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Interior and Artwork Design for Restaurant, Lounge, and Club The Madawa Bali

#Crafting Timeless Harmony

One of the interior and artwork design for @themadawabali is the grand dice bar, centrally located within the restaurant. This installation takes the form of a colossal lantern constructed from Kamasan paintings enclosed within an expansive golden brass cage. It narrates the epic tale of the Mahabharata, where the Pandavas faced defeat at the hands of the Kauravas in a fateful game of dice, leading to the humiliation of Draupadi. We chose to interpret this concept through Kamasan paintings due to their narrative focus, often weaving multiple stories and perspectives into a single composition. Kamasan painting is a classical Balinese art form known for its meticulous attention to detail, aiming for perfection in lines, forms, and color composition.

Where Culture and Luxury Converge

Immerse yourself in our interior design masterpiece—a harmonious fusion of cultural elements and opulence, drawing inspiration from a segment of the Mahabharata epic that exudes intimacy and seclusion. We elevate the essence of the Mahabharata story, a treasure of Balinese culture, by creating a space that not only celebrates its rich heritage but also exudes an unmistakable sense of luxury.

With exceptional craftsmanship, our Kamasan lantern is meticulously crafted, capturing the mesmerizing details of the Mahabharata narrative. This painting encapsulates varying perspectives, offering a broad spectrum of interpretations for visitors seeking a deeper understanding of this epic tale. From the opulence of the golden cage to the richness of colors within the painting, every element within @themadawabali has been thoughtfully designed to create an unforgettable experience for our patrons.

We highly value close collaboration with our clients. Our goal is not only to create an impressive interior design but also to ensure that the rich cultural elements of the Mahabharata are elegantly reflected in every aspect of the space. This endeavor represents our commitment to seamlessly intertwining culture and luxury, making each visit to @themadawabali a profound journey into Bali’s cultural heritage while offering a high level of exclusivity.

Our interior design crafts timeless harmony, reflecting a rich narrative and presenting unmatched luxury. This space is a beautiful amalgamation of art, culture, and opulence, destined to provide an unforgettable experience for all who enter. As a dedicated team, we take immense pride in presenting @themadawabali as a testament to our creativity and expertise in creating truly exceptional spaces.

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Welcome To SHL Asia, Alco Alisyaq, Principal of Landscape Design

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New year has yet brought new things to SHL Asia. Started from January 2022, we have welcomed the new principal of landscape design, Alco Alisyaq, to replace Atriawardhani, who sadly had to part ways with SHL Asia people. Alco has almost a decade of experience in landscape design and has previously worked in an internationally renowned landscape design consultant before finally joining SHL Asia. The past couple months was a transitioning period for Alco and now he is officially at your service, joining with Anang Rahman, as the Principal of Landscape Design of SHL Asia. We are thrilled to welcome Alco to the family along with other principals and make more exquisite landscape designs with the dynamic duo of Anang and Alco. Let’s get to know Alco better from his experience, his view on landscape as well as his future plan. 

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The Principal of SHL Asia

Alco was born in a small town of Singaraja in north of Bali. He moved to the big city of Surabaya when he was little and grew up in the city. Not until elementary school, he moved back to Bali to live in a small cluster by the sea with his family. Being close to nature, Alco started to enjoy exploring the area. He saw nature as his playground as he often went on adventure trying on new things from motorbike touring, hiking to snorkeling, which still become few of his hobbies to date. 

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Like many young adults, Alco took time in figuring out what he truly wanted to do in life. He listed all his strengths and weaknesses and realized how much he loved to draw and read as well as enjoying the outdoor. After doing some research, he found that architecture program would suit him best even when he did not necessarily fond of arithmetic. When he graduated from Architecture Engineering Study of Udayana University, Alco was determined to work in consultants and due to his curiosity nature, Alco always sought on new challenges. He had experience on architecture, contractor, interior to finally landed in one of the well-known landscape consultants in the island.

