00:01Hi, I'm Maria. Come and take a peek into my paradise.
00:12So this is our guest house. It lives on our home property and our house is just down the way,
00:19this way.
00:19This structure was actually built by my father-in-law back in 2019.
00:27It was built as a wanty land that was based off of this Balinese structure, this open structure that's multi
00:35-tiered.
00:39Around three, four years ago, we decided to turn it into a guest house because we needed a space to
00:45be able to welcome family from overseas to come and stay with us.
00:50So we added some walls and windows and renovated to what you see now here.
01:06The light is really beautiful because we get both sunrise light and sunset light.
01:13And because there's no outdoor space, I think it really invites people to really go within and kind of retreat
01:21into the space.
01:22It feels very nesty and I really like that.
01:31So because the space is quite small, we went for an open plan design.
01:36This is our kitchen. Our factory and the construction company built this furniture.
01:41So we have a bamboo island here and we have this wooden countertop here, which I really love.
01:46We decided to keep this all windows to let in as much light as possible.
01:51And then we have this stone countertop here around the sink so that it doesn't get on the wooden counter.
01:58For the countertop here around the sink, we decided to leave the stone edge here.
02:04It gives it a more raw, natural feeling.
02:07And also the cupboards here and the drawers are also made out of bamboo.
02:11We use bamboo splits here that are joined together to make these panels.
02:23We also decided because we work with bamboo to really highlight all the different ways in which bamboo can be
02:29used for a structure.
02:30For the structural columns and beams, we're using a round pole and a black bamboo.
02:37I think black bamboo really gives this nice elegance.
02:40But then if you have a whole building that's only black, then it can look a little bit dull.
02:45And that's why we also introduced the blonde bamboo elements.
02:48We have a weave here and we decided to use both the blonde and the black bamboo there.
02:55And it's a really nice feature wall.
03:03For the floor, we also chose bamboo and we chose the black bamboo also splits.
03:10And we've left the skin on the bamboo so that it's very smooth when you're walking on the floor.
03:17So it has this nice texture, but it's also very smooth to the touch.
03:26So we've got the main bedroom upstairs and we wanted to have the opportunity that maybe a second couple or
03:34a second family could also sleep in the space.
03:37But we didn't want to section any part of this downstairs off because it would look very crowded.
03:42And so actually this was a friend of mine suggested that maybe we could have a large sofa here that
03:49could act as a second bed.
04:01So when we added the walls here, the intention originally was to keep going with the wall up until the
04:08end here.
04:08And when we started building it, we realized that, wow, this is such a beautiful feature of our neighbors Balinese
04:15compound.
04:16It's their rooftop temple.
04:18And so we decided to stop the wall here and add a window.
04:22And it just makes for really a beautiful feature and moment that whilst you're here either having breakfast or working,
04:28that you might have the opportunity to see our neighbors giving their offerings either in the morning or in the
04:35evening.
04:35And I think it kind of gives this reminder to maybe stop and slow down and join our neighbors in
04:43that moment of reverence.
04:55And so something I really like about this space is that originally when the building was being built,
05:01they were trying to figure out the angle of the stairs so that they weren't too steep and they weren't
05:06too flat.
05:07And to find the perfect angle, they needed to add this landing up here.
05:12So this is the floor of the landing of the stairs upstairs.
05:16And to support that, they needed to add these beams.
05:20And the beams kind of land quite centrally in the space up on the ceiling and it creates this nest
05:26feel.
05:27So it feels really cozy down here.
05:29Then you can still see the ceiling above, which is the floor of upstairs,
05:34that has this kind of grand loftiness, which I really like.
05:50One of the uses of this building originally, before we turned it into a guest house, was actually a design
05:56office.
05:57And this is actually one of the tables that were used during that period.
06:03And so we kept it here.
06:04I think it fits really perfectly in the space.
06:06It's the right size.
06:13So this is the bathroom.
06:15What I like most about this space is actually the wall, because it's very different to the walls and the
06:21rest of the space.
06:22This is a lime wall.
06:24And I love the color, which comes from the color of brick dust.
06:29And then we have this big mirror.
06:31It's a signature Ibuku and Bamboo Pure designed by Ibuku and built by Bamboo Pure mirror,
06:38which we actually ended up using as the little logo for this guest house.
06:47And then the floor is a wood floor.
06:50And the reason why it's not bamboo is because we don't want the floor.
06:53If bamboo gets wet, then it starts to rot.
06:57It doesn't do well in the wet.
07:01And then we decided to put in a Japanese bathtub, which is really nice and luxurious, even though the space
07:08is really small.
07:09So also it's a little bit unexpected that there's this beautiful Japanese bathtub hiding away in here as well.
07:21So this is the final space to see in the house, and it's the master bedroom.
07:35So what I love most about this space upstairs is that it feels very treehouse-y.
07:41This 290 panorama where we get the view on all these sides just makes it feel like a little treehouse
07:52up here.
07:55We get some rice-filled views over the neighbor's rooftops over there.
08:01And over on this side, we also have the view of the neighbor's rooftop temple, which is really pretty.
08:07I decided to have then the bed be like a tented bed that can be closed off in the night
08:13and not have so much light coming in.
08:16The bed, we also decided to use the black bamboo to match the black bamboo and the structure.
08:22And we kept it quite low on the floor since we're in this kind of loft style space.
08:30We wanted to still feel quite far away from from the ceiling.
08:34So it's low, low down on the ground.
08:36We decided to keep to use the whole bamboo so that you can see the again,
08:41the rawness of the bamboo with the different nodes so that it's in contrast to the splits on the floor.
08:47And I think it's just a nice space here to read a book, relax and see the view.
09:11Thank you Body Interiors for coming to take a peek into my paradise.
09:14See you next time.
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