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The essence of Bali lies in the interaction between different cultures David Gianotten Managing partner, OMA PROJECT Creative Centre
T
he Indonesian hospitality
group Potato Head has joined forces with Rem Koolhaas'
OMA to create the Creative
Centre in Bali, a new 168-room
beachfront hotel that completes the Desa Potato Head complex.
As well as the 168 rooms, the Creative
Centre will feature a restaurant, several bars, a multifunctional gallery, an
“environmentally driven kids club�,
several rooftop activation areas, an
amphitheatre, a pool, a music recording studio and a subterranean discotheque next door. The hotel is soft opening in December, with the various elements being rolled out during 2020.
OMA have designed a floating
ring lifted by pilotis to accommodate the guestrooms and other functions, including the exhibition space and a
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