After years working in a landscape consultant, he found his call as a landscape designer for his love of nature and finally became the newest addition to SHL Asia as one of the principals of landscape design. When we asked Alco how important landscape design is to a project, he stated that landscape design is as essential as the building itself. It balances out the whole composition of the design and allows the residents to have space for outdoor activities which he believes it is vital considering the situation nowadays. He understands the benefit of being close to nature (e.g. plants and greeneries) without necessarily being close to the natural environment. Alco admires tropical design with natural feeling yet still presents clean and composed overall look.

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Alco and Jung Yat on-site visit
Meeting with a client

His creative process in making landscape design include brainstorming and zoning. Initially, he would take keywords from the client’s brief and starts the designing journey from macro to micro where zoning or dividing the area into few different zones helps him understand the function, type of softscape and hardscape for every zone. Then he would brainstorm and research on references to find the connecting line for all zones and integrated one another to finally make the concept whole.

Finally, to wrap it up, we asked Alco what’s next for him? For Alco, SHL Asia has become his new home. He found a team of passionate people with integrated system that deliver unique design experience with the value of culture, art, and nature which he found synergy with. He wishes to grow together with SHL Asia and continue making landscape design that can answer the dream of valuable people. We are absolutely excited to see what’s coming this year.

Cheers,
SHL Asia team

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Piodalan Ceremony at Workspace and Culture

In Balinese, the word Piodalan means being born or leaving, it is originated from the word wedal. So, this ceremony is a form of yadnya, or a sincere sacrifice to Ida Sang Hyang Widhi which is held on the day the temple is born. That is, every temple will have a day that is commemorated as the time to carry out piodalan. It is celebrated on its birthday according to the  Pawukon – the 210 day Balinese calendar.

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Preparation at Workspace and Culture

On June, Workspace and Culture has celebrated its piodalan/odalan ceremony to commemorate the temple’s birthday. Workspace and Culture was established 2 years ago. We had our Melaspas ceremony on the full moon in July 2019 with our friends and families. 2 years later, Workspace and Culture is blessed still with the trust of our clients and partners as well as our creativity in delivering services. We would want to show gratitude for all this blessing we have received whilst asking for future blessing.

Early in the morning, everyone was gathered at Workspace and Culture to start preparing for the ceremony. Various kind of banten (offerings) from fruits, flowers, different kind of snacks and crackers placed in festive container made from janur  (palm/coconut leaves) served at the ceremony. These offerings for the deities are placed on a raised platform along with the lamak, a rectangular-shaped hanging decorated in various ways symbolizes a path between heaven and earth. Fragrant sticks of burning incense inserted, and then the offerings are ritually cleansed with holy water. 

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Serati preparing banten
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Putting offering on the temple
Carefully attaching lamak

At exactly 10 o’clock, the Pemangku (Priest) came to the scene and prepared himself. He started chanting on prayer while his left hand rang a small bell. He sprinkled holy water and threw flowers every once in a while with his right hand, blessing the offerings and the place. Not long after, everyone started walking around Workspace and Culture splashing holy water, hitting kul-kul, and wafting essence of incense to fill up the room. The ritual was meant to cleanse the space and give blessing to each room. 

Pemangku (priest) is ringing his genta (bell)
The offerings

At the end of the ceremony, we all sat down behind the priest and listen to his incantation with our hands clasped above our head. As the chanting continued, each of us was given tirtha to drink and splash over. The rituals in Bali is often a way for human to show gratitude to Gods for the blessing and protection, however, it is also a way for human to show compassion to one another as well as showing a sense of belonging to what is theirs.

