K Club Group is a premium hospitality and lifestyle brand based in Bali, offering resorts, villas, dining, spa and real-estate services under the ethos of "barefoot luxury". Our assignment was to design and build a digital experience that reflected this brand position, while delivering performance, scalability and modern web standards from day one.
Challenge
The brand's complexity presented several core requirements:
- Translate a rich, multi-brand lifestyle identity (resorts, restaurants, real-estate, night-clubs, spa) into a unified digital platform.
- Build the site using modern stack (Next.js 15, React) with strong performance, security and SEO readiness.
- Ensure that the site becomes both a brand showcase and a conversion engine (for bookings, contacts, subscriptions).
- Meet technical demands: GSAP animations, Swiper carousels, integration of multiple brand assets, protection via Cloudflare, Google reCAPTCHA, HTTP/3 & HSTS protocols.
In other words: unify everything without losing the individuality of each brand.
Approach
Architecture & Technology
We developed the platform using Next.js 15 and React, leveraging Webpack build system for optimized bundles. Performance-first deployment via Vercel, with static generation where appropriate. The technical foundation was consistently designed for security and speed:
- HTTP/3 + HSTS for secure, fast connections
- Cloudflare integration for protection and global routing
- Priority Hints, Lazy Loading and optimized image pipelines
- 301 redirect rules and SEO-clean routing structure
- Google reCAPTCHA for spam and bot protection
The architecture now forms the foundation for a growing hospitality portfolio.
UX & Brand Experience
The UX structure follows the central customer journey: Discover → Experience → Book We implemented a modular design system with:
- immersive hero sections
- Swiper galleries for resorts, villas and dining areas
- GSAP scroll animations for premium brand perception
- flexible components for new locations, events and menus
Each sub-brand has its own stage, but remains part of a consistent visual system. This makes the platform both emotionally engaging and intuitively structured – a premium experience that doesn't overwhelm.
Conversion & SEO Setup
The platform was built to not only inspire, but also convert:
- Structured data (Schema.org) for all brand areas
- Complete Open Graph metadata for social sharing
- Technical SEO optimization: SSG, Preloading, Priority Hints
- Clear conversion flows: bookings, contact forms, inquiries, newsletter
- Logical information architecture for international audiences
Technology and content form a coherent marketing ecosystem.
Results
- Delivered a high-performance digital platform representing K Club's full portfolio in one unified site.
- Achieved fast loading times globally (thanks to static generation + CDN) and full compliance with performance & security standards.
- Created a design system and component library ready for expansion (new villas, restaurants, events) without rebuild.
- Enhanced brand clarity online and supported conversion goals (bookings, inquiries, newsletter sign-ups) through optimized UI and content.
Tech Stack
- Next.js 15 · React
- Webpack
- GSAP · Swiper
- Cloudflare · Google reCAPTCHA
- HTTP/3 · HSTS
- Vercel
Insights
- Multi-brand lifestyle companies require digital systems that are modular and maintainable — design once, reuse everywhere.
- High animation/visual fidelity (via GSAP, Swiper) must be paired with performance engineering to ensure trust and engagement.
- Building with startup-grade architecture (Next.js, static generation) allows even lifestyle brands to scale and adapt quickly.