Location & client’s brief

Located at the mountain side in Bandung, the site takes benefit from the beautiful surrounding of deep valley. The site also has an advantage because of its proximity to the forest conservatory, which provides tranquil quality of mountain side.

Architectural concept

The building mass is originally taken from the idea of stacking boxes which are rotated through their corner axis, in order to create different walking experience from different angle of view. This strategy also allows the users to have different orientation in different room and have almost 270 degree view to surrounding valley. Timber shading horizontal and vertical circulation wrapped ‘behind’ the box, provides a second skin to building’s rear facade which gives privacy from front side of the building.

The building has a vertical circulation tower starting from street level and leads to entrance level or second floor, where people can start to enjoy the surrounding view through an open timber pathway, side by side with water garden as a welcoming element. Then people will pass through the shaded circulation to living room and dining room. Living and dining room offer open view to water garden and timber deck that leads a gazebo and Jacuzzi. The third floor comprises master bedroom and two bedrooms while the first floor comprises service area such as maid bedroom, wet kitchen, and laundry.

The shifted box at the upper level provides shading to the open wooden deck terrace underneath it. The materials used in this building consist of natural concrete wall and slab, recycled wooden rib, and green tinted glass.