Location: Kerobokan, Indonesia

Architects: UOS Architecture Studio

Area: 2,400 m²

Year: 2025

Program: Residential hospitality, apartments and townhouses

Lead Architect: Banyu Priautama

Lead Team: Yoga Adhitya

Design Team: Bagus Komang, Galang K, Pasek A

Interior Design: Tudots Studio

Landscape Architecture: Alas Design Studio

General Contractor and Project Management: Design ACE

Engineering Consultant: Gede Mertanadi

MEP: AMEP Design

Photography: Indra Wiras

Design Features: B Nesta is set in Kerobokan, close to the urban fabric of western Denpasar, Bali. The 2,400 m² residential compound brings together 20 apartments and five townhouses with private pools, alongside a communal kitchen, meeting room, multifunctional rooftop and a 25-metre shared swimming pool. Its central concern is not simply the number of rooms, but the space left between them for rest, chance encounters and an everyday sense of community.

The long, narrow site meets the street through a deep red-brick screen. It protects the ground floor and inner courtyards from direct views without sealing the building off; air, filtered daylight and glimpses of planting continue through its open grid. Above, white surfaces and terracotta volumes step along the street. Balconies, deep window frames and integrated planting break the extended elevation into a more domestic rhythm.

Beyond the street edge, the project turns towards courtyards and water. The drawings show a shared pool running through the middle of the site, linking communal rooms, apartments and townhouses, while smaller private pools sit beside living spaces. Water is not treated as a decorative afterthought. It becomes a continuous opening for views, movement and ventilation, supported by trees, narrow gardens and shaded circulation that temper Bali's tropical climate.

The interiors continue the material logic of the exterior. Timber ceilings and custom joinery sit beside grey terrazzo or concrete floors, brick screens and dense planting. Some living rooms open directly to the water through full-height glazing, while bedrooms use balconies, deep overhangs and screening to soften daylight. In the common lounges, low furniture and continuous timber surfaces establish an unforced atmosphere without losing functional clarity.

Six axonometric and massing drawings clarify the vertical sequence: water, shared facilities and some accommodation occupy the ground level; apartments extend through the upper floors; and the multifunctional roof provides another collective setting. Rather than relying on one emblematic form, UOS Architecture Studio composes brick screens, balconies, gardens, pools and rooftops into a 2,400 m² residence that is understood gradually through everyday use.

Design Team: UOS Architecture Studio was founded in Bali in 2021 by architects Banyu Priautama and Tjokorda Gede Dalem Suparsa. Both founders grew up in Ubud, studied architecture at Udayana University and completed master's degrees at the Bandung Institute of Technology. Banyu previously worked with SOMIA Design, DDAP Architect and C+T Studio. Tjokorda gained resort and hospitality experience at Popo Danes and has taught architecture at Warmadewa University in Bali since 2022.

The practice treats local context, tropical climate and everyday human needs as a single design foundation. Natural ventilation, sunlight, spatial orientation and comfort are developed alongside the relationship between a building, its site and Balinese culture. Sustainable materials are approached in similarly practical terms: the studio favours resources with local character that are readily available and suited to regional construction, connecting environmental response with lived experience.

B Nesta was designed under Banyu Priautama, with Yoga Adhitya leading the project and Bagus Komang, Galang K and Pasek A forming the architectural team. Tudots Studio designed the interiors; Alas Design Studio developed the landscape; Design ACE handled construction and project management; Gede Mertanadi served as engineering consultant; and AMEP Design delivered the building services. Their collaboration brings architecture, interiors, planting and water together as one continuous setting for residential life.