The week that was 27-28th October
Europe-post PLDC, 2nd November 2015
Note: due to the travelling and full on PLDC program my blog posting has been messed up a bit…apologies to my regular readers. J.It was again an event of very high standing and I have just arrived back in Holland for a little R&R with my parents before heading back to Singapore. While I sort through all the PLDC materials I collected over the last few days, I am posting some pictures of my Bali trip villa mock up room review and the beautiful autumn moods that are so typical in Europe. I will upload the PLDC stories and images in the next day or so.
Monday 27th October, Bali – Ubud
I arrived in my beloved Ubud yesterday to review the mock up villa in a high end resort that we are illuminating just on the outskirts of Ubud. The resort is nestled on the steep slopes of the river with stunning the rice paddy fields on one side and the deep river valley on the other. There is something special about Ubud…I am not sure what it is about Ubud but there is an air of peace and serenity that is very hard to describe…the deep winding river, the sounds of nature (the birds and the water rapids), the landscape, the rice fields, the artist communities, it all contributes to a very special feeling that makes this place special. No surprise I am therefore thrilled to have a project here, even more…that I can travel here regularly!
We have now reached the first project stage, which is the completion of the mock up villa…this 3-bedroom villa is the first expression and fruit of the design qualities of the project team and not surprisingly we were all anxious to see how it had turned out. I have to say that I was pleasantly surprised. The interior design had come out really well with much attention to styling and detail and besides some minor lighting issues (your typical cove lighting installation issues) it looked really good for a first go! The review was constructive with mostly obvious changes and modifications needed. I was pleased to see these first lighting results and it’s blending in with the interiors. Also the outdoors (with some slight tweaking will look great. This is very promising for the rest of the project! Here are some mood images…
Tuesday 28th October, Holland – Beautiful autumn light
After a long overnight flight to Amsterdam on my way to Rome, I made a short one day transit stop in my home town of Haarlem in Holland to allow for a paced adaptation to the new time zone and cooler climate. While I used my time to write my site review report and catch up on some work emails, I also took the opportunity to get out for a walk to enjoy the beautiful autumn that created some breath-taking sights. It once again re-enforced the beauty of nature and how much light, natural daylight, impacts on our daily lives. The interaction between the sun and our natural environment, specifically the trees with their leaves turning into their autumn colours never fails to create some awesome and inspiring magic. A perfect “entrée” for the next couple of days at the PLDC in Rome…coming up in a separate blog post after this…
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