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“Another friend of mine mentioned


Narabayashi’s name and although he had never designed villas before, he used to work for Super Potato in Japan, which specialises in the use of recycled materials. That was exactly what we wanted,” Tome says. Now, the distinctive lines of Tome’s favourite


fruit can be seen in every aspect of the property – from the curved, stone canopies over the villas’ open-air living areas, to the swirling waters of the property’s private whirlpools. Each villa even has its own personal mango tree, a miniature version of the one that inspired Tome’s vision. In true Balinese style, Sara and Narabayashi


have succeeded in merging inside and out, ensuring that no matter where you are in any of DelMango’s 14 villas, there is always a view of the surrounding tropical gardens. “We didn’t


want to have clear definitions of what was interior and what was exterior; everything was supposed to merge somehow,” Tome remarks. So, not only is the minimally furnished living- dining-kitchen area almost completely open to the elements, protected solely by a stone canopy overhead, guests are constantly treated to the sound of flowing water, courtesy of the automatically controlled waterfall installed in each private pool. There are also cosy outdoor alcoves, complete with colourful beanbags and coffee tables, scattered around each villa, just in case the pool deck gets a bit dull. Although the villas vary in size, their interiors follow the same understated theme featuring earthy slabs of volcanic stone, granite and pale terrazzo along with warm teakwood. The design duo has also stayed resolutely true to the sustainable principles Tome was


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determined to follow with DelMango. “Before we even started the project, it was set in our minds that whatever we did had to be eco- friendly,” he emphasises. Indeed, before proceeding with the DelMango project, Tome and Hintermayer had originally hoped to establish a fully sustainable resort – the Vita Source Retreat – in the remote mountain district of Tabanan, but funding difficulties put the project on hold. “We were planning to only use green materials up there, and although you can’t be as eco-friendly in Seminyak as you can be in the mountains of Tabanan, we have still tried to be as sustainable as possible,” he notes. At DelMango, only the bedrooms use air-conditioning (all other areas are cooled by natural breezes), and the private pools are chlorine-free. Moreover, only recycled wood is used for the flooring, pool decks


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