This resort project is located in the seafront of Gili Air Island, the smallest out of the three Gili

Island archipelagos, west of Lombok. Our client’s brand has been crafted with a net zero carbon

emission approach as its core philosophy. Building a resort that is environmentally conscious and

transmit minimal energy footprint is important to our client as well as to... Show More

This resort project is located in the seafront of Gili Air Island, the smallest out of the three Gili

Island archipelagos, west of Lombok. Our client’s brand has been crafted with a net zero carbon

emission approach as its core philosophy. Building a resort that is environmentally conscious and

transmit minimal energy footprint is important to our client as well as to Platform Architect.

The public area of Gili Air Resort is divided into two different spaces: the main building of the

lobby and restaurant, and the wooden step - decking area of sun bathing space that faces the

west, where visitors of Gili Air resort can enjoy the uninterrupted view of the beautiful Lombok

sunset. The main building is structured as a narrow and open space with minimal barrier that

creates a direct connection between the outdoor and the interior space. This allows us to

minimize the energy usage of artificial lighting on the daytime and air-conditioning, as effective

cross ventilation is performed, letting the air come into the interior space.

Having young couples as our client’s main target market, privacy becomes one of the fundamental

qualities we need to accommodate on designing its unit villas. With three different types of unit,

every villa is oriented against each other’s back, creating privacy from one villa to another. The

raised level of the unit builds visual boundary between the pavement and the units, keeping the

desired level of privacy.