Located in a dense residential area of Bandung, Indonesia, RD - HOUSE is designed to build a modern tropical house with a combination of box shape and floating roof. The face of the building is made to be distorted by being dominated by the use of andesite stone and wooden planks combined with large transparent and translucent glass on the second floor.

Constructed on an elongated plot of land with 9 x 25 meters area, makes this site unique and it also poses challenges in completing its design. The challenge is for making a compact house that allows lot of sunlight to penetrates through the house, has good cross-ventilation, and an interesting circulation pattern whilst keep maintaining the privacy of its residents. 

This two-storey house with a building area of 265 sqm has a linear spatial flow with main rooms are placed in front of the site and service area at the back. The first floor is made with less partition to make it feel spacious, consists a common room, one guest bedroom, and service area, whereas the main bedroom, two children’s bedrooms, and supporting rooms are on the second floor. 

To allow the sunlight to penetrate the entire house, an inner court is created in the middle of the house. Large openings on each floor facing the courtyard make every room gets natural lighting and ambiance, it creates a healthy living environment. We also made a small backyard to maximize air circulation for the room located at the back.