More than a place to visit or stay, Desa Potato Head immerses guests in its ever evolving universe of gastronomy, wellness, sustainability and community. The building is elevated upwards to create an open, central courtyard | image by All is Amazing - Paulius StaniunasĭESIGN, ART, FOOD AND WELLNESS AT DESA POTATO HEAD The concrete that you see in the Studios is pink because it’s actually a mix from the Katamama bricks and a color enhancer to bring out that special hue.’ It was sitting in a pile until we could figure out a way to utilize it. When we finished Katamama we had a lot of waste coming from the bricks and we didn’t know what to do with it. We built the Studios three years after the Katamama Suites. As far as the architecture, the building is elevated upwards to allow for that program to happen and to preserve the direct view of the water when you are first coming in. This allows a different dynamic where people can possibly interact in a different way. ‘Usually there’s a lot of separation for privacy. ‘You hardly see a resort where when you first come in you see people on the beach directly,’ explains the Potato Head architecture team. Besides the 168 guest rooms, it offers a ground and top floors open for public events, parties, exhibitions and activities, while also housing many of the resort’s facilities. This latest addition takes shape as a seamless blend of concrete brutalism and vernacular architecture. Led by David Gianotten, the project was developed together with Potato Head with a concept which subverts the conventional hotel typology by creating a space that is part of the local community. Following Andra Matin’s design for the Potato Head Suites (formerly known as Katamama), the brand tapped OMA for the realization of Potato Head Studios, which now serves as the cultural heartbeat of the village. Ronald Akili’s original Potato Head eatery in Jakarta grew into the Bali outpost over the past few years, which now includes multiple restaurants, the iconic Potato Head Beach Club and entertainment, as well as two boutique hotel concepts. Image by All is Amazing - Paulius Staniunas (also header image)Ī CREATIVE VILLAGE BY THE BEACH IN Seminyak, Baliĭesa Potato Head is pioneering the transition from sustainable hospitality to regenerative hospitality, a new kind of tourism that encourages guests to experience a destination that deeply enriches both it, and them. At the moment and until December 25, Potato Head is also exhibiting its strategies of reuse and design projects at their ‘N*thing is Possible’ exhibition in Singapore. Named Sweet Potato Lab, the R&D workshop uses surplus materials from daily operations alongside waste collected from Bali to fabricate design objects and decor. And instead of doing everything behind closed doors, the team has set up their research and development design workshop in plain sight within the resort, so that guests and visitors can learn more and even participate in the processes. ‘Waste isn’t waste until it ends up in a landfill,’ explains the Potato Head team as they have figured out a way to give almost anything that gets discarded at the property a new lease of life. And although sustainability may be one of the most used (and abused) buzzwords by now, this resort actually makes good on its promise. Founded by Indonesian entrepreneur Ronald Akili, Potato Head holds the mantra ‘Good Times, Do Good’, a guiding principle that means that anything good that happens at the Desa should have a positive impact on the environment and on the local community. The carbon-neutral property, featuring the OMA-designed Potato Head Studios, unfolds as a creative village where music, art, design, food and wellness converge under a zero waste philosophy. Set on a sandy beach in Seminyak, Bali, Desa Potato Head is not your typical beachfront luxury resort.
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