A double-height living room stands at the centre of this brutalist house, completed by architectural studio Patisandhika and designer Dan Mitchell in Bali, Indonesia.
Named A Brutalist Tropical Home in Bali, the 512-square-metre house is located in a small valley nestled within rice fields on the south coast of the island.
It has exaggerated structural slabs that extend horizontally from its exterior, designed by Patisandhika and Mitchell to shade its living room that is fronted by a double-height glazing.

"One must for us, was to have a double-height living room with full-height glass, allowing lots of natural light and also providing dramatic views to the lush tropical landscape and blue skies," Mitchell told Dezeen.
"The challenge with this was the climate ? heat and direct sunshine on glass isn't always the best idea. As we opted against using air con for energy saving reasons, we used the overhanging slabs as a solution to block sun and prevent overheating."
The double-height living room forms the heart of the house, and is flanked by split-levels that Patisandhika and Mitchell modelled on Kappe Residence ? a geometric house designed and lived in by modernist architect Ray Kappe in Los Angeles.
"Ray Kappe is a huge inspiration for us. To be able to see spaces from angles that you could not in a conventional house with walls gives a completely different sense of space and feeling," Mitchell added.

In the living area, this multi-level la...