset and white sand beach.

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These are just some highlights of 2019 since we could not mention everything one by one. One word is not enough to sum 2019 up for SHL Asia. But to underline is we either made progress or learned something from trials and errors in the past year. No such thing is perfect and we can only try our best to make things happen. As always, we keep on aiming to deliver better service, design and product while creating balance between human and nature. Furthermore, we would like to express highest gratitude to all partners, clients and friends that have been walking by our side. Here is to 2020!

Cheers,

SHL Asia team

Winning the IAI Bali Award: Folk Pool & Garden

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We are excited to announce that we have won the IAI Bali Award with our project in Ubud, Folk Pool and Garden!  Utterly grateful for this award as a lot of amazing fellow architects and figures also contributed their works making this award very prestigious and such an honor for us to have won it.

IAI (Indonesia Architect Association) Bali annually organizes an award for architects, architecture projects in Bali and figures that have contributed their knowledge and skills to develop architectures in Bali. This award aim to give appreciation for the architectural innovation that implements the right ethic, logic and good aesthetic.

This year we submitted few of our projects and one of them, Folk Pool & Gardens, got nominated for tourism accommodation category. We were not sure at first about Folk, since one of the criteria was to implement Balinese architecture principles in to the design. It is also required to follow the building regulation in Bali. While Folk was designed to be very rustic and exposed, it is still as Bali as it can get.

Located right at the heart of Ubud, Folk Pool & Garden is a scaled up restaurant turned into swim up bar and backyard. The bar implements the laid back concept, for the owner wished to present the Ubud ambience. To really bring out the nostalgic nuance of Ubud or Bali in general, a selection of recycled materials was applied in most area of pool and garden from its framework building, interior as well outdoor exterior. All the materials were exclusively picked from the local vicinity such as old tin rood sheets and recycled trellis.

Traditional Balinese buildings seek to be in harmony with the nature and the environment. It is presented on how Folk blend in with the surrounding through its humble concept and the nuance of familiarity. The landscape is also covered with plants, flowers and bushes just like the typical neighbor garden.  Other than that, traditional Balinese houses are built almost entirely of organic materials and Folk Pool and Garden applied these natural materials such as thatch roofing, recycled ironwood and different kind of stones.

Through Folk Pool & Garden, we wish for people to see how diverse and dynamic our projects are. They are the realization of our unique ideas with the love of nature’s touch and the clash of culture. We want people to not only enjoy our projects, but also story to tell and memories to remember for a long time. And lastly, this award is dedicated to all the team, the clients and partners that have supported us through this journey. This one’s for you.

Cheers,

SHL Asia Team

SHL Asia Anniversary Celebration: Years of Servings the Hospitality Design

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This year we celebrated our 9th year being in the industry. Wow. It is almost a decade we are serving the architecture and landscape hospitality design. It honestly feels like it was just some time ago we wrote our gratitude and celebration of the 8th year anniversary and now here we are, older, more mature and (hopefully) better.

9 years is not a long time for an architecture firm yet it is established enough to already know what direction it is heading to. Of course, it was not an instant result for us but we do learn in the process. A number of trials and errors are necessary but also accomplishments that have made us to keep going.

It seems like we have not gone far, but looking back made us realize of all of our achievements – small or big – that have shape us into the SHL Asia today. Other than that we do owe to a lot of people that have helped us along the journey – clients, respected partners and loyal friends – who have been with us since day one or who we met on the way until now.

27 July marked the exact birthday date of SHL Asia, but due to some reasons (including the Galungan and Kuningan Holiday) we had to push back the party to first week of August, so everyone could come and celebrate it together. We did not think anything fancy, just an intimate celebration with all the team. So instead of going out finding restaurant, we chose Workspace and Culture as our venue.

Since we also just moved to Workspace and Culture, it could also be another thing to celebrate it. We chose to celebrate this special day in this special place. We shared many things from work to life lesson between all team members like a family. On this day, besides celebrating our anniversary, we celebrated so many things and overall we were just being grateful of all this 9 years.

Cheers,
SHL Asia team

Behind The Scene SHL Asia : The New Means of Workspace and Culture

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It is almost half way through 2019…and some amazing things had happen in SHL Asia, but the biggest achievement so far is the completion of our new office, “Workspace and Culture”. We started the construction working for this project since November last year. Although it is not 100% done by the time we moved, but most of the rooms and interiors were ready. Workspace and culture is the manifest of our new office. Not only a new building but we also wanted to create new culture in our new office.

Physically the building has a concept of a “local urban village.” It is compact with many rooms and a one lane hallway just like a common urban village. Other than that, we also experimented with exposed bricks (bata) concept by using it for walls and floor. ‘Bata’ is such a humble yet complicated material. It requires a long process and a lot of elements are involved, but it is used in almost every house across the country.

What we initially aimed is to present the art of brick as a material that is unique and close to our daily lives. We want to elevate the simplicity of bricks with aesthetic design that is contemporary but also familiar. An all-white color scheme is applied because we wanted to achieve a clear and clean impression. Later, we can utilize this blank canvas for various art or multifunctional space. Rather than just plain white walls, we play with a little bit of texture by painting an exposed brick wall with white paint in both exterior and interior wall.

Since the space is limited, there was not much room for a normal garden and front yard. We maximized the space by creating a vertical garden in front of the office room. Following our concept, bricks are used to create little niches that act as “pots” for the plants. For uniformity and good carrying capacity, the bricks are arranged in an angle of 45 degrees. Once it has done, we filled each slot with different kind fern and shrubs, such Fishbone fern (Nephrolepis cordifolia), Giant swordfern (Nephrolepis biserrata), Lilyturf (Ophiopogon jaburan), Mousetail plant (Phyllanthus myrtifolius) and Rattlesnake plant (Calathea lancifolia).

