Type : Residential
Location : Yogyakarta, Indonesia
Site : 618 sqm
Status : Concept

Tom, 42 years old. He is a Canadian archeologist who lives in the historical land of Yogyakarta moving for his jobs for five years and he obsessed for the secret of Borobudur temple in Magelang city. With his family, he want to build their own place for living and also breeding. “I want to have a house that combines the value of Javanese with luxurious design”, Sarah said, his Indonesian breeder’s wife. They fell in love with this land.

This project consist of two storeys, and the house is represents the hierarchy of javanese house typology in terms of sequence and functions but transformed into a modern approach through both technology and material. Attempt the private area to the 1st floor and create a communal space at the ground is the key of the design concept. The house will facing the Borobudur temple territory as its main axis and the composition of shapes is moving horizontally to make a dynamic impression as its respond to the magical site and secret situs. Tom wants to always facing the Borobudur temple as his honor for his jobs.