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Horizon Pavilion — Nusa Penida, Bali

Horizon Pavilion

Nusa Penida, Bali

Indonesia

Horizon Pavilion stands at the edge of Nusa Penida's cliffs, where polished concrete and dark timber frame an uninterrupted view of the Bali Sea.

The interior is minimal by design — because the view is the architecture. Materials are dark and tactile: to recede, to frame, to let the horizon speak.

Date Completed

January 30, 2024

Project Type

Villas

Private Homes

Collaborators

Widi Interior

Bali Stone Artisans

Ubud Woodworks

Client

Aiko Tanaka

Architectural Story

On an island with some of the most dramatic coastal scenery in Indonesia, the pavilion is designed to do one thing well: frame the horizon. Everything else steps back.

Dark timber ceilings and polished concrete floors create a visual anchor — grounding the interior while the vast glass panels dissolve the boundary between living space and open sky.

Horizon Pavilion interior detail

Spatial Qualities

Atmosphere

Dramatic

Elemental

Still

Flow

Horizon-facing

Single-volume

Glass-edge

Materials

Polished concrete

Dark meranti timber

Tinted glass

Natural Elements

Cliff-face exposure

Ocean views

Trade winds

Horizon Pavilion spatial quality

Designing for Nusa Penida means designing for exposure — strong winds, salt spray, intense light. Every detail addresses the climate while serving the larger ambition: a room that feels like standing at the edge of the world.

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