As a response to a site located at the corner of a street, the design of this house begins by dividing the 150 m2 rectangular-shaped site diagonally into two nearly equal size triangles. One triangular part is designated for the house, while the other is for the garden and open area.
Triangular House
The first triangle serves as a vessel for two bedrooms, a living room, kitchen, dining area, and bathroom. The sloping roof rises to a single peak at one corner, creating a sufficiently high interior space that allows the insertion of a mezzanine level for multipurpose room. The interaction between residents on the ground floor and those on the mezzanine is connected through a void directly adjacent by the sloping roof.
Triangular Garden
The second triangle is an open space: garden and carport. The garden is designed as a space for outdoor activity and also as a view from inside the house. In this phase, the garden is intentionally designed as simple as possible, allowing the residents to respond with their favorite plants. For us, it is fascinating to see the hobbies and the everydayness from the residents gradually intervene the space.
This triangular garden also serves as a threshold space from the street to the house. Interactions that happens between the residents and neighbors in this garden and open space become part of the daily scenery visible from within the house.
Two Triangles
These two triangular forms represent our ongoing explorations related to housing in a densely populated areas. Located in a dense neighborhood in East Jakarta, this triangular house and garden are our response along with the residents as well, who seem to agree that the luxury of living in a dense area is not about flashy decorations or expensive homes, but rather: the open space.
