{"id":606727,"date":"2026-07-03T11:00:26","date_gmt":"2026-07-03T15:00:26","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/design-milk.com\/?p=606727"},"modified":"2026-07-03T10:39:16","modified_gmt":"2026-07-03T14:39:16","slug":"luxury-frontiers-designs-a-lodge-that-belongs-to-its-landscape","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/design-milk.com\/luxury-frontiers-designs-a-lodge-that-belongs-to-its-landscape\/","title":{"rendered":"Luxury Frontiers Designs a Lodge That Belongs to Its Landscape"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>Six decades after Geoffrey Kent led <a href=\"https:\/\/www.abercrombiekent.com\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><strong>Abercrombie &amp; Kent&#8217;s<\/strong><\/a> first clients into the plains below Kilimanjaro, the company has returned to build a permanent lodge. <a href=\"https:\/\/www.abercrombiekent.com\/stays\/safari-lodges\/kitirua-plains-lodge\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><strong>Kitirua Plains Lodge<\/strong><\/a>, designed by Luxury Frontiers for A&amp;K Sanctuary, occupies a 128-acre private concession bordering Amboseli National Park in Kenya, and its <a href=\"https:\/\/www.luxury-frontiers.com\/\" rel=\"\">thirteen suites<\/a> mark a pointed departure from the typology that has defined East African safari architecture for over a century. The canvas tent carries its own history &#8211; a portable stage set inherited from the hunting expeditions of the colonial era, refined over decades into a shorthand for luxury in the bush. Kitirua Plains abandons this in favor of earth-formed construction.<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/design-milk.com\/?attachment_id=606730\" rel=\"attachment wp-att-606730\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone wp-image-606730 size-large\" src=\"https:\/\/design-milk.com\/images\/2026\/07\/abercrombie-kent-kitirua-plains-lodge-10-810x506.jpg\" alt=\"A cozy bedroom with a large bed, decorative pillows, wall art, and pendant lights, viewed through open sliding glass doors from a patio with chairs and a small table. Designed by Luxury Frontiers.\" width=\"810\" height=\"506\" srcset=\"https:\/\/design-milk.com\/images\/2026\/07\/abercrombie-kent-kitirua-plains-lodge-10-810x506.jpg 810w, https:\/\/design-milk.com\/images\/2026\/07\/abercrombie-kent-kitirua-plains-lodge-10-800x500.jpg 800w, https:\/\/design-milk.com\/images\/2026\/07\/abercrombie-kent-kitirua-plains-lodge-10-768x480.jpg 768w, https:\/\/design-milk.com\/images\/2026\/07\/abercrombie-kent-kitirua-plains-lodge-10.jpg 1280w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 810px) 100vw, 810px\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p>Exterior plaster is mixed with soil quarried directly from the site, matching the walls to the ground they rise from and cutting the need to truck in materials across fragile terrain. Ash-grey Mazeras stone, sourced nearby, serves as both cladding and flooring. Rather than clearing ground, the structure occupies an existing patch of wetland, its infinity pool absorbed into the water system already present. Where a tented camp performs impermanence while still requiring platforms, plumbing, and seasonal rebuilding, this lodge commits to its site, allowing it to shape it in return. Curved walls and fluid rooflines echo the undulating terrain, so that the architecture reads as a continuation of the ground plane rather than an object placed upon it.<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/design-milk.com\/?attachment_id=606738\" rel=\"attachment wp-att-606738\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone wp-image-606738 size-large\" src=\"https:\/\/design-milk.com\/images\/2026\/07\/abercrombie-kent-kitirua-plains-lodge-3-810x506.jpg\" alt=\"Two cushioned lounge chairs on a wooden deck overlook a grassy area, with a shaded patio and indoor seating visible through sliding glass doors. Designed by Luxury Frontiers.