[English text below] Pancaran jiwa–dalam bahasa Bali dikenal dengan istilah taksu–adalah salah satu pijakan dari karya-karya Yoka Sara. Bukan hanya itu, ia juga selalu berusaha menghasilkan harmonisasi antara seni, manusia, kebudayaan, dan alam semesta. Tidak heran, jika Yoka Sara yang sekaligus seniman asal Bali ini, telah banyak mengukir sejarah pada perkembangan arsitektur di Indonesia.
Anak Agung Yoka Sara lahir di Denpasar (1965) menempuh pendidikan arsitektur di Universitas Udayana. Pada tahun 1986, ia memulai kariernya dengan mendesain Balisani Legian Hotel, lalu Balisani Suite, berkolaborasi dengan I Ketut Siandana dan FX Teddy. Di tahun 1990, ia mendirikan biro arsitektur, Bale Legend.
Karya Bale Legend di antaranya Kayu Aga, The Kunti’s, dan Desa Taman. Sejumlah proyek lainnya tersebar di negara-negara di Asia, seperti Casabrina, Malaysia, Diamond Beach Resort, Cina, Cavendish Lang, dan Cavendish Cherating, Malaysia. Beberapa karyanya menerima penghargaan, seperti The Sungai Villa+Spa Bali yang menerima SCHOTT Design Award for Architectural Glass 2006, BCI Asia. Waka Gangga Resort menerima untuk IAI Awards Bali 2017.
Pancaran jiwa – in Balinese is known with taksu – is one of the basic principles of Yoka Sara’s works. Not only that, but he also tries to create harmonization between art, human, cultures, and the universe. It is not a surprise if Yoka Sara also a Balinese-artist has written a history in the development of architecture in Indonesia.
Anak Agung Yoka Sara was born in Denpasar (1965) and had studied at Udayana University, Bali. However, during his study, he decided to not continue and chose to take direct practice in designing. In 1986, he started his career by designing Balisani Legian Hotel, then Balisani Suite, collaborated with I Ketut Siandana and FX Teddy. In 1990, he founded his own architecture firm, Bale Legend.
Most of their works are Kayu Aga, The Kunti’s, and Desa Taman. Numbers of other works spread in Asia, such as Casabrina, Malaysia, Diamond Beach Resort, China, Cavendish Lang, and Cavendish Cherating, Malaysia. Their works are considered to be awarded, some of those are The Sungai Villa+Spa Bali awarded with SCHOTT Design Award for Architectural Glass 2006, BCI Asia. Waka Gangga Resort for IAI Awards Bali 2017.
Bale Legend
Category: Architect
Location: Denpasar, Bali
Founded: 1990
