Located in the heart of South Jakarta, this house was designed as a response to the tropical climate. The building consist of 3 main masses, the front is the semi public area which include garage, service area, powder room and working room. The front part is a brick rectangular box with compressed wooden ceiling, creating a transitional entrance to the main area. Every rooms are designed with big opening to have a good air circulation and natural light.
The second mass is connected through a bridge crossing a linear pond. It is the main area, the center of the house, a place for gathering, an open plan concept consist of pantry, dining room and living room.
The big glass sliding door blurred the boundaries of inside and outside. Creating a conncetion to the big semi outdoor terrace overlooking the green inner court.
At the back of the wooden shelves, lies a hidden master bedroom concept. The master bedroom located at the back, with the most privacy facing a lush backyard as the backdrop. Moreover, another hidden concept also used for the master bathroom. The master bathroom door is part of the wardrobe panels. The concept of inside-outside also interpreted in the bathroom, using a floor to ceiling glass and sliding door to connect the bathroom to the outdoor plunge pool.
A reflective pond place underneath the floating stair, to connect the ground floor to the top floor. The linear skylight on top of the stair ceiling area also becoming one of the important element in creating the inside-outside concept.
The third mass is the top floor. The top floor is mainly used for kids bedroom and study area. The big void in the middle connects the ground floor to the first floor, it also allows cross ventilation and natural light to burst in, creating a bright and fluid setting to the house. The floor to ceiling high square shelving is becoming one the interior highlight, as a display fixture and also as a shades to the big balcony on the back of the top floor.
Furthermore, The long side of the house is facing to the west, therefore a shadow partition were created in order to allow the air circulation flow from the big sliding door in each rooms, hence to cover the direct sunlight. A wide and long roof also becoming one of the key architectural element, it protects the big openings from the direct sunlight and from the rainfalls.
A tropical home with a mid century modern approach, especially on the interior design of the space. Iconic pieces from famous mid century designers like Eames chairs, louis poulsen pendant lamps, marcel breuer dining chairs, arne jacobsen stools and isamu noguchi coffee table are seen on this space, with key pieces from By Bitte, adding more layers to the design of the house.
Team:
Designers: Bitte Design Studio
Photographers: Ditho Sitompoel, Ernest Theofilus
