Perched gracefully along the edge of a manicured golf course, this C-shaped weekend retreat blends the spirit of Balinese home design architecture with a clean, modern palette. Designed as a sanctuary for rest and reconnection, the home opens inward and outward simultaneously—embracing a central courtyard while framing uninterrupted views of the fairway.
This Balinese Home Design Blends The Spirit Of A Clean And Modern Palette | Lab A+U Studio
The iconic sloping Balinese roofline anchors the architecture, its layered, low eaves creating both intimacy and grandeur. The residence curves gracefully around a lush garden and pool, blending indoor and outdoor living. A tranquil courtyard centers the home, with each room opening to the course for light, air, and natural harmony.
A balance of symmetry and openness defines the spatial experience. Wide verandas and breezeways invite a relaxed pace, while sculpted gardens and water features reflect Balinese traditions. The interplay of light, shadow, and natural materiality gives the home a serene, almost meditative atmosphere.
Contrasting to all the other residences around , this villa is humble single floor complementing nature.
Clad entirely in crisp white plaster, the home is both luminous and understated. The monochrome canvas allows organic materials—hand-carved timber doors, natural looking floors, wooden beamed rattan ceilings—to take center stage, subtly grounding the tropical aesthetic in craftsmanship and texture.
Entry is marked by a modest gate that leads into a tropical garden path, gradually revealing a double-height living and family space beneath a gently sloping Balinese-style roof. This open-plan core, complete with a discreet kitchenette, is designed for breezy, informal living—flooded with daylight and framed by views of greenery at every turn full of hanging cane lights and built-in furniture.
Two intimate bedrooms, each facing the pool and course, continue the home’s theme of simplicity and connection to nature. Materiality plays a quiet but powerful role: lime plastered walls, whitewashed surfaces, and warm wood tones form a subdued backdrop for tropical life.
The bathrooms each offer a distinct sensory experience—one with a skylight casting natural light onto smooth plaster, the other featuring a pebbled floor that echoes the textures of an outdoor spa. Grounded in craft and calm, Villa blends traditional tropical design with modern restraint, creating a tranquil, soulful escape.
The Balinese home design has a tropical garden features grass berms that flow from the golf course, a tranquil lily pond filled with lotus blooms, softly edged by ferns to create a peaceful water retreat.
Nearby, a sunken jacuzzi rises from the ground and is accented with a playful mosaic aqua blue tile surround, offering a spa‑like feel under open sky . With existing Gulmohar full grown trees overlapping layers of ferns , crotans and traveller palms with champas were added creating a tropical weekend landscape .
Fact File
Designed by: Lab A+U Studio
Project Type: Residential Architecture Design (Weekend Villa )
Project Name: The 9th Hole Hideaway
Location: Vadodara, Gujarat
Year Built: 2025
Duration of the project: 1 Year
Built-up Area: 1500 Sq.ft
Plot Size: 6500 Sq.ft
Principal Architects: Ar. Anagha Joshi & Ar. Madhura Joshi
Team Design Credits: Ar. Jaymin Jingar & Ar. Nirja Shah
Photograph Courtesy: Umang Shah
Firm’s Website Link: Lab A+U Studio
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