The DEN Soneva Fushi Resort and Residences Architect: Habita Structural Engineer: Tekton Interior Designer: Creative Department/Jette Builder: Soneva Project Department
Overview The DEN in Soneva Fushi Resort and Residences is the first kid club to be built in Maldives. Constructions will start on 10 th of May 2013 until October. The concept drawing has made by the Habita one of the architect firm in Thailand; structural drawing has made by the Tekton one of the architect firm in Maldives and interior designer Soneva Creative department and Jette. Facilities and dimension of the Den Ground floor Entrance tunnel 33.60sqm Lounge area 60.82sqm Music room 26.12sqm Tunnel to cinema room 17.67sqm Cinema room 38.5sqm Wet art room 26.12sqm Carpentry building room 35.90sqm Tool store 3.60sqm Cooking class 66.88sqm Kitchen store 4.67sqm Learning area 35.38sqm Den manager 15.10sqm Marine biologists 15.10sqm Storage 2.54sqm Stair 10.75sqm Toilet 20.20sqm Boy s toilet 7.10sqm Girl s toilet 7.67sqm Toddler s toilet 5.40sqm Toddler s sleeping area 9sqm Sleeping area 11.36sqm Outdoor shower 3.60sqm Mocktail bar 9sqm. Daybed 9sqm Tunnel 18.12sqm Stair 2 7.50sqm Pool deck 85.13sqm Pool 128.88sqm Pool deck 49.27sqm Toddler s pool 55.41sqm Pingpong table hut 30sqms Second floor plan Hall 193.74sqm Artist s craft making center 45sqm Balcony 15sqm Lecture hall, screen & projector 59sqm Balcony 21.70sqm Pool table & football table 37.20sqm Stair 1 10.75sqm Stair 2 7.50sqm Zip line platform 6.50sqm Roof plan Balcony 4.07sqm Stair 6.50 The Den has lots of outdoor activities around the building such as two pools (big pool with slide), a pirate ship, a ping pong table, an organic garden, a botanic garden, a zip line, a sundeck and the tunnel. The Botanic garden has flowers, Asian trees, the tunnel to discover, wooden lounge chairs with a cover from palm leaves, some rocks, etc etc.. Children can play around and smell or taste different flowers and plants. There s no crazy golf but swings and nests hanging in the trees.
The organic garden is placed next to the deck and pool. The location of the toddler s pool is now closer to the big pool. The shape is like a nemo fish. Tunnel It s 14 meters long and the floor is at ground level. At the end it has a slope which goes 30 centimeters up to meet the Den s floor. Hidden behind some branched is a old map of the Den, with a floor plan including some hints to buried treasures somewhere and to secret places. The sandbags are kept open to show how the tunnel is constructed, and it also looks like this is a place where geologists found an old map. The branches protect the map, but children can go easily through and check it out. The music steps this can be inlayed on the floor, so there s no stairs, just sound activation from walking on the floor. Two niches with different orders to smell The wall is covered by branches / bendable roots. A daybed in the wall The green wall; a wall covered with pots of soil where plants grow. The wishing well with little water and coins on the bottom. There are two mirror placed opposite of each other. Peep holes from glass, the door in a door in a door, suitcases and a treasure stuck in the wall and a clock from wonderland. This is the end of the tunnel and the entrance of the Den.
Den Manager Office At the office is a table, a daybed, chair, big cabinet, floor lamp, entrance exit (to kitchen and pool), entrance exit (to learning area) and lamp. DJ Corner At the DJ corner are DJ desk, closet in the wall and seasonable decoration. In between the poles is a branch where either, lanterns, origami birds, pumpkins etc can hang according to the season and party. Children can make this decoration in the learning area and hang it up for the disco.
Library and cinema room Inside the library and cinema are book lamp, small daybed with sail, small daybed, beanbag, reading table, movie screen, round daybed with umbrella cocoon, side table and bookshelf. This place should be cozy and full of little hideaways were you can read or watch the movie on a big screen. The old Dhoni gives this room an adventurous storytelling feeling. Books and movies; this is where the children can sit back and relax and get lost in their fantasies.
Music Room The instruments are placed on an increased floor which has another small stage for the drums. There s a small gap in between the increased floor and the wall for the lighting from under the floor. There s also lighting around the increased floors so the difference between the floor levels is well marked.
The Learning area The learning area has tables and chairs in different heights, two sinks with a tap, electrictree and cabinet. In this particular area children can update their journal and participate in Arts & Crafts activities. The lights in the electric-tree are made from old lanterns with a LED bulb which give this area a cozy feeling. The shape of the tables is inspired by tropical leaves.
Kitchen The design has one countertop the inspiration came from the octopus arms. The countertop with burners and oven is separated from the countertops where children work with food. Interior design, Entrance (glass door), counter top, large sink with 2 taps, small sink with 1 tap, oven, 3 burners and storage.
Mocktail bar There s a wall made of Bangkok layered matt glass, behind the bar. It has a niche inside for the cocktail shakers and glasses. Long tree branches stick out at the top of the glass wall for decoration. The bar has a small hidden fridge with a wooden door in the left cabinet. The countertop is made of cement (height 80-90 cm) and on top of that there s another countertop (height 90-100 cm) with Thai woodcarvings, which are protected by glass.
Interior design Stairs to upper floor, Bangkok matt glass wall (height ~2m), Niche for mocktail shakers and decoration Small sink, Footrest, Barstool made form tree trunk, Woodcarving countertop, Garden / open wall, Daybed, Bendable roots in niche with lighting behind it, Pillow storage (closed top with hinges in the shelf),movable wall panels, Branches (up to the ceiling), Dance floor.