Returning to the owner's former old neighborhood for familiarity and a harmonious living environment in Tebet, South Jakarta; this renovated home easily integrates with the adjacent houses whilst offering singular architectural experience. As its name denotes, The Gritted Grid confidently sited at the apex of the neighborhood, providing two corners with its characterristic strenght; a boldly honey-colored gridded facade.
The three facades of this home were wraped with custom fiber cement breeze-block, wich serves as second skin; to mantain seclusion from the street level yet engage all spaces with the lush scenery, wind breeze, sunrise, sunset. The second skin also brings continuity all around the facades, woking in tandem with lightweight-elevated structure to reduce the perceived visual bulkiness of those two-story facades. Crafted withs unique signified desaign, the square form is formed by the structure wich also acts as a shade and a canopy; providing an ever-changing shadow play. "The interplay of transparency and solidity across the facade is an aesthetic decision as much as a functional one" the studio said.
GeTs Architects explores The Gritted Grid as a home that can livable for all ages and become melting pot for the family's granules of needs. As the couple is growing with the three young adult children and four ederly parents; this house accomodates two parents' bedroom on the first floor, three children's bedrooms on the second floor, and private mass for the family lounge, master bedroom, and bathroom. Seamlessly, the unworn structure and massing somewhat connect with the current design through the renovation process. The novel internal arrangement with an extend pavilion is orchestrated around connection between sapces. "The living , dining, and kitchen spaces as the heart of the home are hardwired to those bedrooms as private areas; horizontally and vertically. Inducing respected privacy yet enclosed in warmness," explained Gerard Tambunan, principal of GeTs Architects.
A journey through the residence reveals the most exquisite architectural experience incorporating the most opulent finishes and details such as polished ironwood flooring, slabs of honed silver marble, black diamond marble flooring, and timber-battened ceiling and wall. This opulence is paired beautifully with the inclusion of bespoke repurposed items such as repurposed timber walls, a marble standing lavatory, and stunning eight-person polished marble dining table from the remaining material in the construction process.
Every bedroom in this house ought to make a containment space, separating the threat-reduced interior space from the uncontrollable outside environment-by having a private bathroom and terrace or balcony for private access to the enclosed outdoors. Having a close relation to nature makes the architecture contribute to the health and well being for the family who treasures green scenery, especially for the elderly parents.
It creates a connection with nature yet gives a sense control and safety in private boundaries. Thus, when the global pandemic arose in early 2020, the spatially seperated bedrooms with their own amenities were designed to the double as self-isolation spaces if needed. For those who value the finest things in life, this house is a must-see since it strikes the ideal balance between opulence, personalized charm, and nature.
