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Balinese-influenced Villa Kishti in Anguilla
Villa Kishti is a meditative, Balinese-inspired private retreat in Anguilla, British West Indies, designed by Toronto architect Frank Alfred Hamilton, who spent four years on the project (2005-2009). The residence challenges traditional notions of shelter and nature as separate domains, with interior and exterior blurred in a seamless interplay of interior design, architecture and landscape design.
Villa Kishti’s tripartite design is composed of a central hub, master suite and three self-contained villas, arranged in fan-like plan. The central hub contains the principal gathering spaces of the residence – the living-dining area and kitchen – which flow into each other in a unified palette of natural materials, tones and textures. Spaces are uncluttered and carefully calibrated to enhance site lines. The living-dining area is detailed with custom furnishings and edited accessories while the kitchen is fitted with custom millwork and integrated Corian counters and backsplash. Toronto-based interior design firm Cecconi Simone Inc. was hired by the client for the selection of furnishings, finishes and fixtures.
The master suite, accessed internally from the living-dining area, contains a sleep area, lounge with outdoor terrace and en-suite with indoor and outdoor showers. The suite is appointed with custom millwork, custom furnishings and subtle Balinese accents.
Across the central hub from the master suite, each of the three self-contained villas encompasses a lounge area with outdoor deck, kitchenette, powder room and master bedroom with en-suite. Custom furnishings, custom millwork, finishes and accessories harmonize with the subdued, contemporary, Balinese-influenced expression of the rest of the residence.
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Private retreat? With 5 massage beds? Maybe this is what is called a “vacation spa”? Anyways, it’s hideous as hell and it needs a bomb dropped on it. Maybe we’ll get lucky and global warming will knock it with a hurricane before the sea level rises and swallows it up.
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I kinda agree with you but for other reasons: yours “hideous as hell” is somewhat vague, illusive at least. I would say it gives the impression of a very large puffed out chest, a proud and even arrogant sort. Ofcourse we all know those people lack an internal sense of self-esteem???
Though definitely meditative at times, VILLA KISHTI was NOT “Balinese-inspired” by it’s designer—it was Anguillian-inspired. It was not c/s who designed it EITHER. It was I who “challenged traditional notions of shelter and nature as separate domains, with interior and exterior blurred in a seamless interplay of interior design, architecture and landscape design.” C/s should be ashamed at trying to present this as THEIR design.
Frank Alfred Hamilton B.Arch., MRAIC