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MEP engineering in Bali: no smoke in the dining room, no clashes on site
Kitchen exhaust with air balance, ventilation and air conditioning, electrical with spare capacity, water and drainage for restaurants, hotels and villa complexes. We model every system in Revit, install it with our own team and commission it until the kitchen runs clean at peak hour.
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M-101Air balanceOpen kitchen
Kitchen exhaustMake-up airTransfer airKitchen − / dining + : smells stay in the kitchen
15+years of MEP practice behind our key engineers
16projects in Bali since 2024, from computer clubs to villa complexes
3systems in one team: HVAC, plumbing, electrical
0IDR for the site survey and the estimate
1Revit model where every duct, pipe and cable tray is checked before install
01G-000Why it matters
Engineering mistakes are paid for twice, correct design is paid once
A kitchen that smokes into the dining room, stuffy air, condensation on the ceiling and a difficult handover usually share one cause: systems drawn separately and fitted on site by trial and error.
10%
of contract value saved through clash detection on BIM projects, in a Stanford study of 32 major projects. Coordination is cheaper on screen than in a ceiling.
Source: CIFE data (32 BIM projects) as reported by Azhar, Hein & Sketo, 200861%
of fires in eating and drinking establishments involve cooking equipment. Hood design and a cleaning schedule are fire safety, not decoration.
Source: NFPA, Structure Fires in Eating and Drinking Establishments (Campbell, 2017)5–7×
is how much more energy per square foot restaurants use than other commercial buildings. Oversized fans and systems that fight each other show up on the PLN bill every month.
Source: ENERGY STAR for Small Business: Restaurants (US EPA)24 °C
is the typical dew point of Bali air, month after month. Any duct, pipe or ceiling colder than that collects water unless it is insulated and sealed.
Source: NOAA GSOD, Ngurah Rai 97230, 2015-2024: monthly mean dew point 22.4-24.6 °C02A-000Who we work for
Four kinds of projects, four different briefs
A beach club and an apart-hotel both need cooling, but at different hours, for different reasons and with different risks.
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Restaurants and cafés
Open kitchens, beach clubs, bakeries: exhaust with air balance, power for the peak, grease traps.
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Hotels and apart-hotels
Quiet, dry rooms and hot water on demand: HVAC, fresh air, water and power for many units.
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Villa complexes and developers
One design repeated across units: power, water, drainage, AC and fresh air planned from day one.
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Clubs, salons, lounges and offices
Computer clubs, beauty salons, lounges and offices: heat, fumes and people in one room.
Open03C-001The team
Engineers from airports and power plants, now designing Bali kitchens
We are MEP engineers working in Bali since 2024. Before the island, our key people spent 15+ years on projects where an engineering mistake is not an option. Here we bring the same discipline to restaurants, HoReCa and apart-hotels: one model, one team and one person responsible for the result.
- 15+ yrsof MEP practice behind the key engineers: HVAC, industrial ventilation, chilled water, water supply and treatment
- Revitevery project is modelled in BIM; ducts, pipes and cable trays are coordinated in 3D before work starts
- 1 teamdesign, installation, commissioning and service in one pair of hands, with no middlemen
- Balikey specialists live here and come to site; we know what the tropics do to fans, ducts and insulation
Before Bali our engineers worked on Domodedovo Airport Terminal 2, an oncology diagnostics centre, shopping centres and four nuclear power plants: Novovoronezh II, Belarusian, Rooppur and Kola.
04M-000Services
Every system a venue runs on, in one contract
Design in Revit, supply, installation, commissioning and maintenance. Take the full package or only the part you need.
M-101
Restaurant kitchen exhaust
Hoods, ducts, fans, make-up air and air balance, so smoke and smell stay in the kitchen.
→M-201Ventilation and air conditioning
Fresh air and cooling for dining rooms, hotel rooms and offices, sized for Bali humidity.
→M-301Heat-recovery ventilation
Fresh air for closed rooms that does not bring Bali humidity and heat inside with it.
→E-101Electrical systems
Load calculation, boards and circuits with spare capacity, so nothing trips at peak hour.
