Villa Sapi comprises a main single-storey residence, a 21m swimming pool complete with kids’ pool, a stand-alone guesthouse with two more swimming pools, plus a floodlit tennis court and an antique thatched lumbung (rice barn), which serves as a massage pavilion. The interiors carry a signature colour theme of black, red and lime green, while the walls are filled with conceptual artwork.

Running parallel to the beach, the main building presents a vast open-fronted living and dining space under a splendid timber-lined roof. A table for 12 sits next to a gleaming white-lacquered feature kitchen with a resin service bar lit by a three brilliant-red Campari Soda bottle lamps. Behind the white kitchen, linked by a bridge, is a traditionally styled Lombok cottage, which appears to float upon a moat. With its random rock walls and thatched roof, the cottage is actually a cutting-edge working kitchen. The glass-sided home theatre is another contrasting building, showcasing space-age architecture with a bamboo roof designed to resemble the caterpillar tracks of a combat tank that will transport guests to a new level of entertainment. The room is equipped with nine beanbags, a 52-inch satellite-channel TV, DVD player and surround-sound.

The main living space is furnished with segmented sofas and ottomans, crafted in coconut shell and big enough to seat 22. Adjacent to this, hidden doors open to three air-conditioned bedrooms – the generously sized master and two guestrooms – all with king beds, one of which incorporates a trundle bed for two under the main frame. The ensuite bathrooms all have indoor and outdoor showers, while the huge master bathroom also has a bathtub. Another ‘secret’ door leads to an oval-shaped bedroom that is also a functional office with a desk, and a ‘funnel’ in the centre that houses a guest washroom and supports a spiral staircase to a rooftop lookout.

The guesthouse features an open-sided communal sitting area, and two bedrooms, each complemented by a seven-metre swimming pool. One of the bedrooms is on the same level as the sitting area while the other is subterranean, shaped like a quarter-pipe with a curved roof. Each is air-conditioned, furnished with a king bed, and adjoined by a bathroom with a tub facing the sea, and an indoor and outdoor shower.