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Patina Maldives: A resort with nature-centered architecture
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Luxury villas: Brazilian architect Marcio Kogan designed the resort architecture to complement the nature surrounding the Fari Islands. The villas feature glass walls to give guests a sense of floating. (Courtesy of Patina Maldives) (Courtesy of Patina Maldives)
Patina Maldives offers a type of luxury infused with plenty of natural elements.
Upon entering the Patina Maldives in Fari Islands, Maldives, guests will immediately encounter the hotel’s mesmerizing look, designed by Brazilian architect Marcio Kogan. Each hut is designed as an open space allowing guests to appreciate the surrounding nature.
The stay
The resort invited The Jakarta Post to stay at a one-bedroom villa facing the ocean from Oct. 3 to Oct. 7. Immediately apparent was how the resort’s architecture puts forth natural materials such as wood, stone and organic fabrics. Marcio Kogan’s team also designed the room with glass walls and flooring in its inner patios to give the sensation of floating above the ocean. The building’s exterior and interior are made with a contrasting warm tone of brown, presenting a view of the blue ocean and Fari Island’s horizon.
The exterior of the villa’s terrace is covered with a canopy for guests to enjoy the island without direct heat from the scorching hot afternoon sun. It is a spot for visitors to relax or enjoy the wine selection picked by the resort’s head sommelier, Jude.
Dining and lunch option
The resort has a good variety of restaurants. There is an option for Asian food at the Wok Society, a Mediterranean food option at Helios and a vegetarian option at The Roots. The latter is one of the latest additions to Patina Maldives’ culinary spots, which offers award-winning plant-based food. The restaurant comes with a zero-waste concept, as most of the ingredients used in the restaurant are collected from its organic garden to maintain the sustainability goal of the hotel – to reduce its carbon footprint from importing goods. Aside from the organic garden, Patina Maldives also composts all the food waste from the restaurants at the resort for The Roots’ kitchen.