→P-101Water supply, drainage, grease traps
Cold and hot water, pumps, drainage and grease traps sized for a commercial kitchen.
→P-201Water treatment for equipment
Softening and filtration that protect coffee machines, combi ovens, dishwashers and ice makers.
→G-001MEP design in Revit (BIM)
All systems in one 3D model: clashes solved on screen, quantities straight from the model.
→G-101Commissioning and air balancing
Every mode tested and airflows measured before handover: the proof that the design works.
→G-201Maintenance after launch
Planned service for hoods, filters, air conditioning and electrical systems after opening.
→G-301Audit of existing systems
Smoke in the dining room, a hot kitchen, condensation, tripping breakers: measured, then fixed.
→M-401Stainless steel fabrication
Custom stainless hoods, ducts and interior structures made to the design, not to a catalogue.
→05S-000Solutions gallery
What we build, system by system
Typical solutions for Bali venues. Every card has its own WhatsApp button, so you can ask about exactly that option.
Wok line under a long wall hood
High-heat woks need generous overhang and airflow per metre; baffle filters catch the grease.
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Roof fan with a vertical discharge
The plume goes up and away from neighbours and the make-up air intake; the fan stays serviceable.
Ask about thisRooftop outdoor units for many rooms
Outdoor units grouped on the roof with covered pipe trays, instead of a unit on every balcony.
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Fresh air for closed villa bedrooms
Slim ceiling diffusers fed by a heat-recovery unit: fresh, drier air with the doors closed.
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In-ground grease interceptor
Sized for the kitchen flow and placed where the cleaning crew can reach it without closing service.
Ask about this06M-102Calculator
How much air does your kitchen hood need? Calculate it in a minute
Enter the hood type, cooking line length, dining area and seats. Get exhaust, make-up and transfer air in m³/h, cooling capacity, a power estimate and an indicative budget, then send the result to our engineer in one tap.
Open the calculator →Sample result: 3 m wall hood, heavy-duty line, 120 m² dining, 60 seats
Kitchen exhaust6,700 m³/h
Local make-up air in the kitchen≤ 4,000 m³/h
Transfer air from dining≥ 2,700 m³/h
Dining cooling load45–48 kW
Air conditioning, approx.17–19 PK
07G-100How we work
From survey to service, one responsible team
Eight steps. At each one you know what is being done, by whom and what it costs.
Free survey
An engineer visits the site or reviews your drawings, measures and lists what the venue needs.
Concept
System choices with budget ranges: where the air goes, how much power you need, what can be reused.
Revit design
All systems in one 3D model. Clashes are solved on screen; quantities come straight from the model.
Equipment selection
Hoods, fans, AC units, boards, pumps and filters sized from calculations, with service support on the island.
Installation
Our own crews install every system. No chain of subcontractors between the drawing and the ceiling.
Commissioning
Every mode is tested: full cooking line, full dining room, night mode. Airflows are measured and balanced.
Handover
As-built drawings, settings and test results you can show at the SLF inspection and hand to your operator.
Service
After launch we take the systems on maintenance: hoods and filters, air conditioning, electrical checks.
Payment is staged and tied to these steps; the schedule is written into the contract before work starts.
08Q-000Prices
Honest ranges before the first meeting
Indicative Bali prices for 2026. The exact figure comes after the free survey: two kitchens of the same size can need very different systems.
| Item | Indicative range, IDR | Unit |
|---|---|---|
| MEP design in Revit (BIM) All systems coordinated, drawings, quantities | Rp 60–150 thousand * | per m² of floor area |
| Kitchen exhaust, café Hood up to 2 m, duct, fan, make-up air, balancing | Rp 10–25 million * | per system |
| Kitchen exhaust, restaurant Hood line 3-5 m, duct to roof, fans, make-up air, balancing | Rp 25–60 million * | per system |
| Split air conditioner, installed Unit, standard piping, installation | Rp 4.5–7.5 million * | per PK |
| Grease trap SS304, installed | Rp 1.8–9 million | per unit, 50-300 L |
| Maintenance plan, restaurant or villa | Rp 1.5–5 million | per month |
Indicative ranges in IDR. Scope, materials and access decide the final quote.
