- Location: Dasan Agung Elevated Ridge, Mataram, Lombok
High above the bustling, flat commercial grid of central Mataram, the steep ridge of Dasan Agung has evolved into the city’s premier lifestyle high-ground. This progressive wellness complex is the first of its kind on the island, utilizing an eco-industrial architectural design that pairs exposed red brickwork with sleek, modern steel framing. Built to capture the sweeping upland breezes blowing down from Mount Rinjani, this sanctuary merges Lombok’s burgeoning youth culture with elite, modern fitness and deep analog appreciation. These five fluid spatial steps transition you from an intense rooftop racket sport match to a retro music lounge, concluding at a raw architectural coffee bar designed for panoramic sunset decompression.
1. The Hillside Panoramic Padel Court
The high-ground experience launches on the building’s expansive rooftop plateau, where Mataram’s first premium Padel Tennis courts sit suspended against the sky. Enclosed by frameless, high-impact structural glass barriers and finished with deep emerald-green tournament turf, the court layout feels completely weightless. As you sprint, smash, and play tactical angles off the glass, you are treated to an unobstructed view of the sprawling Mataram urban landscape below. The intense, fast-paced physical movement combined with the crisp, high-altitude ridge air provides an immediate endorphin rush and total mental liberation.
2. The Red-Clay Brick Decompression Ramp
Stepping off the high-energy sports deck, you descend into the building’s interior via a wide, sloping architectural ramp crafted from local, hand-fired red clay bricks laid out in a sharp herringbone pattern. This geometric corridor acts as a thermal and visual buffer; the bright hillside glare shifts into an environment of soft, elongated shadows and earthy tones. The thick, unpolished masonry walls naturally absorb the tropical heat, dropping the temperature instantly. Walking down this quiet, texturized path naturally lowers your heart rate, grounding your physical senses after the high-speed match.
3. The Vintage Vinyl & Kaset Nook
The brick ramp leads you into a cozy, low-lit mezzanine room lined with acoustic cork panels: the building’s analog audio sanctuary. Merging modern global trends with Indonesian nostalgia, the custom wooden bins house an eclectic collection of vintage vinyl records and rare, local cassette tapes (kaset pita) ranging from 1980s Indonesian city-pop and disco to deep global ambient house. Pulling up a low leather stool at a wooden listening station, you drop the needle onto a heavy-weight wax record. The raw, uncompressed warmth of the analog audio tracks washes over you, creating a deep pocket of mental stillness.
4. The Terrazzo Manual Pour-Over Bar
Re-emerging into the social atrium, you take a seat at a massive, custom-poured grey terrazzo coffee counter that anchors the main floor. The bar is dedicated entirely to the science of specialty coffee, featuring high-end manual brewing equipment and an open-view micro-roastery. Here, you can watch the barista execute a precision V60 manual pour-over using single-origin Arabika beans harvested from the volcanic soils of Sajang, Mount Rinjani. The clean, aromatic extraction process yields a cup bursting with bright, fruity acidity and a tea-like body, providing an ideal, clean antioxidant boost for post-workout recovery.
5. The Golden-Hour Skyline Decompression
The final stage of the Dasan Agung safari takes place on the western-facing cantilevered viewing deck as the tropical sun begins its dramatic descent. The seating zone features low-profile concrete plinths topped with weather-resistant canvas cushions, shaded by potted wild lemongrass plants. Relaxing on the open deck, sipping your warm Rinjani pour-over alongside a plate of charcoal-grilled local bananas smeared with palm sugar, you get a front-row seat to the horizon. Watching the sunset light fire across the Mataram skyline while the distant outline of Bali’s Mount Agung emerges in the crimson sky brings a deeply peaceful close to your high-concept urban retreat.
