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The Layar is a five star private gated community, comprising of 22 unique villas, a large communal green area, reception, guests' parking, and all the facilities needed to provide five star service. The total area of the estate is 16,800 sqm (172,222 sq ft), with 27% dedicated to common facilities. The total built area comprises of just 25% of the total, probably the lowest in a residential development in Bali. Each villa in The Layar sits on a generous plot of land, ranging from 450 sqm to 750 sqm; the average plot size is 600 sqm. The villas come in two and three bedroom configurations, each with landscaped tropical gardens, a curvaceous swimming pool, open-air Jacuzzi, and private parking.

Ensuring an open view and a sense of freedom and privacy within each plot has been a primary goal in the design of the master plan and the villas. The Layar's designers managed to accomplish this challenging task through an innovative and clever approach; the key element being a large island of lush, tropical trees and shrubs at the centre of the estate. Driving towards the private parking areas through a tunnel of tropical vegetation residents and guests feel the difference of a truly unique resort, transporting them instantly miles away from the hustle and bustle of Seminyak. Villas are spread around this central park-like environment affording natural, tropical views

Other elements have been taken on board to enhance this concept; buildings lay in the back of each plot, leaving the garden in the front so it seamlessly melts with the central garden; plots are shaped uphill from the entry gate toward the house, enhancing the sense of openness; villa's garden levels are elevated 1.5 to 2 meters above the road level, making the boundary wall in the front of the garden disappear when looked at from inside the villa compound, yet ensuring total privacy from the outside; parking areas are covered with a suspended garden and disappear from view once in the living areas. Even the few villas that don't directly face the communal garden are oriented in such a way that neighbours' gardens and trees contribute to open the view. In every villa, the roofs of neighbours will be hardly visible.

The Layar offers a sense of openness, contact with nature, and seclusion unmatched in a residential development in Bali.