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Bumi Kinar Hotel And Resort by Tonny Wirawan Suriadjaja Receives the Bronze A' Design Award in Architecture, Building and Structure Design
Tonny Wirawan Suriadjaja recognized for architecture, building and structure design by the international grand jury of the 2024 - 2025 A' Design Award & Competition
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COMO, Italy, April 19, 2025 /DesignNewswire/ A' Design Award & Competition has announced that Bumi Kinar Hotel And Resort by Tonny Wirawan Suriadjaja, designed for TWS and Partners, has been granted the Bronze A' Design Award in the Architecture, Building and Structure Design category. The award was conferred within the 2024 - 2025 A' Design Award & Competition and was reached through blind peer review by an international grand jury panel of established academics, design professionals and press members, who scored anonymized entries against predetermined criteria.
The Bronze A' Design Award Explained
The Bronze A' Design Award is given to outstanding designs that showcase a high degree of creativity and practicality. It recognizes the dedication and skill of designers who produce work that stands out for its thoughtful development and innovative use of materials and technology. These designs are acknowledged for their professional execution and potential to influence industry standards positively. Winning this award highlights the designer's ability to blend form and function effectively, offering solutions that enhance people's lives and wellbeing.
About Bumi Kinar Hotel And Resort
Bumi Kinar is a resort in Ubud, Bali, Indonesia. The complex includes eight one bedroom villas, two suites and a clubhouse. The buildings stand on a long hilly site bordered by the Petanu River, with views of the surrounding forest. The curved forms are informed by the line of a lotus leaf. A 600 meter floating rampway links the villas and also serves as a jogging track and viewing platform. The structures are raised above the terrain to protect the ground below. Porous lava stone and green roofs reduce heat from the tropical sun. Mature trees on the site were retained.
About Tonny Wirawan Suriadjaja
The virtue of TWS & Partners’ philosophy is to provide a range of complete functional design downright to details of what describe a personal taste of a stylist. For TWS & Partners, design is an evolving style, revolutionary ideas, user friendliness and most of all to suite every taste of clients needs. Therefore, design endures through time as the name suggest. In order to accomplish the objectives, the backbone of the design is also a strong value as far as building & interior furnishing are concerned.
Award Record
Tonny Wirawan Suriadjaja is a winner of 5 A' Design Awards, including this recognition. The awards span the editions from 2018 - 2019 to 2024 - 2025 of the A' Design Award & Competition.
About the A' Architecture, Building and Structure Design Award
The A' Architecture Design Award is an international architectural design competition recognizing good architectural designs by best architects worldwide. The competition is organized within the A' Design Award & Competition and is open to architectural design studios, building contractors, structural engineering firms and architecture and design consultants from all countries. Entries typically include skyscrapers, museums, residential buildings, commercial complexes, educational institutions and religious structures. Awarded architectural projects are published at https://dezigners.org/design-category/architecture
About A' Design Award & Competition
A' Design Award & Competition is an international, juried design accolade organized annually since 2008. The competition is open to entries from all countries. The A' Design Award has a philanthropic mission to advance society through good design by recognizing and promoting superior products, projects and services that benefit society, and by creating a global awareness and appreciation for good design practices and principles. Entries are peer reviewed and anonymously evaluated by an international grand jury panel of established academics, design professionals and press members against predetermined criteria such as functionality, ergonomics, engineering, presentation, innovation, usability, sustainability and technology, with score normalization applied to remove biases. Awards are conferred at Platinum, Gold, Silver, Bronze and Iron levels. The A' Design Prize granted to eligible laureates includes the award trophy, the certificate of design excellence, the hardcover yearbook, a lifetime license to use the A' Design Award winner logo, exhibition of awarded works, an invitation to the gala night and award ceremony in Italy, inclusion in the World Design Rankings and Designer Rankings, and public relations and publicity services. Registration, the upload of a work and the preliminary score are free of charge, and Professional and Digital Edition laureates are not contractually obliged to pay further fees to claim the A' Design Prize. Further information is available at https://competition.adesignaward.com
