We wanted the restaurant of the resort to resemble a lotus leaf and that in that form it should collect rain water and that this should be distributed around the site which was planned as network of leafs and flowers that could both take and receive water and that this water network would direct people around the resort. The site is located on a hill overlooking the Mekong and affords spectacular morning and afternoon views we found remains of old settlements and it is obviously a place of great significance both culturally historically and religiously.