Blessing with holy water
Hitting the kul-kul
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Wafting incense’s essence
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Clasping hands
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Drinking tirtha

Through this ceremony, everyone has shown love to Workspace and Culture while strengthen the bond of one another. After 2 years standing strong full of blessing, we hope that WAC will stay blessed and remain humble. Watch the video below for a glimpse of Piodalan Ceremony of Workspace and Culture.

https://youtu.be/hkBuN-hNqmY

Cheers,

SHL Asia Team

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Introducing the Newest Addition in SHL Asia

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After managing to get through the unpredictable year of 2020, SHL Asia strives to come back stronger than before. We have been clearing our vision to achieve higher goals in 2021. Aside from having a complete revolution within the company, SHL Asia is having new additions of divisions and principals. Previously, there are only three divisions and principals in SHL Asia which are architecture, landscape and artwork. This year, SHL Asia is partnered up with other consultants to establish interior and lighting division as well as welcoming the first ever, two women principals into landscape and interior division. We are proudly celebrating women power in the newest milestone of SHL Asia.

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Duo principals of landscape design, Anang & Atria

Currently, there are 2 principals for the landscape division. The first one is Anang Rahman, which we have introduced and thoroughly covered on the 7th Issue of Design by Style. On late December of 2020, we have appointed the new principal of landscape design, Atriawardhani and effective starting on January 2021. She has quite a long history with SHL Asia, it was started with her internship program during her senior year in the university and applied for an architect not long after she finished. Atria was graduated from Landscape Architecture study of Udayana University. She is and always been passionate with all things plants as she constantly showcases knowledge and skills both in the studio and out in the field.

Coming up with new divisions for SHL Asia was definitely a big step for us. With past experiences as well as many possible opportunities, however, we made the decision through careful considerations. SHL Asia intends to create design that is integrated from one element to another. The correlation between architecture, landscape, interior, lighting and artwork needs to be synergized. Not only they can complement each other but also beautifully tied up together. SHL Asia’s interior division is trusted under the interior design principal, Citra Reninta. We decided to affiliate with an interior designer partner to truly deliver expertise. She has classy taste of design and offers variety of styles on her portfolio. We admire her works very much and feel honored to be able to work together.

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We believe in the people. The new principals have proven to show high work ethic while demonstrate professionalism even in this men-dominated industry. With the addition of two strong women in the front line, SHL Asia is a diverse institution that accommodates true ethic and skills. Moving forward, 2021 is a new year, new culture and new goal. We feel greatly optimistic about it and so thrilled to deliver timeless design for valuable people.

Cheers,

SHL Asia Team

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SHL Asia Reflects on 2020

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The end of the year is near. Looking back at what happened this year, we have reflected and came to realize how much things have changed from inside and out. It changed on we think and manage things. When the pandemic struck earlier this year, everyone was at lost, including us. There was no warning nor announcement to prepare us for what has to come.

Initially, people were not sure about what was going to happen, especially Balinese people where the island is hugely supported by the tourism sector. After the travel warning was out, the economy just went downhill. Restaurants were out of business, hotels were closing down, malls and stores are closed. As a consultant that focuses on hospitality design, SHL Asia is more or less affected by the situation since many of our clients come from hospitality sector that are greatly impacted.

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Fortunately, we are surrounded by respected clients, partners and loyal friends that continuously support us through these hard times. When we surround ourselves with positivity, we can see the silver linings in every condition. We see things in a more positive way thus affect our attitude in facing certain things and attract what our mind is thinking. Hence we managed to get through this year.

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Throughout the year, we have designed various projects for both landscape and architecture. The same goes with construction project that are still going forward even with slower pace. More on that, with everything that is going in, here are some things that we are grateful about and worth celebrating this year.

2020 remarks a decade SHL Asia being in the industry. We were established in 2010 and ten years later here we are. Like a human being, SHL Asia has matured each year aiming for the better self than before, to deliver better service and design and to give back to the community. To celebrate this glorious event, together with a hospitality photographer, we are planning something really exciting in 2021, something big and never done before. (Follow us and stay updated!). Fast forward to the last quarter of the year, we got the opportunity to be featured on Lumion Indonesia’s official website and Youtube channel. We are honored yet humbled to be able to contribute and share our design to bigger audience.

