Soo Khian Chan and wife Ling
Fu launch luxurious property with host of new features
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Residence |
Six years after its debut as the Alila Villas Soori, a seaside resort
designed and owned by renowned architect Soo K. Chan, is coming out from under
the Alila umbrella as an anchor in a new luxury lifestyle brand.
Situated in Bali’s Tabanan Regency, between a black sand volcanic beach,
towering Mount Batukaru and UNESCO-protected rice terraces, the resort today
opens its doors for business as Soori Bali.
A cantilevered 100-seat platform designed for special events, perched atop
a cliff jutting out into the Indian Ocean, as well as a vast wedding lawn
overlooking a peninsular and an Indonesian specialty restaurant set amid rice
fields are among new features to be added to Soori Bali in the lead-up to the
resort’s official grand opening in spring 2017.
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Reception |
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Arrival Courtyard |
All of Soori Bali’s 48 villas and residences will undergo upgrades,
including reroofing and the installation of new AV equipment and air
conditioning systems, while staff members have been retained under a new
management team.
Conceived, designed and owned by Singaporean Soo Chan, founder of
Singapore-based SCDA Architects, and his wife Ling Fu, Soori Bali - a
combination of Soo and Sri, Ling’s Indonesian name - was originally the
family’s private vacation home before its expansion to include villas for
visiting friends and, in turn, development into a resort.
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Restaurants |
Soo Chan said Soori Bali’s award-winning architecture drew inspiration
from the local landscape and working villages, with the resort crafted out of
stone from nearby village quarries and adorned with terracotta and other
ceramic ornaments from local artisans.
“I’ve designed hotels and resorts around the globe and yet with Soori Bali
I’ve made all of the decisions and the result is the most honest of my
creations,” he said. “For me, Soori Bali is as much a state of mind as it is a
world-class resort; it’s a peaceful, private and re-energising place.”
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Soori Estates |
Dotted with temples and positioned with respect for ancestral ritual
pathways running through its grounds, Soo Chan also described the ecologically
sustainable, EarthCheck-certified resort as “spiritually-charged”.
The launch of Soori Bali marks the first of a series of major developments
to be rolled out under Soo Chan’s new luxury lifestyle brand Soori. Soori Bali
joins Soori High Line, a luxury residence in New York City’s West Chelsea, and
Soori Niseko, a forthcoming ski resort in Japan, in the global Soori family of
living exceptionally well through holistic design.
For more information: www.sooribali.com
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Main Pool |
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Ocean Pool |
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Beach Pool |
About Soori Bali
Set on the edge of the ocean between the Batu Karu Mountain and terraced
rice fields, Soori Bali is a hidden refuge, rejuvenating and peaceful; it is
Bali as it should be. Designed, owned and operated by renowned architect Soo K.
Chan and his wife Ling Fu, the resort prioritises environmental and cultural
sustainability. Crafted out of local materials, Soori Bali maintains a true
sense of place. Keeping things pure, its restaurants use fresh produce from
nearby farms and spices from its own garden; the resort’s spa uses only the
highest quality organic products.
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