The pool
Sharp modernist villa pools cantilevered over the limestone cliffs of Bali's southern Bukit peninsula.
Alila Uluwatu was designed by WOHA as a study in honest materials — local limestone, recycled ironwood, raw concrete — perched on a 100-metre cliff above the Indian Ocean. The villa pools are long, narrow, and impossibly close to the edge, the water meeting the horizon in a single uninterrupted line.
Below, Uluwatu's famous left-hand reef break draws surfers from across the world; from the deck, they appear as small dark commas on the swell. Swim at sunset, when the cliff turns the colour of beaten gold.
Saltwater Wanderer
Alila Villas Uluwatu
Uluwatu, Indonesia
Sharp modernist villa pools cantilevered over the limestone cliffs of Bali's southern Bukit peninsula.
