Authors
Alejandra CicnerosThe home designs of Alejandra Cicneros mark a significant departure from the tropical 'Bali' style villa design popularised in the past two decades. They are also a refreshing antidote to the often anodine concrete villas invading the centuries-old rice terraces of this visionary Argentinean architect's adopted home. In Perfect/Imperfect Alej shares her insights on reimagining traditional homes for 21st-century lifestyles in today's fragile environments. She reveals the thinking behind her designs, and her heart-centred process of co-creation - a 'conspiracy of client, joglo, land, Balinese craftsmanship and culture'. She also acknowledges the influence of Tri Hita Karana, the Balinese concept of cosmological balance that governs their relationship with people, the environment and the Creator.
