COURTYARD HOUSE.
The main aim of the design is to give comfort, serenity, & openness in a crowded neighborhood.
Residential Project.
Location: Semarang, Indonesia.
Project Featuring: Francisca Josephine.
Year: 2019.
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The Exterior.
The exterior design aimed for a simple & secured exterior design to give less attraction and access for intruders.
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Site Analysis.
The site located in a crowded neighborhood with lack of security.
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The Inverted Design.
To provide more openness that can't be gotten from the outside, we inverted the building plans by placing a large inner-court & garden in the middle of the house for natural lighting & ventilation purpose.
Floor Plans & Zoning.
We divided the floor plans into three major aspects:
1. Service Area. This can be accessed both by the owners of the house & common workers.
2. Entrance Area. This can be accessed by the owners of the house, office employees, & known guests.
3. Private Area. This can only be accessed by the owners.
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The Interior.
The main focus on the interior design is to give much comfort & openness without giving the atmosphere of claustrophobic.
Elegant design inspired by modern - tropical & neo - art deco style, combining our ideas and the owners themselves.
Elegant design inspired by modern - tropical & neo - art deco style, combining our ideas and the owners themselves.
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The Design Adjustments.
During construction, it is very common for clients to request for adjustments. We as architects, have to accommodate both clients' requests & our objective as professionals. In this project, we added some front openings on the front elevation of the project & made the courtyard area livable by maintaining the original concept.
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