\" width=\"810\" height=\"506\" srcset=\"https:\/\/design-milk.com\/images\/2026\/07\/abercrombie-kent-kitirua-plains-lodge-3-810x506.jpg 810w, https:\/\/design-milk.com\/images\/2026\/07\/abercrombie-kent-kitirua-plains-lodge-3-800x500.jpg 800w, https:\/\/design-milk.com\/images\/2026\/07\/abercrombie-kent-kitirua-plains-lodge-3-768x480.jpg 768w, https:\/\/design-milk.com\/images\/2026\/07\/abercrombie-kent-kitirua-plains-lodge-3.jpg 1280w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 810px) 100vw, 810px\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p>The flowing black roofline and lath screens derive from the enkaji, the low, curved dwellings of earth plaster that Maasai builders have raised across these plains for generations. Hand-woven sisal grass ceilings, hand-rolled clay bead pendants, and sculpted metalwork extend the reference into the interiors, where handcrafted Kenyan mango wood furniture and cypress decking keep the supply chain close.<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/design-milk.com\/?attachment_id=606735\" rel=\"attachment wp-att-606735\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone size-large wp-image-606735\" src=\"https:\/\/design-milk.com\/images\/2026\/07\/abercrombie-kent-kitirua-plains-lodge-21-810x1013.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"810\" height=\"1013\" srcset=\"https:\/\/design-milk.com\/images\/2026\/07\/abercrombie-kent-kitirua-plains-lodge-21-810x1013.jpg 810w, https:\/\/design-milk.com\/images\/2026\/07\/abercrombie-kent-kitirua-plains-lodge-21-800x1000.jpg 800w, https:\/\/design-milk.com\/images\/2026\/07\/abercrombie-kent-kitirua-plains-lodge-21-768x960.jpg 768w, https:\/\/design-milk.com\/images\/2026\/07\/abercrombie-kent-kitirua-plains-lodge-21-1229x1536.jpg 1229w, https:\/\/design-milk.com\/images\/2026\/07\/abercrombie-kent-kitirua-plains-lodge-21.jpg 1280w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 810px) 100vw, 810px\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p>The palette holds to beige and soft green, tuned to the surrounding grasslands so that Mount Kilimanjaro remains the focal point of the guest experience rather than the architecture itself. Even the mosquito netting is tinted blue, dissolving the boundary between interior and the vast skies beyond. <a href=\"https:\/\/design-milk.com\/a-maui-home-blends-modern-minimalism-with-climate-conscious-design\/\">Passive design<\/a> carries the environmental load, with main social spaces and unit lounges oriented for cross-ventilation, and openings angled to prevailing winds.<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/design-milk.com\/?attachment_id=606732\" rel=\"attachment wp-att-606732\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone size-large wp-image-606732\" src=\"https:\/\/design-milk.com\/images\/2026\/07\/abercrombie-kent-kitirua-plains-lodge-9-810x506.jpg\" alt=\"Two lounge chairs face a calm river, viewed from inside a room with open curtains and a shaded wooden deck. Trees and greenery line the riverbank under a partly cloudy sky.