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Aside from that, every year the architecture community regularly holds several design exhibitions and seminars. With the pandemic going on, big gatherings like such were not being held like normal. Just like many other activities, almost all of them have turned into an online event to avoid big crowds. Seminars turned into webinars on zoom and formal exhibition turned into Instagram panel exhibition. It did not feel the same but it obviously worked

We are astonished on how people adapt to certain condition and manage to make it work. When things like this happen, the only thing we can do to survive is to keep moving forward and adapt. We surround ourselves with good people and good vibes and overall being grateful about little things we have taken for granted. For 2021, we wish to be kinder and a better SHL Asia for everyone. So long 2020…

Cheers,

SHL Asia Team

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SHL Asia Channeling Creativity at Denpasar Festival 2020

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Every year, the city organizes a creative event called Denpasar Festival (Denfest) initiated by Bali Government Tourism Office. This festival comes from a synergy between tourism and economic creative as its foundation. It is the fusion where modernism and globalization meet Balinese culture and tradition to boost Denpasar’s cultural tourism. It purpose acts as display window for Denpasar’s best creative products. These products include expressions, creations and any contributions to the city. It is a space for people to channel their creative process and exhibit them to public.

This year, Denpasar Festival 2020 celebrates its 13th anniversary with the theme of “Creativity Beyond Limit” (Kreativitas Meretas Batas) and is going to be held for 3 months through online and offline platform. The festivals consist of activities and performances from food festival, virtual fashion show, theater, poem visualization, storytelling, sketch and essay competition, workshops and many more.

Other than that, there are exhibitions from different areas of art and culture, thus include photography, painting, sculpture and design. SHL Asia is participating in the design exhibition joining fellow architects from different communities like Ikatan Arsitek Indonesia (IAI) Bali, IYA (Indonesian Young Architects) and Arsitek Tanpa Nama (ATN).

IAI Bali exhibits award winning panels from IAI Bali Award 2019 including one from SHL Asia. Previously, Folk Pool & Garden—one of SHL Asia’s projects—have won IAI Bali Award in tourism accommodation category as a restaurant. Our panel consists of several pictures of the projects showing its overall design and ambience. Folk Ubud is a scaled up restaurant turned into swim up bar and backyard.

The design is very much represent the Ubud’s neighborhood where it is very laid-back and relaxing. While Folk was designed to be very rustic and exposed, it is still as Bali as it can get. 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.

Image courtesy of @folkubud

Next panel is exhibited with others architects from Indonesian Young Architects (IYA). IYA was initiated after a group of young architects discussed their experience in Bali. With this exhibition, SHL Asia presents its architecture project, a contemporary villa in Seminyak. This villa takes on a more modern approach design with a touch of Balinese architecture element.

It has soft tone colors like white, pastel blue and natural wood. SHL Asia focuses on the details of the villa that are channeled through its unique contemporary pattern and material. The subtle hint of Balinese architecture is shown on building typography with an inspired Bale Kul Kul (a drum tower or watch tower that is crucial in Balinese temple) and a Balinese entrance door, Aling-alling. The panel is aimed to inspired visitors about contemporary design without neglecting the traditional value.

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Last but not least, SHL Asia’s panel in Arsitek Tanpa Nama’s exhibition area. ATN is a non-boundaries architect community in Bali that regularly holds informal and casual sharing forums. For this one, SHL Asia presents its landscape project in Ubud, Tanadewa Resort and Spa. The project is located at the top of the cliff looking over the valley in the back.

Its landscape was designed to be lush and tropical blending in with the surrounding environment. Other than that, it serves purposes to soften the massive and rigid impression of the architecture. The local culture is infused through the placement of various artworks within the resort—one of them was inspired by the ‘Moon of Pejeng’, a relic of the largest single-cast bronze kettle drum in the world and considered sacred by the local people.

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Through this exhibition, SHL Asia wishes to inspire and reintroduce few of our designs to the public (shameless self-promo! Hehe.) It shows a bit of insight on how creative process happens and allows designers as well as other creators and artists to freely channel their creativity and aspiration. Watch this video to see more of the festival. (Spot SHL Asia panels!)

Cheers,

SHL Asia Team