Attic Above Garden by RAD+ar is a renovated apartment located in Jakarta, Indonesia. The design features an open-plan layout, enhancing the fluidity of the space while maintaining privacy and a connection to the outdoor greenery. Traditional materials dominate the interior, creating a welcoming atmosphere, with a special focus on the existing birch plywood roof ceiling and enhancing the design through semi-geometry and movable elements added by the homeowners over time.
Designed by the renowned firm RAD+ar, the Passive Lab House in South Tangerang City, Indonesia, is a captivating exploration of tropical passive design in a postmodern urban context. This experimental house employs innovative techniques, such as overlapping void spaces, reflective pools, and strategically placed skylights, to create a comfortable microclimate without relying on active systems. The project’s thoughtful integration of biophilic and tropical elements within a contemporary design language offers a promising solution to the challenges posed by unplanned urbanization.
The Bernaung House, designed by RAD+ar in Tangerang, Indonesia, embodies the essence of sheltering inherent in the tropical belt’s residents.
This sustainable house, crafted in 2022, merges traditional comfort with modern energy efficiency. Boasting an atrium for natural ventilation and ceilings adorned with monochrome timber, it’s a sanctuary that frames the lush greenery and vast skies of urban Tangerang, emphasizing the beauty of living comfortably with minimal energy consumption in the tropics.
