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Earth-toned walls wrap circular home in Lombok

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Curved walls coated in textured, terracotta -toned plaster wrap this circular home in Indonesia , designed by local architecture practice Caceres + Tous.

Named House Kala, the dwelling is set atop a hill on the Indonesian island of Lombok, on a site with almost 360-degree views of the sea and surrounding forest.

House Kala is a circular home in Lombok

To maximise views from the site, Caceres + Tous created a circular home raised on a stone plinth, contrasting an exposed facade of full-height glass doors with a secluded inner patio wrapped by curving walls.

The reddish-brown plaster used to coat these walls was created to mimic the tone of the soil in Lombok, where clay bricks are used in many vernacular buildings.

Terracotta-toned plaster coats the walls

"The core concept was to create a private refuge for the owner on a site with 360-degree exposure," Caceres + Tous co-founder Nico Caceres told Dezeen.

"The circular form given by the land position creates an outward-facing open shape while…

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