LOST LINDENBERG

Hospitality | Self initiated project

When I arrived by taxi, we weren't even sure where the entrance was. There was no obvious hotel façade or grand arrival — just a wall, tucked away among the dense jungle. We eventually found the entrance and followed a short path through thick palms and vegetation, with the feeling of gradually disappearing from the world outside.

What I found at the end of it was a place built around the idea of being immersed in nature. Set on Bali's wild west coast, Lost Lindenberg is made up of elevated treehouse-like structures, designed as a collection of interconnected spaces rather than a conventional resort. The architecture plays with the tension between being together and being alone — open communal areas giving way to private retreats among the trees.

The buildings felt almost suspended in the landscape. Dark timber, oversized roofs, linen curtains and open façades created a constant dialogue between inside and outside. Light moved through the spaces throughout the day, catching on wood, stone and fabric before disappearing back into the surrounding jungle.

I was particularly drawn to the way the architecture didn't try to dominate its setting. Instead, it seemed to frame it — the palms, the changing light, the sound of the ocean somewhere beyond the trees. The hotel describes its architecture as a contemporary interpretation of Rumah Panggung, traditional Indonesian houses on stilts, with separate structures brought together as a kind of “flying village.”

I approached the photographs in much the same way I experienced the place: slowly, without forcing the compositions. Looking for the moments where architecture, light and landscape became inseparable.

The result is a quiet study of a place that feels deliberately hidden — where the journey through the jungle is as much a part of the experience as arriving.