A store selling various desserts, The Merlot Pods, adorns Canggu Street in Bali with its red stucco material which has successfully attracted visitors to stop for a while and enjoy their sweet desserts.

The Merlot Pods by ARTI Design Studio (cr: Adi Widiantara) 

Built for an escapist place from the bustling day in the city, the interior ambiance is designed with a warm and friendly atmosphere by putting several circle-shaped seating areas which create small discussion groups on every turn of the room. With those circular seating areas, the visitors can freely choose their seating place and create their own private boundaries. The circular seating area is placed harmoniously with the kitchen and other areas which creates a dynamic and free circulation area.

The circular seating areas at The Merlot Pods (cr: Adi Widiantara) 

The Merlot Pods offers is designed with a dynamic layout that provides fluid and open circulation (cr: Adi Widiantara) 

With this circular and meandering shape, this place offers a distinctive experience from every angle of the building. The existing columns combined with the newly built walls create several tiny gaps between them that act as the frame capturing the outside beauty, wiping out the boundaries between the inside and outside. The bamboo trees are arranged evenly outside the building and act as the medium for the sunlight to enter the building through the plant's gaps and create enchanting shadow pictures inside. 

Sunlight filters through the bamboo trees outside, creating an enchanting shadow inside the Merlot Pods (cr: Adi Widiantara) 

 The beautiful bamboo tree shadows adorn the red walls inside (cr: Adi Widiantara) 

The interior is graced by the red color which combined perfectly with the white shade of the furniture. The domination of red tones inside the room creates a bright and cheerful ambiance in the room which can stimulate the hormone to release dopamine in order to boost the visitor’s mood. The red color also adorns the exterior, creating a contrasting look with the surroundings, giving a unique and striking look that can attract everyone who passes the street to stop by.

The unique charm of the Merlot Pods from its red color (cr: Adi Widiantara) 

The Merlot pods not only become an escapist place from the busy world outside but also offer sweet moments to spend with loved ones just like the deserts filled with sweetness.

The Merlot Pods with its distinctive look by ARTI Design Studio (cr: Adi Widiantara) 

The Merlot Pods plan by ARTI Design Studio (cr: ARTI Design Studio)