
Studio SKLIM Converts a 32-Square-Metre Space into a Compact Multifunctional Office
Recently, compact design has gained much popularity as a solution to a denser and more expensive space in cities around the world. In terms of functionality, compact design boasts its spatial flexibility—being able to cover multiple needs within one space. If most compact designs are usually applied for residential buildings, the recently finished Deloitte Center for the Edge (Asia Pacific) office in Singapore explores the possibilities of this design approach for a shared space.

Muhammad Sagitha of ArMS: “Great projects have their specific reasons of why certain materials are used”
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.

DP Architects Announces New Chairman and Chief Executive Officer
DP Architects and its group of companies announce the appointment of Ms. Angelene Chan as its Chairman and Mr. Seah Chee Huang as its Chief Executive Officer, effective from 1 February 2021. This new appointment is part of the leadership renewal and continuity plan for the 1000-strong multidisciplinary design practice, as it moves into its next phase of growth.
PROJECT
1 YEAR AGO
Sitting on a housing cluster in one corner of Greater Jakarta, Compartment House showcases a unique example of how a residence is transformed into a mixed-use space. Designed and owned by Studio Sae’s principal, the house has seen multiple development and renovation since 2013 before the latest major revamp happened in 2017. Since then, there are at least three main functions carried by this house—living, working and interacting, as three connected compartments.
PROJECT
1 YEAR AGO
Two years ago, when MRT Jakarta and many of the now-opened public spaces in the city had not yet existed, the idea of hanging out and strolling in some parks were deemed peculiar. With most of the public parks in Jakarta being gated, rarely maintained and poorly lit in the evening, parks were not the place of choice for people to spend their time. Parks, like those surrounding Monumen Nasional, were only popular on weekends or holidays, and people preferred to be in an air-conditioned mall, whiling their time away.
NEWS
1 YEAR AGO
HASSELL’s Panda Land Project Wins Big at Singapore’s 2019 Landscape Architecture and Planning Awards
HASSELL’s Chengdu Panda Land Master Plan has been widely recognized at Singapore’s 2019 landscape architecture and planning awards, collecting three awards for this standout project.
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HIGHLIGHTS
1 YEAR AGO
Rumah Gerbong is a house, office, as well as an interaction area that is designed with “krowakisme” approach. Ario Andito from Studio Sae as the architect as well as the homeowner invite us to see how the concept comes into being as the rooms within this house. Find out more about “krowakisme” and its application in Rumah Gerbong through this episode.
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1 YEAR AGO
Artiandi Akbar dari Office S A mengajak kita melihat salah satu karya rumah tinggalnya yang diberi nama Adit Haus. Meski memiliki bentuk yang sederhana, Adit Haus dirancang dengan detail-detail yang sangat menarik, unik, dan inovatif. Simak pemikiran di balik detail-detail menarik yang ada serta konsep utama desain rumah ini lewat episode kali ini.
HIGHLIGHTS
1 YEAR AGO
DeeRoemah by GeTs Architects is designed as a cozy house+office with the main potential of its surrounding garden and trees. Listen to Gerard Tambunan, the principal of GeTs Architects, on how the design process and design details of DeeRoemah in this episode.
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HIGHLIGHTS
1 YEAR AGO
Lukie Widya of LUWIST Spatial invites us to explore one of their newest works, Gemala House, in Bandung. Stand as a quite “mamprang” (challenging in Sundanese) building compared to the houses in the neighborhood, Lukie explains how and why Gemala House, in the end, is designed this way.
HIGHLIGHTS
1 YEAR AGO
3500 mm house is not only about a house with a very limited size, but also about how people could still experience spaciousness and the multifunctional furniture become the house character. Follow Abimantra Pradhana from AGo architects while he explores his own house.
HIGHLIGHTS
1 YEAR AGO
Follow Bayu Ariyanto from BASIO to one of his projects, RR House in Bandung. This house explores the openness and connectivity of one room with another, as well as inside with the outside. With many artworks and collectibles, RR House also displays a very personal space for a dwelling.
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1 YEAR AGO
In this episode, Muhammad Sagitha of ArMS welcomes us to his home in Tangerang, namely Trimmed Reform House. This house is designed with the concept of spatial flexibility, giving way to many possible room configurations.
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1 YEAR AGO
M. Noerhadi and Michael Marino from RDMA invite us to see one of their projects in Bandung. Dubbed as 86/68 House, this co-housing displays how the architect experimented with low-cost materials yet still able to function well and look aesthetic.