\" width=\"810\" height=\"506\" srcset=\"https:\/\/design-milk.com\/images\/2026\/07\/abercrombie-kent-kitirua-plains-lodge-9-810x506.jpg 810w, https:\/\/design-milk.com\/images\/2026\/07\/abercrombie-kent-kitirua-plains-lodge-9-800x500.jpg 800w, https:\/\/design-milk.com\/images\/2026\/07\/abercrombie-kent-kitirua-plains-lodge-9-768x480.jpg 768w, https:\/\/design-milk.com\/images\/2026\/07\/abercrombie-kent-kitirua-plains-lodge-9.jpg 1280w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 810px) 100vw, 810px\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p>The eleven one-bedroom suites, each 1,250 sqft, are pared back to woven-rush detailing and natural textures, with indoor and outdoor showers, freestanding baths, and shaded verandas facing the mountain. Two two-bedroom suites, linked by shared lounges, extend the same language across 2,600 sqft. The wider concession is managed in partnership with the surrounding Maasai community, whose ancestral knowledge has shaped this landscape far longer than any safari brand.<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/design-milk.com\/?attachment_id=606736\" rel=\"attachment wp-att-606736\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone size-large wp-image-606736\" src=\"https:\/\/design-milk.com\/images\/2026\/07\/abercrombie-kent-kitirua-plains-lodge-4-810x506.jpg\" alt=\"A neutral-toned living room with a sectional sofa, round coffee table, woven rug, and hanging wicker lamps, featuring natural light and minimalist decor.\" width=\"810\" height=\"506\" srcset=\"https:\/\/design-milk.com\/images\/2026\/07\/abercrombie-kent-kitirua-plains-lodge-4-810x506.jpg 810w, https:\/\/design-milk.com\/images\/2026\/07\/abercrombie-kent-kitirua-plains-lodge-4-800x500.jpg 800w, https:\/\/design-milk.com\/images\/2026\/07\/abercrombie-kent-kitirua-plains-lodge-4-768x480.jpg 768w, https:\/\/design-milk.com\/images\/2026\/07\/abercrombie-kent-kitirua-plains-lodge-4.jpg 1280w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 810px) 100vw, 810px\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/design-milk.com\/?attachment_id=606734\" rel=\"attachment wp-att-606734\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone size-large wp-image-606734\" src=\"https:\/\/design-milk.com\/images\/2026\/07\/abercrombie-kent-kitirua-plains-lodge-7-810x506.jpg\" alt=\"Wooden deck with two lounge chairs, a round table, and two chairs overlooking a grassy landscape and a river under a partially covered roof.\" width=\"810\" height=\"506\" srcset=\"https:\/\/design-milk.com\/images\/2026\/07\/abercrombie-kent-kitirua-plains-lodge-7-810x506.jpg 810w, https:\/\/design-milk.com\/images\/2026\/07\/abercrombie-kent-kitirua-plains-lodge-7-800x500.jpg 800w, https:\/\/design-milk.com\/images\/2026\/07\/abercrombie-kent-kitirua-plains-lodge-7-768x480.jpg 768w, https:\/\/design-milk.com\/images\/2026\/07\/abercrombie-kent-kitirua-plains-lodge-7.jpg 1280w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 810px) 100vw, 810px\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/design-milk.com\/?attachment_id=606733\" rel=\"attachment wp-att-606733\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone size-large wp-image-606733\" src=\"https:\/\/design-milk.com\/images\/2026\/07\/abercrombie-kent-kitirua-plains-lodge-19-810x506.jpg\" alt=\"A row of lounge chairs and umbrellas lines a wooden deck beside a long outdoor pool, overlooking a grassy landscape with scattered trees.\" width=\"810\" height=\"506\" srcset=\"https:\/\/design-milk.com\/images\/2026\/07\/abercrombie-kent-kitirua-plains-lodge-19-810x506.jpg 810w, https:\/\/design-milk.com\/images\/2026\/07\/abercrombie-kent-kitirua-plains-lodge-19-800x500.jpg 800w, https:\/\/design-milk.com\/images\/2026\/07\/abercrombie-kent-kitirua-plains-lodge-19-768x480.jpg 768w, https:\/\/design-milk.com\/images\/2026\/07\/abercrombie-kent-kitirua-plains-lodge-19.jpg 1280w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 810px) 100vw, 810px\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/design-milk.com\/?attachment_id=606731\" rel=\"attachment wp-att-606731\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone size-large wp-image-606731\" src=\"https:\/\/design-milk.com\/images\/2026\/07\/abercrombie-kent-kitirua-plains-lodge-17-810x608.jpg\" alt=\"Spacious living room with wooden furniture, neutral cushions, woven decor on walls, glass doors, indoor plants, and a large rug on wooden floor.