Besides the physical form, Workspace and Culture is also the manifesto of a new working culture. We want to alter the mindset about working in general. We believe when being in a right environment with supportive circumstance we could be more driven and productive in doing work. The intention is to make work fun, innovative and creative. Moreover, in this new culture we also encourage our team to do collaboration. The important of collaboration work is enriching ones experience and knowledge in real time. As they say, the more the merrier, often by doing collaboration we produce something that one could have not imagined. These new habits are the new means of Workspace and Culture.

Cheers,

SHL Asia Team

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Bringing the Local Vibe through the Balinese Landscape and Artwork

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Ubudarea has always had something to offer, from lush jungle, the flowing white river and even the vibrant culture ofUbudian. These Ubud’s traits attract people from all over the world, making it on the top list areas to visit. With the abundant tourist coming to the area, Ubud is one of the melting pots of villas and resort in the island. The cool crisp air in the morning and a million dollar view of greens and valley are two of the reasons why staying in Ubud feels more exclusive and secluded. It might be one of the reasons why Tanadewa Villa and Spa has opened its branch in Ubud, Gianyar.

Our landscape project, TanadewaVilllas and Spa has recently completed its construction progress. It is built right at the edge of a valley with a small creek and a natural riverbed as the backyard. It is nestled quiet hidden, away from the bustling main road but still very reachable. However, having a stunning backyard and isolatedarea also comes with a price.

Because the project is situated on the incline and an uneven land contour, it became quite a challenge. Moreover, the site has a big amount of water flowing down into the river. It then became another challenge as the high pressure of the water broke down the structure. We then applied cut and fill method to even out the contour and implemented gabion embankment to still allow the water flows through.

The landscape concept of course complemented the architecture concept, Bali contemporary style. Inspired by the localness, we preserved the existing plants on site. We have Teraptrees (Artocarpusodoratissimus), Coconut trees (Cocos nucifera)and native Bali plant like Majegau tree (Dysoxylumdensiflorum) on site.  We also added various kinds of tropical shrubs and trees that were handled by our reliable landscape constructor partner, Suksma Garden.

As for the artwork and most of the hardscape, itis aligned with the architecture Balinese contemporary concept and incorporating the local culture, such as the carving of the Balinese traditional dance and the placement of angkul-angkul in each villa entry. A lot of wall carving and statue was done and displayed by our trusted partner, 66 Pottery Bali.

Overall design, the project reflects the Balinese contemporary design. Even with the modernity that it offered, we still made sure the guest would feel the Bali vibes. The arrangement and placements of the plants truly liven up the ambience of Bali and the artworks that is inspired from Balinese folk stories. On last week of April, we proudly presented our project for architecture student visit from University of WidyaMataram Yogyakarta. They came to study the architecture and our landscape work that truly echoes the Bali feel.

Cheers,

SHL Asia Team

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Preserving Bali Hospitality: The Restoration of Hyatt Regency Bali

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On March 21st, we were invited to the Housewarming Party for the Grand Opening of Hyatt Regency Bali in Sanur. The resort had gone under a renovation since late 2013 and finally revived after 5 long awaited years. Being loved for an international resort with its traditional Indonesian style and design, the resort reopened with better and fresher look this time. It is back and upgraded to its premium brand, Hyatt Regency Bali.

Previously named Bali Hyatt, it has got to be one of the first pioneers’ of upscale international resorts in Bali. It presence had elevated the standard of resorts in the island. The majestic garden of Bali Hyatt was the heritage of the famous tropical landscape artist, the late Made Wijaya. It spread on a 9 hectares land with a picturesque hundred of meters white sand beach-front view. We were fortunate enough to be participated in the renovation process along with other well-known names, such Tierra Design of Bangkok in architecture and a collaboration landscape work with Rimba Bali Garden.

Bali Hyatt has always known for its Bali charm. The architecture and especially Hyatt’s garden is such a masterpiece and truly reflects the Bali feel. It has always given the old nostalgia feeling to the guests. Anang Rahman, one of the principals of SHL Asia, had been trusted in handling this project with Ketut Suratman of Rimba Bali Garden. The landscape team collaborated in bringing back again the nuance of the past through the renovation of the famous Hyatt’s garden. The overall design and concept has already astonishing thus we did not want to drift away from its original concept. The purpose of the renovation was not to change, but only to restore what was there.

For the landscape design plan we added few touches to give the landscape a new life. We added plenty of local plants to resuscitate the tropical lush haven of Hyatt Garden. We preserved most of the existing plants, especially the mature ones, including (but not limited to)Tabebuia trees (Tabebuia chrysanta), Sacred Fig trees (Ficus religiosa) and lots of Frangipanis (Plumeria). We also initiated ‘Bali Forest’ as part of the Hyatt’s garden. The area is aimed to be the home and conversation area for some of the rarest and endangered local plants.

One of the existing trees in Hyatt’s garden.

So as preserving most of the original artworks throughout the resorts, we did not replace the artworks. Though it wasn’t possible to create the exact same artworks, what we did was to make the replica with similar design and style with the existing artworks. In result, the overall design blends really well, the original and the new ones. The resort is refreshed but still does not miss the nostalgic Bali vibe.

The restoration of Hyatt Regency Bali has finally finished and it is now open for public. We are pleased to be involved in the renovation process of one of the most iconic architecture in Bali. Moreover to take on and preserving the work of a legendary landscape artist in Bali hospitality, we feel challenged but truly honored.

Cheers,
SHL Asia Team