A beach club concept for a breathtaking spot at the top of the hills in Flores. 

Flores has the magic of still being a little bit undiscovered. It feels special when you’re there – like you got lucky and stumbled upon this gem that not too many people know about yet. 

It has a deep history of tribes, clans, warriors, symbolism and ceremony – a lot of which still influences the daily lives of the Flores people, cultures and villages today.  

Our aim for the concept was that guests felt that magic when they walk in to Ikan Boogie. We wanted them to instantly see references to the cultures and tradition, to be blown away by the natural landscape and be excited to experience all this in a contemporary beach club setting.

We used the idea of staggered grass roofs from the villages, often on different levels up a hill, and developed one, large joined roof that jutted up and down to mimic the peaks and valleys of the surrounding hills. The supporting beams and structure below are as minimal as possible (while keeping the building robust and weatherproof) to make the most of the views out to the hills and ocean. Beams were positioned to frame rather than get in the way of the views. 

Materials were as local as possible, reflecting what was used in village houses and buildings – rattan, bamboo, mud and clay mix, lontar palms and carved teak panels. Ikat was to feature heavily, using the motifs and patterns of the surrounding villages and their ‘clans’.