Bali is a paradise for beach vacations.
A variety of unique hotels and homestays provide services here.
There are so many types, you can even find panoramic villas built in containers.
This romantic and stylish holiday house is a project called [Villa Mola],
realized by two Italian and French designers named Giorgio and François.
The two designers had gained experience in short-term rental business in the Philippines,
and later realized the tourism potential of Bali and decided to invest in the island.
Based on the concept of recycling and saving time and money,
the container architecture was finally selected.
It is not a simple project to transform a shipping container into an excellent villa in Bali.
The choice from recycling to soft decoration must be carefully designed.
The container villa has a swimming pool and a private garden.
A total of two floors are built.
A 2×20-foot shipping container is used on the ground floor of the building,
and a 2x40FT high-cube shipping container is used on the upper floor.
This design is A total of 120 square meters (1300 square feet) of living space was created.
The first floor of the house is mainly used as the living room and kitchen.
It can be seen that the space formed by the splicing of multiple containers is very spacious.
The two functional areas are separated by a hollow iron ladder in the middle.
If the cost of land, swimming pool, and furniture is not calculated,
but only the cost of building a house is calculated,
the construction cost of the container villa is 74,000 US dollars,
which is equivalent to about 500,000 yuan.
The residence has an open kitchen that can
accommodate multiple people cooking at the same time.
The cabinets and appliances are set against the wall,
and a large aisle is reserved between the dining table and the cabinets.
The tiled kitchen wall can not only prevent moisture,
but also weaken the industrial properties of the container,
embellishing a warm smoke and fire atmosphere.
The wall of all containers facing the garden and swimming pool
has been disassembled and replaced with a full-transparent panoramic glass window,
which not only brings warm natural light, but also connects the indoor and outdoor scenery,
allowing residents to feel indoors. Beautiful outdoor natural scenery.
The bedroom of the residence is set in a container on the second floor,
and there are two bedrooms with separate bathrooms.
The space of the two bedrooms is very spacious,
all the furniture is fully furnished and made of logs,
and the floor is also laid with cork to create a comfortable resting environment.
The end of the bed is facing the panoramic glass window, and you can enjoy
the beautiful outdoor scenery while lying on the bed.
[Villa Mola] The current room rental price starts at US$200 per night,
which is equivalent to approximately RMB 1,343.
Pictures courtesy of Villa Mola