Art, architecture and travel in Bali

‘I wanted to create a sanctuary’ – discover a nature-conscious take on Balinese architecture

Umah Tsuki by Colvin Haven is an idyllic Balinese family home rooted in the island's crafts culture

By Natasha Levy Published 21 November 24

Bali welcomes Tri Hita Karana Tower, a hybrid sound and vision centrepiece

Tri Hita Karana Tower is launching at Bali's Nuanu City; designed by Arthur Mamou-Mani, it’s a new hybrid art-AI architectural landmark for the island

By Ellie Stathaki Published 11 September 24

This Bali villa flies the flag for contemporary bamboo architecture

A Bali villa fusing traditional craftsmanship with contemporary vision by design studio Ibuku and Earth Lines Architects demonstrates the versatility of bamboo

By Jens H Jensen Published 8 September 24

Tour Bambu Indah, a Balinese hideaway akin to the Garden of Eden

Bambu Indah resort offers undiscovered antique charm amongst an otherworldly jungle context

By Tianna Williams Published 21 August 24

Building with bamboo: In Bali, designer, Elora Hardy, shares her tips and experience

Bamboo architecture can be powerful and sustainable; here, we talk to Ibuku's Elora Hardy, who shares her tips, thoughts and experience in working with the material in Bali

By Ellie Stathaki Published 28 July 24

Potato Head Bali sets the tone with a new immersive nightclub space

Potato Head Bali has collaborated with architecture studio OMA and DJ Harvey to open Klymax Discotheque

By Sofia de la Cruz Published 6 June 24

Sculptural spiral house The Loop redefines living in Bali’s jungle

Inside The Loop at Alexis Dornier’s newest house in Bali, blending nature sculptural design

By Ellie Stathaki Published 16 September 23

Bali high: The Slow is a cross between a brutalist manse and tropical tree house

By Gabrielle Lipton Last updated 12 October 22

Pastel hues and Picasso-esque murals at Bali's Mandala.The Bay

By Daven Wu Last updated 11 October 22

A tranquil oasis in Bali's lush Ubud jungle with Mandapa, a new Ritz-Carlton Reserve

By Sophie Coughlan Last updated 11 October 22

Mauri opens in Bali's buzzy Seminyak neighbourhood

By Daven Wu Last updated 11 October 22

A fantasist touch for Hoshinoya group’s Bali property

By Daven Wu Last updated 11 October 22

Hakkasan Group debuts in Indonesia with the launch of Omnia club in Bali

By Theodora Sutcliffe Last updated 11 October 22

SAOTA’s cliff-hanger house on Bali’s coastline has us hooked

By Daven Wu Last updated 11 October 22

Bali's newest hotel, Alila Seminyak, takes its cues from its perfect beachfront location

By Daven Wu Last updated 10 October 22

Revīvō Wellness Resort opens in a Kerry Hill-designed property in Bali

By Melina Keays Last updated 8 October 22

Inside Bali’s new Circular Design Workspace

At Museum of Space Available in southern Bali, creative director Daniel Mitchell reimagines the possibilities of plastic waste

By Chris Schalkx Last updated 28 September 22

Ibuku’s The Arc at Green School in Bali raises the bamboo roof

Phenomenal bamboo roof defines The Arc at Green School, an impressive education building in Bali designed by local studio Ibuku

By Ellie Stathaki Last updated 18 August 22

Andra Matin's Titik Dua hotel in Bali is a hospitality-art hybrid

The Wallpaper* Architects Directory has turned 20. Conceived in 2000 as our index of emerging architectural talent, this annual listing of promising practices, has, over the years, spanned styles and continents; yet always championing the best and most exciting young studios and showcasing inspiring work with an emphasis on the residential realm. To mark the occasion, in the next months, we will be looking back at some of our over-500 alumni, to catch up about life and work since their participation and exclusively launch some of their latest completions. First featured in Wallpaper* in the 2007 Architects Directory, Indonesian architect Andra Matin has just completed an eye catching new hotel in Bali's Ubud, the Titik Dua. 

By Ellie Stathaki Last updated 12 August 22

Lloyd’s Inn opens in Bali with tropical minimalist interiors by Singapore-based studio FARM

By Daven Wu Last updated 25 July 22

Luna2 Studiotel — Bali, Indonesia

By Alix Biehler Last updated 25 July 22

Katamama is located on one of Seminyak’s last prime stretches of beach

By Daven Wu Last updated 25 July 22

Uma by Como — Bali, Indonesia

By Ellie Stathaki Last updated 20 July 22

Ibuku’s innovative bamboo structure makes idyllic yoga centre in Bali

Bali-based architecture and design studio Ibuku reveals the carefully engineered Alchemy Yoga and Meditation Center in Indonesia, an artful showcase of building with bamboo

By Nasra Abdullahi Last updated 6 July 22