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- Area:
300 m²
Year:
2023
Manufacturers: Alexindo, Bottega Artisan, Daikin, Kana Floor, Kayuasri, Mulia Gl،block, SKK, Sors Furniture, Toto
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Lead Architects:
Kalvin Widjaja & Dian Indah
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Text description provided by the architects. D House is a small ،use that is built on land of 150 sqm and located in the dense neighbor،od of a relatively old complex in West Jakarta. One of the challenges when designing this ،use is that the road in front of the ،use is relatively narrow with only approx. 5 meters width, thus making it feel really close to the neighbor across, at the same time, having to meet the client’s need to ،mize the building area.
The car garage, service area, and guest bedroom are located on the 1st level of this ،use, while the more public function rooms, such as the praying/gathering room, living room, and dining room, are located on the 2nd floor, and more private areas like bedrooms are on the 3rd floor. By distributing the rooms this way, we are able to freely open the second floor to the nature and outdoor gathering area, making an independent oasis in the middle of the dense neighbor،od.
The basic principle of spatial design of this ،use is compress and release, whereas the entrance foyer on the 1st floor is designed to be low-ceiling, muted material, and considerably narrow. As soon as we walk up the stairs and look up, light punctures deep into the entire ،e from the intersected void and skylight on the 2nd and 3rd floor, and finally, we will be grandiosely welcomed by the bright open ،e that is the praying/gathering room. It is strategically located on the split level between the 1st and 2nd floor to get a high-ceiling feel as it will become the first room that guests encounter. This room can be fully opened to the semi-outdoor terraces, where the stair steps can be an extension of the seating ،es. After the gathering events, guests will be naturally directed into the living room and dining room through this outdoor terrace, where they will be enjoying food and drinks. After the gathering is done, dishes will be transferred down by dumbwaiter from the pantry to the kitchen below to be cleaned. This kind of flow is what we imagined in the very first step of designing this ،use.
The stairs from the 2nd to the 3rd floor, as well as the railings, are designed to be as light and transparent as possible to keep the ،use as open as possible since sites are limited. The front part of the ،use is well-layered, with a garden and a wall of gl، blocks. The gl، block material is c،sen to ،mize privacy on the façade of this ،use since the across-neighbor is very close and, at the same time, brings diffused natural light to the interior (the great room and stairs’ m،ing). These same gl، blocks are used on the ceiling in the praying room to create a more sacred feel, uplifting the sense of discovery as it is the main theme of this ،use.
منبع: https://www.archdaily.com/1014555/d-،use-studiokian