09G-300Typical problems we fix
Three calls we get every month, and what fixes them
Patterns we see in Bali venues. Most of them cost less to prevent in design than to repair after opening.
Smoke and smell reach the dining room
- ProblemThe open kitchen smells up the hall at peak hour and guests ask for tables far from the pass.
- CauseExhaust without planned make-up air: the hood pulls air from wherever it can, while the dining AC pushes back.
- FixPlan the replacement air: part as gentle make-up air in the kitchen, the rest as transfer air from the hall, so the kitchen stays at slight negative pressure. Then commission at full cooking load.
Water drips from the ceiling
- ProblemDark stains on the gypsum board near diffusers and droplets on ducts in the ceiling void.
- CauseCold ducts and pipes without continuous vapour-sealed insulation, surrounded by humid air all year.
- FixInsulate with a vapour barrier, seal every joint, check supply temperatures and fresh-air humidity. Fix the source, not the stain.
Breakers trip at 8 pm
- ProblemEverything works in the afternoon; at dinner the main breaker or a kitchen circuit trips.
- CauseLoads were added without a load calculation: extra AC units, a second oven, a dishwasher on the same circuit.
- FixLoad audit, phase balancing, new circuits and a board with spare capacity, plus a PLN upgrade plan if the connection is the limit.
10R-000Projects
Where our systems already run, in Bali
A selection of our Bali projects since 2024. Ask on WhatsApp for drawings and calculations from a project like yours.
Simply Coffee
beauty salonventilation
Moon Lounge
loungeventilation
Optimist
restaurantventilationstainless steel interior structures
Kala
restaurantventilationstainless steel interior structures
Kolizeum
computer clubventilationair conditioning
CUBE
computer clubventilationair conditioningwater supply & drainage
Space Dragon Bali
officeventilation
Chai-Chitai complex, Cemagi
hospitality complexventilationair conditioningdesign & installation
11N-000Engineering notes
Short answers to expensive questions
N-note
Kitchen air balance
Why open kitchens smell up the dining room, and how exhaust, make-up air and transfer air are balanced to stop it.
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N-note
Kitchen hood airflow
Code minimums converted to m³/h per metre of hood, with worked examples for wall, island and back-shelf hoods.
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Restaurant power in kVA
Why breakers trip at 8 pm, how to build a load list and turn kW into the right PLN step, with a worked 60-seat example.
Read12F-000FAQ
Before you message us
If your question is not here, just ask it on WhatsApp.
Do you only design, or also install?
Both. We design in Revit, supply the equipment, install every system with our own team, commission it and then maintain it. You can also order design only or an audit of an existing system.
How much does a restaurant kitchen exhaust cost in Bali?
It depends on hood length, cooking type and the duct route to the roof. See the indicative ranges or run the exhaust calculator. The survey and the estimate are free.
Is the site survey really free?
Yes. On request an engineer visits the site or reviews your drawings and prepares a cost estimate at no charge.
Can you fix a system another contractor installed?
Yes. We start with measurements: airflows, pressures, temperatures, electrical loads. Then we propose the smallest change that solves the problem. See MEP audit.
Why design a small restaurant in Revit?
Because ducts, pipes and cable trays compete for the same ceiling. A 3D model shows clashes before they are built, and quantities come from the model, so the estimate is transparent. More in Revit design.
What happens after the launch?
We take the venue on service maintenance: hood and filter cleaning schedules, air conditioning service and electrical checks. See maintenance.
Do you work outside Bali?
Our key specialists are in Bali and most projects are here. Projects elsewhere in Indonesia are discussed case by case.
Tell us about your project
Describe the task, we answer on WhatsApp
Two ways to reach an engineer. Either one lands in the same WhatsApp chat.
Write it in your own words
A new restaurant, a kitchen that smokes, a hotel that needs air conditioning, a villa complex at design stage: a few lines are enough to start.