Press Resources
- Winner Page: https://dezigners.org/162901
- A' Design Award Page: https://competition.adesignaward.com/162901
- Media Showcase: https://www.designnewsroom.com/!162901
- Laureate Profile: https://dezigners.org/d/230428
- Further Information from the Laureate: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=jMuhsPP6Rtg
Media Contact
Giulia Ferrari, Press Office
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Fact Sheet
The Work
- Project
- Bumi Kinar Hotel And Resort
- Function
- Hotel And Resort
- Category
- Architecture, Building and Structure Design
- Discipline
- Spatial Design
- Industry
- Architecture
- Colors
- Dark Slate Gray, Black, Dim Gray, Dark Olive Green and Gray
- Images
- 5
- Client
- TWS and Partners
The Recognition
- Laureate
- Tonny Wirawan Suriadjaja
- Country
- Indonesia
- Recognition
- Bronze A' Design Award
- Edition
- 2024 - 2025
- Design ID
- #162901
Credits
- Image Credits
- Photographer: Mario Wibowo
Design Details
- Unique Properties
- Bumi Kinar at Ubud is a distinguished architectural ensemble comprising eight one-bedroom villas, two suites, and a magnificent clubhouse. Nestled amidst the serene Ubud cliffside forest, this retreat offers a sanctuary of tranquility in Bali's renowned leisure destination. Perched on a longitudinal hilly terrain bordered by the Petanu River, with sweeping views of Ubud's tranquil forest, Bumi Kinar seamlessly integrates with the existing Bumi Sekembang compounds. Drawing inspiration from the purity of the lotus leaf, its architecture gently curves, symbolizing renewal and purification, embodying the essence of an international retreat and healing resort.
- Inspiration
- Informed by a curvature line of the lotus leaf, Bumi Kinar's architecture gently curves, symbolizing renewal and purification, embodying the essence of a retreat and healing resort. The Lotus itself is called “Lian Hua” in mandarin language which mean “purification”
- Research
- Your journey through Bumi Kinar begins the moment you pass through the entrance gates. As you navigate through the complex, the luscious greenery that engulfs the resort, complimented by statues depicting legends of the Hindu religion, invite you to immerse yourself in the mystical aura of Ubud. Bumi Kinar is designed as a continuation from the traditional heritage design of the existing villas that have stood for three generations, seamlessly intertwining aspects of heritage with a modern touch that appreciates contemporary ideals.
- Challenge
- Architectural Poetry Taking inspiration from the cyclical nature of a lotus leaf, Bumi Kinar’s architecture showcases gentle curvilinear lines that evoke lightness and grace. Just as the lotus leaf rises untainted from the ground and collects the pure morning mist on its surface, Bumi Kinar embraces the mystical nature of Bali, making it a retreat unlike any other.
- Realization and Technology
- Serenity by Design Beyond the galleries, you will arrive at a tranquil courtyard with a surface covered in water, evoking the sensation of drifting above the forest, where hidden entrances lead to the North and South-Wing suites. The centrepiece of the main building, the outdoor reflecting
- Operation and Interaction
- An Artistic Haven Beyond serving as a place to relax, both the Bale Banyu Gallery and The BuKi Gallery double as an art exhibition and creative hub where guests can come together to exchange ideas and inspire one another. It is a space where the allure of nature meets the creativity of human expression.
- Project Duration and Location
- The project finished in March 2024 in Ubud, Bali, Indonesia
- Specifications
- Sustainable Elegance Every inch of Bumi Kinar has been thoughtfully designed to harmonize with the environment. The villas are strategically located to minimize environmental disruption, connected by a 600-meter floating rampway that doubles as a jogging track and viewing platform. The architectural structure, seemingly floating above the terrain, not only reduces environmental impact but also creates a cool, breathable space within the villas themselves.A Symphony of Green and Grey Bumi Kinar seamlessly blends minimalistic modern architecture with varying shades of grey, harmonizing beautifully with the verdant tropical forest of Ubud.
- Keywords
- Resort, Bali, Lotus, Villas, Luxury
