BANJAR GERENCENG DENPASAR

Artistry inherited from his family makes this man, whose complete name is: Anak Agung Yoka Sara, profoundly fall in love with the art domain, particularly architecture. Many of his intellectual works are not only favoured by the local community, but also people from outside Bali. Even, he once achieved the BCI Asia & Schott Design Award for architecture with glass on a glass creation used in his design at The Sungai Villas & Spa at Prerenan, Bali.

Ultimately, one of his thinking, probably the only one in Bali, is visualized at his home hamlet, Gerenceng, Denpasar. "As a matter of fact, in every single work of mine, I depart from a concept, namely harmonization. Harmony in each of those works is based on the tenet of Hinduism namely the Tri Hita Karana (harmonious relationship amongst the God, human and nature)," reveals the man born in 1965.

Though inspired by intense philosophy of the Balinese people, his architectural works more emphasizes on intermix of traditional and modern architectural styles. "I put more significance on the concept of Tri Hita Karana in terms of its building philosophy and not merely on its architecture," he utters.

"On this work, I put emphasis on the combination of traditional and modern architecture. So, on the leading building of Gerenceng hamlet lies a holy sanctum, northern pavilion and rice granary that almost entering the age of 100 years are not changed deliberately. We just made some restorations on several damaged sections. This reflects that we stay to preserve the works of our predecessors," he affirms.

Also added, in his current work, he would like to combine the works of previous generation with that of the current ones. It’s so important that young generation can not only see the works of modern architecture but also observe the works of their predecessors. (BTN/rai)