Located in a surf area along the west coast of Bali, Tibah was designed in response to a lifestyle deeply connected to nature and the outdoors. The house embraces openness, natural light, and cross ventilation, allowing indoor and outdoor spaces to remain in constant dialogue.
From the beginning, preserving the existing trees became an essential part of the design approach. The architecture carefully negotiates around them, allowing filtered light, shifting shadows, and framed views to shape the living experience. All upper-level rooms are oriented toward the rice fields and distant ocean horizon, creating a visual connection to the surrounding landscape.
Material choices were guided by simplicity and restraint. Raw concrete floors, cement walls, split bamboo, and built-in concrete furniture were selected not as aesthetic statements, but as honest responses to the tropical climate and the rhythms of surf-oriented living. Tibah became an exercise in clarity, focusing only on what truly matters for the users, the site, and the experience of living close to nature.