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Kawoeng House

[English text below] Rumah ini berusaha untuk menyeleraskan desain dengan iklim tropis yang panas namun agak kering di kota Surabaya, Jawa Timur. Untuk itu, ruang terbuka berupa courtyard yang diisi dengan kolam renang dirancang sebagai pusat jantung serta paru-paru rumah.

Courtyard besar ini memungkinkan bangunan bernafas dengan baik. Sementara air kolam, akan menurunkan suhu mikro di dalam ruangan. Hampir setiap ruang di dalam rumah bersisian dengan courtyard ini, seperti ruang tamu, ruang makan, ruang keluarga, dan semua kamar tidur, sehingga tidak hanya memberikan udara dan temperatur lebih sejuk, courtyard juga menjadi sumber vista. Courtyard menjadi simpul rumah ini.

Selain adaptasi iklim tropis, rasa lokal juga merupakan permintaan pemilik rumah. Arsitek kemudian menerapkannya dengan mengambil motif kawoeng (motif Batik khas Jawa) untuk dijadikan pola kerawang yang dibuat dari batu Palimanan berwarna putih. Ada sekitar 3.000 keping batu yang dibentuk secara manual menjadi kerawang kawung.

Kerawang berfungsi sebagai dinding yang menutupi area tangga. Dengan cara ini, tangga tidak hanya terlindung tetapi juga sejuk meski berada di area transisi tanpa harus menggunakan pengatur udata. Kehadiran kerawang kemudian juga menjadi point of interest dari bangunan ini.


The design of this house tries to adapt to the hot and dry tropical climate of the city of Surabaya, East Java. Hence, an open courtyard with a swimming pool is designed as the heart of the house. This large courtyard allows the building to breathe properly, while the pool water enables a decrease in indoor temperature. Almost every room in the house is situated side-by-side to the courtyard; namely the living room, dining room, family room, and all bedrooms. The courtyard not only provides cooler temperatures and fresh air; it also serves as a reference for vistas. Thus, the courtyard becomes a node of this house.

Besides adapting to the tropical climate, and ambiance of local culture was also requested by the owner. The architect then applied kawoeng patterns (Javanese special pattern of Batik) for the sun-shade made from white Palimanan stones. There are 3,000 stones formed manually to compose the kawoeng pattern. This sun-shades envelope the staircase area. With this method, the staircase is not only enclosed but also becomes cooler in temperature even though it is located in a transitional area, without the need for air-conditioning. This kawoeng pattern also becomes a point of interest for the house.

 

*Ps. This content published in “Indonesian Architects for the International Union of Architects Congress Tokyo 2011” by Imaji Media Pustaka (2011).


About Project

Kawoeng House
Architect: Das Quadrat
Project Status: Built
Project Type: Private Residence
Location: Java, Indonesia.
Height: 2 story


About Book

INDONESIAN ARCHITECTS FOR THE INTERNATIONAL UNION OF ARCHITECTS CONGRESS TOKYO 2011
By Studio Imelda Akmal Architectural Writer

Managing Editor: Imelda Akmal

Texts: Imelda Akmal, Oktavina Q. Ayun
English Text Editor: A. Rida Soemardi
Indonesian Text Editor: Nia Chalil
Book Design: Menuk Hidayat
Image Editor: Mohamad Alwi
Proofreader: Alicchys Siregar

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