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Among its typical neighbouring houses, 73M Jalan Senang that stands on a corner land plot appears unique with its monolithic look. Designed by ipli Architects, the house is a resemblance of the simple, ubiquitous gabled-roof house icon. Instead of defining the each part of the house differently, the building displays a unified look from the bottom to the top as if the shape is carved from a massive rectangular block. From its voluminous exterior, multiple randomly placed square openings create a slight giveaway of a light and porous interior.

Recently, the trend of incorporating an edible garden in one’s living quarter has grown significantly. Be it in a kitchen’s corner with plenty of natural lighting or on the whole rooftop area, edible home garden is regarded as one of the easiest and most effective way to introduce sustainable living to the masses.

Kementerian Perdaganan (Kemendag) Republik Indonesia melalui Direktorat Jenderal Pengembangan Ekspor Nasional (DJPEN) mengadakan kegiatan Trade Talk di M Bloc dan mengundang sejumlah pelaku kreatif, di antaranya arsitek, desainer interior, desainer produk, desainer grafis, dan media desain.

BYO Living kembali menggerakkan 1000 Jalinan Peduli di Jakarta akhir Juli 2020 lalu. Pada kesempatan ini, BYO Living dan Archify bekerja sama sekaligus memberi dukungan kepada tiga coffeeshop di Jakarta, yaitu LIMA Chocolate and Coffee, Guten Morgen Coffee Lab & Shop, dan 1/15 Coffee.

Aaksen Responsible Aarchitecture has recently finished a residential project in Jakarta named Vinyasa House. This dwelling is located at a housing precinct that borders Jakarta with its satellite city, Depok. A typical suburban house in this neighbourhood has rectangular structures and a pitched roof, so among such uniform facades, Vinyasa House stands out with its towering geometric mass.

In Bandung, Indonesia, it is not rare to see a well-preserved building dating back to more than half a century. While a number of prominent heritage buildings are still operating as they were originally, some have seen changes in their functions, and others are left abandoned completely. Hotel Dago, built in 1954, one of the abandoned old buildings, has recently been transformed into a café.

Located in suburban area of South Jakarta, Rumah Sisik Batu—translated as a house with stone scale (or skin)—is a recently finished renovation project by ArMS. Prominent use of basalt as the building envelope is evident even at the house’s parking space and a security post located at the front. Muhammad Sagitha of ArMS pointed out that the inspiration behind the project’s name was from the angled and layered arrangement of basalt pieces that resembles animal scales.

Sejak Maret lalu, Studio Sae mulai mengadakan kegiatan diskusi dan talk show yang dinamai STalk. Kegiatan diskusi ini merupakan salah satu upaya untuk bereksplorasi dan belajar lebih jauh mengenai arsitektur dan disiplin lain yang dapat bersinggungan. STalk yang kedua diadakan pada 20 Juni 2020 dan mengundang Tomo Dwihasputro dari WIKA Gedung untuk membahas konstruksi Jakarta International Stadium (JIS).

How does one design a well-featured and spacious hotel room in a 12.5 square metre space? While there are various approaches in designing for compact spaces to function well and still feel expansive, Yotel Singapore chooses to draw the inspiration from a plane cabin design, hence the guestrooms are referred to as the “cabins”.

Normally, within an apartment unit or a house, there should be at least an enclosed room with a door separated from the rest of the unit’s interior. In a project named after the sole owner, Alex, Spacedge Designs challenges the need of a door, even the need of a separated room in the first place. “In a space for one, there is technically no need for doors within the flat,” says William Chan of Spacedge Designs.

Terjadinya pandemi Covid-19 di seluruh dunia saat ini membawa disrupsi besar di berbagai sektor usaha. Setelah enam bulan pandemi berlangsung, banyak pakar dan peneliti yang masih menyuarakan ketidakpastian akan kondisi mendatang. Salah satu sektor yang tidak luput dari pengaruh Covid-19 tentunya adalah sektor konstruksi dan termasuk di dalamnya para profesional di bidang arsitektur dan desain.

A prototype of micro house developed by Aaksen Responsible Aarchitecture, AAND Sayana is designed to be fully assembled within three weeks.