\" width=\"810\" height=\"608\" srcset=\"https:\/\/design-milk.com\/images\/2026\/07\/abercrombie-kent-kitirua-plains-lodge-17-810x608.jpg 810w, https:\/\/design-milk.com\/images\/2026\/07\/abercrombie-kent-kitirua-plains-lodge-17-800x600.jpg 800w, https:\/\/design-milk.com\/images\/2026\/07\/abercrombie-kent-kitirua-plains-lodge-17-768x576.jpg 768w, https:\/\/design-milk.com\/images\/2026\/07\/abercrombie-kent-kitirua-plains-lodge-17.jpg 1280w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 810px) 100vw, 810px\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/design-milk.com\/?attachment_id=606729\" rel=\"attachment wp-att-606729\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone size-large wp-image-606729\" src=\"https:\/\/design-milk.com\/images\/2026\/07\/abercrombie-kent-kitirua-plains-lodge-12-810x506.jpg\" alt=\"Modern bathroom with stone floor, double sinks, large mirrors, a freestanding tub by a window, and wooden accents throughout.\" width=\"810\" height=\"506\" srcset=\"https:\/\/design-milk.com\/images\/2026\/07\/abercrombie-kent-kitirua-plains-lodge-12-810x506.jpg 810w, https:\/\/design-milk.com\/images\/2026\/07\/abercrombie-kent-kitirua-plains-lodge-12-800x500.jpg 800w, https:\/\/design-milk.com\/images\/2026\/07\/abercrombie-kent-kitirua-plains-lodge-12-768x480.jpg 768w, https:\/\/design-milk.com\/images\/2026\/07\/abercrombie-kent-kitirua-plains-lodge-12.jpg 1280w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 810px) 100vw, 810px\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/design-milk.com\/?attachment_id=606740\" rel=\"attachment wp-att-606740\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone size-large wp-image-606740\" src=\"https:\/\/design-milk.com\/images\/2026\/07\/abercrombie-kent-kitirua-plains-lodge-1-810x1013.jpg\" alt=\"Modern bathroom with a white tub, wooden stool with toiletries, towel hanging on a stick fence, and large windows showing a cloudy sky.\" width=\"810\" height=\"1013\" srcset=\"https:\/\/design-milk.com\/images\/2026\/07\/abercrombie-kent-kitirua-plains-lodge-1-810x1013.jpg 810w, https:\/\/design-milk.com\/images\/2026\/07\/abercrombie-kent-kitirua-plains-lodge-1-800x1000.jpg 800w, https:\/\/design-milk.com\/images\/2026\/07\/abercrombie-kent-kitirua-plains-lodge-1-768x960.jpg 768w, https:\/\/design-milk.com\/images\/2026\/07\/abercrombie-kent-kitirua-plains-lodge-1-1229x1536.jpg 1229w, https:\/\/design-milk.com\/images\/2026\/07\/abercrombie-kent-kitirua-plains-lodge-1.jpg 1280w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 810px) 100vw, 810px\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/design-milk.com\/?attachment_id=606741\" rel=\"attachment wp-att-606741\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone size-large wp-image-606741\" src=\"https:\/\/design-milk.com\/images\/2026\/07\/abercrombie-kent-kitirua-plains-lodge-37-810x506.jpg\" alt=\"A modern lodge with a covered deck overlooks a grassy savanna under a partly cloudy sky. Outdoor chairs are arranged on the deck facing the open landscape.\" width=\"810\" height=\"506\" srcset=\"https:\/\/design-milk.com\/images\/2026\/07\/abercrombie-kent-kitirua-plains-lodge-37-810x506.jpg 810w, https:\/\/design-milk.com\/images\/2026\/07\/abercrombie-kent-kitirua-plains-lodge-37-800x500.jpg 800w, https:\/\/design-milk.com\/images\/2026\/07\/abercrombie-kent-kitirua-plains-lodge-37-768x480.jpg 768w, https:\/\/design-milk.com\/images\/2026\/07\/abercrombie-kent-kitirua-plains-lodge-37.jpg 1280w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 810px) 100vw, 810px\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/design-milk.com\/?attachment_id=606742\" rel=\"attachment wp-att-606742\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone size-large wp-image-606742\" src=\"https:\/\/design-milk.com\/images\/2026\/07\/abercrombie-kent-kitirua-plains-lodge-51-810x1013.jpg\" alt=\"A woven pendant light hangs from the ceiling, casting shadows on curved, textured beige walls in a minimalist interior space.