Our client came with a pretty specific request when they met us. First, they need a house that accommodates congregational prayer functions with their big family (In context they can't go to the mosque because of Covid pandemic at that time). Second, their interest in the shape and meaning of Joglo (one of Indonesian traditional houses). Third, they like our messy look design.
The key challenges is how our design can accommodate the function in a limited space, making modern look building from traditional house reference, and aligning our designs with the client’s tastes. As the name suggests, "distraction" are literally things or actions that distract. This house has been distracted because of one action of rotating the main room so that it can face towards the qibla direction - a design action that is our solution to their need for space for religious activities.
The first thing is this house was made to meet the need for congregation prayer with a big family whose can reach a lot of people at one time, in response to this issue we put a communal room (family room, dining area, kitchen with an open plan system) connected directly to the prayer room, so if needed the prayer room can expand directly to the area of the communal space which is facing towards the qibla.As a result of our actions, the character of the space that is obtained as well as the new character of the building form, although the basic idea is from the roof of a traditional joglo house. The roof transformation is strengthened by the effect of distracted narration, the change in the orientation of most of the roofs which have been rotated towards the qibla direction.
The character of the space obtained is a sense of spatial experience in the communal area, and spatial disorientation from the existing shapes, causing a messy impression. The communal area is side by side with the remnants of organic space formed due to the effects of the distraction narrative. The remnants of the organic space created functioned as green areas, dry gardens, sources of ventilation, and natural light that blends with the inside of the house, making this communal area look like a shaded outside space. At this time, this area is also a passive design strategic system with breathable walls and skylights.
At the same time as using the roof of the traditional joglo house the building appearance that is dominated by the roof with clay tiles, we also chose the use of clay tile roofing material which is familiar to Indonesian society, especially the surrounding environment where is an old settlement and generally has a roof slanted with clay tile material. Our efforts for this building can still blend in with the environment but has its own character with the use of vernacular Indonesian roofs which are transformed to be more contemporary but still reminiscent of the original form. Other familiar materials are used of exposed brick, exposed cement, natural stone, wood on the exterior which is then continued into the interior of the house.
Team:
Architect: Ismail Solehudin Architecture
Lead Architects: Ismail Solehudin
Design team: Radhian Dwiadhyasa
Contractor: wani build
Contractor team: Ali yazidbustomi, ZainyTamrin, Muhammad Ihsan
Quantity surveyor - cost estimator: Devina Agustin
Structure Enggineer: Pt. Desain putrapersada (new building) Andi Dzikril (renovation building structure)
Custom Furniture: Charda Febiyana
Photography: Andhy Prayitno from Mario Wibowo Photography
Material Used:
1. Facade cladding: Red Brick
2. Flooring: Cement Tile (Tegel Panjen), Bengkirai Wood (Rajawali Parquet), Terrazzo (Terramix)
3. Doors: Customize Teak Wood
4. Windows: Customize Teak Wood
5. Roofing: Clay Roof Tiles (Kanmuri)
6. Interior lighting: Philips
7. Interior furniture: Custom Furniture (Charda Febiyana)
8. Sanitary: Sink (Hafele), Toilet & Shower (Toto), Stove (Modena)
