indonesia

February 6, 2024

Architecture as a creative force

At first glance, these three projects may seem completely disparate, but underpinning each of them is a creative approach that meets at the juncture of sustainable thinking, traditional techniques and modern ideas.

January 29, 2024

3 Asian travel destinations with design and family at the heart

Design enthusiasts can enjoy both inspiring architecture and family fun in these beloved hotels in Asia.

September 4, 2023

A 35-square-metre apartment on the water’s edge in Jakarta

A standard one-bedroom apartment is reimagined through a clever use of space and design, embodying the future of compact living in Jakarta.

September 20, 2021

Luwist Spatial Designs a Row of Fun-Sized Affordable Homes

A row of compact, breezy and light-filled homes have been developed by Luwist Spatial in Indonesia to help young people who “could barely afford to buy their own houses” enter the market.

April 2, 2020

The Metamorphosis Of Tropical Modernism

Architect Alexis Dornier has created a utopian weekender in Ubud, Indonesia and, in doing so, delivered a new vision for tropical modernism.

March 2, 2020

A house that doubles as a private garden city

Iyashi House by Pranala Associates is a modern house designed to synthesize and reflect Indonesia’s affinity with nature as its source of craft, culture and wellbeing.

December 16, 2019

All Or Nothing At The Keraton At The Plaza, Jakarta

Residents of Keraton Apartment in Jakarta bought the residence as a bare bones structure, before engaging Singapore’s Brewin Design Office for a full scope design.

August 29, 2019

A Tropical Oasis For Working Expats In Bali

Ruang Tekuni, designed by DDAP Architect, has a tropical and homey feel for digital nomads calling the Balinese paradise home.

August 8, 2019

The Expandable House Prototype In Batam, Indonesia

Amidst the challenges of rapid growth and rural-urban migration in Indonesia, The Future Cities Laboratory proposed The Expandable House.

July 5, 2019

Jakarta, Sinking, And Its Infrastructure

Jakarta is expected to be 95 percent underwater by 2050. But while this looks to be a global warming issue, the reality is more complex.

May 28, 2019

MAURI Restaurant Fuses Italian Heritage With Its Bali Locale

A minimalist palace in Seminyak, Bali, belies an intimate dining experience downstairs or Apertivo hour on the upstairs balcony.

November 6, 2018

4 Bathroom Designs That Have A Serious Indulgent Flair

Designing the smallest room in a house is never as easy as it sounds. Here are four of our favourite bathrooms from Habitus House Of The Year, what's yours?