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Elite Havens\u2019<\/a> villas come in many shapes and sizes, yet each has its own distinctive character. Many are the fulfilment of their owners\u2019 dreams and have interesting stories attached to their creation. \u2018Behind The Scenes\u2019 chats with some villa owners to find out how the dream became a reality.<\/p>\n

This month, the owners of The Iman Villa<\/a> tell us how they came to design and build their luxury villa in Canggu<\/a>.<\/p>\n

So, Why Bali?<\/span><\/strong><\/p>\n

We came to Bali more than 10 years ago and instantly fell in love with the island\u2019s breathtaking beauty, cultural complexity and the warmth and hospitality of the Balinese. When you think of building your dream home you want a dream location and Bali perfectly fits that mould for us.<\/p>\n

What made you decide to hire architect Gary Fell and go for a custom-designed villa instead of just buying something already built?<\/span><\/strong><\/p>\n

The pre-existing villas we saw in Bali did not match our needs in terms of location, style, or size so we had no choice but go down the far harder route of buying the land and then building the villa ourselves.<\/p>\n

In 2008 we stayed at Villa Niloufar, one of Gary Fell<\/a>‘s first villa projects in Bali. We loved the design and hunted Gary down to see if he would design our villa for us, which he thankfully agreed to. We coupled Gary with our close friend, Rima Bokhari, who herself is an amazing architect, to create a powerful tag team.<\/p>\n

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Stunning facade<\/p><\/div>\n

How did the environment, neighbourhood and culture affect your design brief?<\/strong><\/p>\n

Our goal was to leverage on the natural beauty of our Canggu surroundings, so, for example, we orientated the covered area to the right-hand-side of the land to allow for stunning sunset views over the paddy fields.<\/p>\n

We believe in honouring tradition and invited the local Mangku<\/em> (priest) to advise us where to position our house temples. We then held an all-day blessing ceremony, for which the local community prepared incredible hand-made offerings.<\/p>\n

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Next door’s rice fields<\/p><\/div>\n

What is unique about Villa Iman\u2019s location?<\/strong><\/p>\n

We are uniquely located in a part of Canggu that allows guests to have the flexibility to align their holiday to their own needs. If they want to relax in the villa\u2019s swimming pool and TV room all day they can. If they want to go surfing and then enjoy an evening barbecue they can head down to Echo Beach. If they want to take the kids for a day out at FINNS Recreation Club<\/a>, it\u2019s only 10 minutes down the road, and f they want to shop till they drop, Seminyak\u2019s boutiques are close at hand.<\/p>\n

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