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Situated next to the Yishun Pond, Tzu Chi Humanistic Youth Centre is recently opened to facilitate one of the organisation’s missions to provide supplementary education for the Singapore’s young generations. As a multipurpose public building, this youth centre houses facilities such as a function hall, classrooms, studios and workshops, study rooms, F&B outlets and other congregational spaces for members and visitors to meet and interact.

Pada 16 November 2020, HOMEDEC kembali hadir untuk memenuhi kebutuhan renovasi dan furnishing rumah. Mengingat kondisi pandemi, HOMEDEC yang biasanya diselenggarakan dalam bentuk pameran tahun ini berkolaborasi dengan salah satu marketplace terbesar di Indonesia, yaitu Tokopedia untuk mengadakan online fair. “Tahun ini, HOMEDEC bekerja sama dengan Tokopedia sebagai perusahaan teknologi Indonesia dengan marketplace terdepan menghadirkan cara baru berpameran melalui platform online untuk membantu mengembangkan bisnis bahkan di saat pandemi,” jelas Linda Leoni, Senior Manager Regional Business Development PT CIS Exhibition.

With the development of material technology these days, architects and interior designers are enabled to deliver designs of various ambiance and forms. In many cases, this convenience ends with instant designs, which are done without thoughtful considerations and only to pursue trending looks and forms. It is no wonder that many designs these days are alike, if not, mundane, and at times without a context.

Setiap orang tua tentu ingin yang terbaik untuk anaknya. Khususnya bagi si kecil yang sedang dalam masa pertumbuhan, menyediakan ruang bermain, belajar, dan istirahat yang menyenangkan penting agar anak merasa nyaman dan tumbuh optimal. Apalagi di masa pandemi saat ini, ketika hampir seluruh aktivitas anak berada dalam rumah, lingkungan yang sehat juga menjadi prioritas.

Kompetisi Desain Interior dengan Total Hadiah Puluhan Juta Rupiah! Di masa pandemi seperti ini, anak-anak hampir sepanjang hari menghabiskan waktu di rumah, khususnya di kamar tidur, ruang belajar, dan ruang bermain. Karena itu, keberadaan dan suasana ruang-ruang tersebut menjadi penting untuk diperhatikan.

Sitting on a generous 3,500-square-metre land plot, House68 is a private residence that tries to integrate its surrounding natural feature seamlessly. The architecture firm, Design Collective Architects (DCA) takes a bold viewpoint of how a building in the tropics should be, “Tropical architecture is not to shield and protect the users from the elements but to enhance the experience and bridge the relationship between them.”

With its location being in Ubud, Bali, Titik Dua Ubud Hotel has the potential to position itself as a destination hotel. What is more interesting is that this hotel’s location is adjacent to an art gallery, which the architect, andramatin, tries not to interfere. As the main land plot of the hotel is behind the gallery, the architect decided to elevate the entrance and create a 45-metre bridge that sits right above the gallery for the guests to reach the main building.

Just before the Covid-19 outbreak, the development of office space had reached the point of being an open, feature-rich, flexible, and comfortable space that was believed to increase the productivity of the present-day work. Many companies providing this kind of office was deemed a perfect model of today’s corporate environment, especially when it is compared to the appalling “cubicle farm” office that thrives some decades ago.

Lixil Indonesia kembali mengadakan sayembara arsitektur yang bekerja sama dengan Ikatan Arsitek Indonesia (IAI) Nasional. Dengan tema Light and Shadow in Low Rise Apartment, sayembara ini mencoba melakukan eksplorasi desain tipologi hunian vertikal yang kini cukup banyak diminati. Sayembara ini juga menggali bagaimana hunian vertikal bertingkat rendah memaksimalkan pemanfaatan cahaya alami untuk ruang dalam hunian, mengingat aspek ini sangat jarang dipertimbangkan dalam proyek nyata.

From the outside, Bioclimatic Community Mosque of Pamulang does not display any common features of a typical Indonesian mosque. Instead of a minaret or a dome, this building is distinguished by the two-coloured stacked porous façade, topped with a massive vessel-shaped roof. This mosque is located within a university complex, serving as a place of worship and a community centre for the campus’ communities and the surrounding neighbourhoods.

Setelah berlangsung di Jakarta, BYO Living bersama Archify kembali mengadakan 1000 Jalinan Peduli di Kota Bandung awal September lalu. Dengan dasar mendukung usaha F&B lokal, kegiatan ini merangkul tiga coffeeshop antara lain KILOGRAM, Blue Doors Coffee, dan Jati.

With the potential of being a supporting node of a popular destination, SHAU shapes Microlibrary Warak Kayu to reflect the local narrative. As its name suggests, warak is derived from warak ngedong—a local dragon-like mythical creature, which happens to be represented by the diamond-patterned timber façade. Furthermore, the use of stilt structure and mostly timber material embody the character of many traditional houses in Indonesia. This contextualised building brings affinity and appeal to the neighbourhoods and the visitors.