AMBER KAMPOT
Siem Reap, Cambodia
Completed 2019
80 rooms hotel, 4 stars +, 6000 sqm
Kampot, Cambodia
Completed 2020
35 villas resort, 5 stars, 6000 sqm
Digital publication: Archdaily / E-Architect / Designverse
The locale of Kampot distilled into a curated contemporary tropical resort
Amber Kampot is a resort project undertaken by Bloom in early 2018. In the context of an Asian mangrove at the foot of the magnificent Bokor Mountain, Bloom investigated a Kampot specific luxury retreat that would dwelve into the Cambodian culture.
Between river and mountain, between rice fields and mangrove, between the colonial town of Kampot and its salt farms, Amber Kampot is a resort designed to showcase the locale.
Curated for the modern traveler, contemporary villas are inserted organically like local fisherman villages as the resort paths meander.
To answer such a rich environment, an exuberant facility building and pool overlooks the river, with an access from the river. This horizontal platform made of concrete, sandstone and wooden shutter to filter the sun, acts as a beacon and provides a unique sense of arrival to the hotel.
The design mixes warm dark wood and neutral colours with plenty of accented textures to reflect the area’s natural beauty.
Timeless and monumental, a series villas covered in Cambodia grey sandstone are inserted within a lush vegetation of Nippa palms.
The villas are designed to propose a disconnection from the daily routine to a more serene and lush environment. They are self-centered around an inner garden with curated local species and a private swimming pool.
The architecture of Amber Kampot is about being specific, generous and respectful of the environment.
The interiors spaces that are uncluttered so as to not detract from the surrounding scenery.
The team of local designer and constructor collaborated in order to highlight the crafts and the unique feature of Kampot, the sleeping beauty of the south coast of Cambodia. This unique blend Kampotian idiosyncrasis give birth to a new type of resort, where one is surrounded by the beauty of nature.
Amber hotel brand was developed in order to allow guest to discover new understated places around the world.
Antoine Meinnel - Bloom Architecture Co. Ltd.,
Team: Antoine Meinnel, Cristina Toran, Robin Leonard, Ith Sovannarith, Ny Kechseang, Khoan Pengly, Patel Saniya
Contractor: BSN Co. Ltd.
Mep engineer : MEP-E
Structure : GBC
Photographers: Oki Hiroyuki, Robert Kleiner