Architecture firm OMA has designed a luxury resort called Potato Head Studios in Bali around a plaza that is open to the public.

The Potato Head Studios resort is the latest addition to the Desa Potato Head village, which comprises a beach club and two hotels in Balinese beach town Seminyak. It is OMA's first hotel on the Indonesian island.

The firm developed the project to usurp the private typology of resorts in tropical locations.

Alongside guest amenities, it has a number of areas that are accessible to the public including an exhibition space, bar and a plaza for hosting cultural events.

To achieve this, OMA has located the majority of facilities in a structure that is elevated above the ground and arranged in a square shape. This allows for an open, public plaza at ground level that leads to the beach at the rear.

The entrance to the plaza, meanwhile, is covered by another elevated block that holds the public route inside and features a private roof garden on top.

Restaurants, pools, spas, an exhibition space and a bar are all located in the main structure, alongside the suite of identical guestrooms. On top, there is a large public rooftop with views to the sea that is accessed by a zigzagging concrete stair.

The project, which was led by OMA partner David Gianotten, aims to reference the typical materials used in Balinese culture.

Greenery features prominently in the plaza to offset the concrete structure. Where possible, the team also aimed to used locally sourced and recycled materials.

Slatted woodwork envelopes the large, central volume, while underneath it features a woven ceiling formed of recycled plastic bottles made by locals.

"We worked with a large number of local people to handcraft the textures of some concrete walls and also create the woven recycled plastic ceiling panels," Gianotten told Dezeen.