The Loop abandons the conventional box-shaped house, replacing it with a spiralling tropical home where architecture, landscape, and everyday living flow together as one continuous experience.
A Spiral House That Challenges Conventional Tropical Architecture
Designed by Alexis Dornier, The Loop rejects the rigid geometry of conventional houses in favour of a sculptural spiral configuration that continuously reshapes movement, perspective, and spatial experience. Conceived around a figure-eight plan with split-level floors, the residence transforms tropical living into an uninterrupted journey where architecture responds naturally to climate, landscape, and everyday life. Carefully integrated with Bali’s lush jungle, the project blurs the distinction between building and environment while redefining contemporary tropical architecture.
Where Nature and Living Become One Continuous Space
Following the site’s steep terrain, the home’s intertwined volumes appear to float gently above the tropical landscape. Open terraces, semi-outdoor living areas, and generous glazing dissolve the boundary between interior and exterior, allowing natural ventilation, sunlight, and surrounding vegetation to become essential architectural elements. Warm materials including concrete, timber, stone, and rattan soften the sculptural structure, creating a contemporary tropical residence where every level unfolds new views and every curve strengthens the connection between people, architecture, and nature.
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