On Tahiti’s peninsula, in the hills above Teahupoo, Vanira Lodge is an exceptional site nestled between the mountain and the ocean, with a 180° view over the lagoon. The lodge contains 9 bungalows directly inspired by Polynesian building traditions, where raw materials are tampered with as little as possible. The limit between the inside and the outside is deliberately blurred: bathrooms have a foot in each world, living-rooms have an open balcony or, more traditionally, a bay window that opens onto a wooden deck.