Luxurious Minimalism

Impeccably designed with all round wellness in mind, here is a retreat that pampers not only the body but also the senses with its contemporary luxe interior.

- Jade Ang

Creativity really knows no bounds, especially when it comes to building designs but every once in a while, one with a simple yet striking design comes along and takes your breath away. Such is the case with the Pavilion Ponderosa, a project, which spans across 0.86 acres of land inside a high-end gated area, just next to a prominent golf course in Malaysia.

While the land space is vast, the actual pavilion takes up only one half of the land; the other is occupied up by a beautiful swimming pool as well as some other recreational facilities. Besides requiring a prestigious pavilion and recreational parts, the client’s brief also states the need for the building to be a regenerative retreat and a structure that could release expansiveness and enclosure.

Surrounded by nature all around, the obvious challenge is to capture the essence of the ‘place’ and strike a balance between nature and modernism. Commissioned to overcome this obstacle is Paolo Cucchi architects (PCA), a multi-disciplinary architectural practice with almost three decades of experience. Founding principal and design director Paolo Cucchi obtained his Master of architecture degree at I.U.A.V. – university of architecture of Venice. Based in Italy and Malaysia, the firm’s commitment is to produce architecture of quality, with attention to detail and exploration of materials.

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