TD House by Cowema Studio Architect
TD House anchors a right-angled corner lot in Tangerang, Indonesia, where Cowema Studio Architect stages a contemporary tropical house tuned to sun and garden. The two-storey home balances boxy geometry with soft planting and wood, shaping a daily rhythm that moves easily between shaded interiors and an open deck. Inside, public rooms gather around greenery while private suites upstairs stay cool, quiet, and closely connected to the landscape outside.
Soft afternoon light slides across the wooden deck and into the living room, catching leaves and shadows along the way. A corner garden wraps the house, so every turn meets greenery and filtered sun.
This two-storey house in Tangerang, Indonesia, by Cowema Studio Architect is a contemporary tropical home organized around light, orientation, and planted edges. Public rooms engage the garden and deck, while private suites pull back from the perimeter to stay shaded and quiet. The architecture responds directly to its west-north exposure, using form, timber screening, and landscape to temper the climate and frame daily life.
Set on a right-angled trapezoid corner lot of about 469.45 sqm (5,053 sq ft), the house sits on the hook of the street, presenting bold, boxy volumes to two frontages. Sharp ninety-degree corners and clean lines give the exterior a clear, modern outline, yet planting and timber soften each edge. The massing orients toward the western sky, inviting the golden glow of late afternoon while keeping mornings cooler and more sheltered.
Shaping Light And Shade
A west-facing orientation sets the tone for the whole composition. Late in the day, sun reaches deeply into the rooms, casting warm, elongated shadows that suit unwinding and family time. Mornings stay shaded and fresher, giving the ground floor a calmer, cooler atmosphere as the house eases into the day. In some beliefs such as feng shui, a west-facing home suggests harmony and prosperity, so the chosen orientation carries both environmental and cultural weight.
Gardens Along The Edges
Gardening is central to the owners’ routine, and the plan treats planting as an architectural element rather than a leftover strip. Gardens wrap the perimeter, drawing greenery against glazing so interior views land on leaves instead of boundary walls. An outdoor wooden deck becomes the daily hinge between inside and outside, used for morning coffee when the air is cool and evenings when the sun drops. From there, the corner condition feels generous, with open sightlines to both streets and to the house’s composed façade.
Ground Floor Indoor Outdoor Flow
On the ground level, living and dining rooms run toward the garden and deck to create a continuous indoor-outdoor sequence. Glazed openings and level thresholds keep that connection legible, so sliding from sofa to lawn reads as a single movement. A guest bedroom and home office sit nearby, gaining borrowed views into the greenery while remaining slightly withdrawn from the main gathering area. The kitchen is arranged for efficiency yet still holds a relationship to the planted edges, supporting both everyday cooking and social occasions without feeling enclosed.
Upper Level Retreats
Upstairs, the climate response continues in a more inward way. The master bedroom combines an en-suite bathroom, walk-in closet, and outward views, so private rituals share a backdrop of foliage and sky. Three children’s bedrooms, each with its own bathroom, line a central corridor that leads to a compact family living area for quieter gatherings. A gym and laundry room sit on this level as well, keeping routine tasks contained above while preserving the ground floor for social life and garden-focused activity.
Timber slatted panels wrap parts of the exterior to filter the strong afternoon sun. These vertical elements cast fine shadows across walls and glazing, adding depth while cooling the interiors at the hottest hours. Combined with deep garden buffers and the open deck, they underline TD House’s tropical response: a clear modern form tuned carefully to orientation, planting, and daily use.
As sunset washes across the corner lot, the house settles into its rhythm of light and shade. Rooms face the last glow of the day without harshness, screened by wood and softened by trees. In that daily transition from bright afternoon to cooler evening, architecture and climate meet in a calm, lived-in balance.
Photography courtesy of Cowema Studio Architect
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