Elora Hardy

Elora Hardy IBUKU - Bali, Indonesia

Elora Hardy is the Founder and Creative Director of IBUKU, where design begins with the principles of nature, employing the natural tendencies of bamboo, stone, water and topography to build over two hundred homes, hotels, schools, and work spaces. For over twelve years, Elora leads the international team in creating hospitality projects, school campuses, private homes, and bespoke furniture collections made of natural materials and built in ways that reconnect us with nature. She envisions a world where we live elegantly within nature. Elora was raised in Bali, inspired by highly-skilled craftsmen who shaped dreams into reality. As a child Elora ran through Bali’s natural wonder. She went on to study art and design. After painting Donna Karan’s runway dresses by hand and leading DKNY’s prints and patterns, she sought to apply that design sense to ecologically uplifting spaces. In 2010, Elora began to carry on the incredible work of the team that created the world-renowned Green School in Bali, founded by her father John Hardy and his wife, Cynthia Hardy. Today, she cultivates Balinese artisans alongside innovative designers, architects and engineers. IBUKU’s works have won multiple awards and have been featured in AppleTV+ docuseries Home, Architectural Digest, Elle Decor, Vogue, Tatler, London Design Week, CNN and the BBC. She was named an Architectural Digest Innovator on the AD100 list and was named Honorary Royal Designer for Industry (Hon) in 2019.

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Project Details

Type of ProjectResidential
TypeCompleted Work
LocationPererenan , Bali

Taman Villa

Villa Taman is located just a 10 minute walk from the beach on the West coast of Bali and was completed in 2021. The main house is rectangular, following the family’s inspiration from vernacular Asian architecture. Whie straight lines and rectangles are uncharacteristic of IBUKU, the house is filled with moments that feel good and connect its inhabitants to the Earth. The client incorporated antique furniture items, evoking the Japanese concept of Kintsugi, giving old things new life through a piecing together of fragments. Influenced by the traditional Balinese family compound lifestyle, the family home is composed of five buildings including a main house, two guesthouses, a yoga bale, and a service building. The 6 bedroom, 4.5 bathroom home totals 745 sqm (8000 sf.)

Photo Credit : Indra Wiras