\" width=\"810\" height=\"1013\" srcset=\"https:\/\/design-milk.com\/images\/2026\/07\/abercrombie-kent-kitirua-plains-lodge-51-810x1013.jpg 810w, https:\/\/design-milk.com\/images\/2026\/07\/abercrombie-kent-kitirua-plains-lodge-51-800x1000.jpg 800w, https:\/\/design-milk.com\/images\/2026\/07\/abercrombie-kent-kitirua-plains-lodge-51-768x960.jpg 768w, https:\/\/design-milk.com\/images\/2026\/07\/abercrombie-kent-kitirua-plains-lodge-51-1229x1536.jpg 1229w, https:\/\/design-milk.com\/images\/2026\/07\/abercrombie-kent-kitirua-plains-lodge-51.jpg 1280w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 810px) 100vw, 810px\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/design-milk.com\/?attachment_id=606739\" rel=\"attachment wp-att-606739\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone size-large wp-image-606739\" src=\"https:\/\/design-milk.com\/images\/2026\/07\/abercrombie-kent-kitirua-plains-lodge-30-810x608.jpg\" alt=\"Elegant restaurant interior with round tables covered in white cloths, cushioned chairs, large windows, and warm ceiling lights.\" width=\"810\" height=\"608\" srcset=\"https:\/\/design-milk.com\/images\/2026\/07\/abercrombie-kent-kitirua-plains-lodge-30-810x608.jpg 810w, https:\/\/design-milk.com\/images\/2026\/07\/abercrombie-kent-kitirua-plains-lodge-30-800x600.jpg 800w, https:\/\/design-milk.com\/images\/2026\/07\/abercrombie-kent-kitirua-plains-lodge-30-768x576.jpg 768w, https:\/\/design-milk.com\/images\/2026\/07\/abercrombie-kent-kitirua-plains-lodge-30.jpg 1280w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 810px) 100vw, 810px\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/design-milk.com\/?attachment_id=606737\" rel=\"attachment wp-att-606737\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone wp-image-606737 size-large\" src=\"https:\/\/design-milk.com\/images\/2026\/07\/abercrombie-kent-kitirua-plains-lodge-28-810x506.jpg\" alt=\"Elegant restaurant interior with neatly set tables, modern beige chairs, soft overhead lighting, and minimalistic wall d\u00e9cor in a warm, muted color palette. Luxury Frontiers.\" width=\"810\" height=\"506\" srcset=\"https:\/\/design-milk.com\/images\/2026\/07\/abercrombie-kent-kitirua-plains-lodge-28-810x506.jpg 810w, https:\/\/design-milk.com\/images\/2026\/07\/abercrombie-kent-kitirua-plains-lodge-28-800x500.jpg 800w, https:\/\/design-milk.com\/images\/2026\/07\/abercrombie-kent-kitirua-plains-lodge-28-768x480.jpg 768w, https:\/\/design-milk.com\/images\/2026\/07\/abercrombie-kent-kitirua-plains-lodge-28.jpg 1280w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 810px) 100vw, 810px\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p>View more info on Abercrombie &amp; Kent&#8217;s <a href=\"https:\/\/www.abercrombiekent.com\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">website<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p>More from Luxury Frontiers <a href=\"https:\/\/www.luxury-frontiers.com\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">here<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p><em>Photography by <a href=\"https:\/\/www.abercrombiekent.com\/sanctuary\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">A&amp;K Sanctuary<\/a>.<\/em><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Six decades after Abercrombie &#038; 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