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LEFT The master bedroom’s triangular bengkerai wooden deck, supported by a v-shaped wooden structure, juts out dramatically into the surrounding garden and vegetation. A sofa-bench in white-washed tropical wood with metal legs by Disini is flanked by two antique wooden ancestor statues from Borneo. BELOW A curved “bridge” of pink Indian slabs leads over a lily pond towards the entrance of the Van Delft residence. The angular edges of both volumes and planes in wooden shingles and stone interact with the soft curvilinear landscape design. RIGHT TOP A curved outside staircase with large pebblewashed steps leads down to the green-tiled pool and becomes an element of the landscaping. On the left, an unusually shaped meditation balé looks out on to untouched tropical vegetation and the river below. Fragrant frangipani and variegated bougainvillea give a touch of colour. RIGHT BOTTOM From below, the profile of the Van Delft villa is a combination of sharp slim inclined shingled roof planes and flat terraces and decks that jut out over the steep sloping garden. On the curved deck is a Bettina double lounger with coated iron bars and PVC weave from Deefusion.
