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Bora Bora Four Seasons
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azure South Pacific

Let’s be honest here, rarely do we see South Pacific projects grace the pages of design publications or register on the design radar. Brainchild of Paris based Architect Didier Lefort and local architect Pierre-Jean Picart, with interiors fitted out by San Francisco based BAMO, the Four Seasons Bora Bora definitively raises the bar for French Polynesia. Taking cues from...
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Dolphin Island

When Dutch-born investor Alex van Heeran decided to open his family holiday ‘home’ aka island in Fiji to the wider world, interior designer Virginia Fisher was awarded the commission. Dolphin Island marks the third of the luxury Huka Retreat properties by van Heeran and his third design collaboration with Fisher. Located on the northern tip of Fiji's Viti Levu, 14-acre Dolphin...
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barefoot state of mind

Working with the inherited buildings, owner Bobby Dekeyser along with French architects Jean-Marie Massaud and Daniel Pouzet set out to breathe new life into the intimate 10-acre resort reimagined as Dedon Island. Located on the southeastern tip of Siargao in the Philippines, the property features a mere 9 freestanding villas inspired by the idea of a ‘barefoot state...
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Paris to Cambodia

Located about 15 minutes from the bustle of Siem Reap, the newly opened boutique property Phum Baitang is a contemporary ode to Khmer village life. Reminiscent of traditional houses found in rural Cambodia, the 45 single storey villas and public pavilions have been inspired by Khmer architecture and feature stilted foundations, extensive timber construction, pitched roofs with open trusses, palm leaf...
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Ocean House or Beach House… revisited

Measuring no more than 180 metres long by 123 metres wide, Naladhu, which means, “pretty little island”, is precisely that. Accommodating a mere 19 couples at any one time, Naladhu is boutique, intimate and decadently private. Whilst the island may be a tiny dot in the Indian Ocean, ‘guestrooms’ are a colossal 300 square metres and aptly named...
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one for the bucket list… revisited

Emerging from the landscape, like a rippled dune or a well-preserved fossil piece formed by nature and eventually returning to nature, Tierra Patagonia is a boutique 40-room all-inclusive eco-resort located on the stunning shores of Lake Sarmiento in Chile’s Torres del Paine National Park. Without detracting from the mystical beauty of the Patagonian landscape, No Comments Read more
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Island Life

Here’s a shout out on another stunning project by SCDA Architects. Located in the-barely-touched Gaafu Alifu Atoll, the Park Hyatt Maldives (formerly Alila Hadahaa) was the first new build in the archipelago to adhere to EarthCheck principles throughout the design, construction and operational stages. From the outset, the challenge was how to insert a program of...
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the second home

Located on Lagoi Bay, Bintan Island, new-build The Sanchaya (which means ‘collection’ in Sanskrit) was conceived by the developer and P49 Deesign as a luxury estate for guests to feel as if they were merely staying at their second home. Space, privacy and intimacy were key drivers. Comprised of a collection of freestanding villas and one...
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