It may not be uncommon to have a basketball ring in one’s backyard, but to place a court at the very centre of one’s home would be a manifestation of passion. At Ring House, the mini-basketball court at the heart of the house is even more remarkable when considering its limited land area. Located within […]
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INCLUSION AND REPRESENTATION IN A STUDENT HOUSING PROJECT When we talk about student accommodation or dormitories, the typical picture that comes to mind is those associated with a single educational/tertiary institution or university, or even a specific faculty. As such, students staying at these dorms would already have been selected by each institution according to […]
“I’m the architect/owner-builder and part-time gardener and maintenance fella of the house,” Tang Hsiao Seak of Tangu Architecture revealed, when asked if the architects are also the inhabitants or residents of the house. This question came about from the observation that the house’s intriguing planting façade/system has to originate from someone who has taken great […]
This is a pilot project for a carbon concrete building system that is affordable for low-income communities. It is estimated to be 40 per cent cheaper than conventional affordable housing in the market. The simplicity of design, modularity, knockdown system and lighter weight would also enable low-income communities that generally do not have formal construction […]
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Many cities in Asia have a number of colonial-era buildings that remain standing till today. Often, these buildings were conceived as public institution, built with good ‘bones’ to support their lives for decades—if not centuries—to come. Yet, many of these buildings have stood empty and unused. This could be due to their functions falling out […]
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The Microlibrary Warak Kayu is the latest addition to the iconic architecture landscape of Semarang, the capital of Central Java in Indonesia, and the fifth built project within SHAU’s Microlibrary series. It is built at Taman Kasmaran, a public square in the city centre with direct proximity with a river. The current mayor of Semarang, […]
The story of the Microlibrary Hanging Gardens at Babakansari, Kiaracondong, Bandung is a somewhat extended one: what we imagined to be simple turned out to be challenging. SHAU was assigned by Ridwan Kamil—then mayor of Bandung; now governor of West Java—to design another microlibrary after completing the Bima and Taman Lansia ones with the help […]
Healthy Haus is a direct response to the urban living conditions of Indonesians, especially for those living around densely populated areas like Jakarta. The basic idea is to provide future residents with a house, which instead of being a ‘machine’ for living, becomes a ‘machine’ for well-being as an answer to pollution, hours spent in […]
FAST RESPONSE DESIGN FOR A BETTER LEARNING ECOSYSTEM Sekolah Indonesia Cepat Tanggap came about as a strategic response to recover the condition of the community affected by the earthquake, and as such, created a quick modular school design. This initiative of post-disaster recovery also became an opportunity to rebuild better by upgrading the quality of […]
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This multiple dwelling complex took into account the prevailing ecological context/site conditions into its design/plan. The contours of the land, existing trees/vegetation and nature, etc., were carefully considered when determining the position and placement of the building mass, in an effort to minimise disruption to the natural environment. As a result, the diverse biodiversity and […]
This three-storey house redefines the functional arrangements within a narrow site while creating bright and airy spaces. Affordability and compactness are values that the project has successfully embodied by integrating well thought-out spatial experiences, storage systems and low-cost strategies in the design process—from selecting a narrow site of about 3,500 millimetres wide and choosing cost-efficient […]
The expandable house (rumah tambah in Bahasa Indonesia, or rubah for short) is a component of the Tropical Town project, and is designed as a sustainable response to the challenges of rapidly developing cities in monsoon Asia. The expandable house adjusts to the fluctuating patterns of resource consumption and expenditure, or metabolism, of its residents. […]
