Dormakaba

The new office headquarters of Indonesian manufacturing company Tigermandiri is located in the rapidly transforming district of Cideng on the edge of Jakarta’s CBD. The building faces a busy main road, whose 2-3 storey buildings are being gradually replaced by larger, up to 8-story tall commercial developments. Kafin Noe'man Caption The building appears as a stack of terrazzo slabs held up by rows of repetitive terrazzo columns. The slabs project over the line of the columns to provide shading and protection from rain. In response to the site’s orientation, the projection is deeper at the front and rear elevations, while the rhythm of columns is denser on the sides. In addition to providing efficient sun shading, the... More