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Cube House

Cube House
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CUBE HOUSE

RDMA

ARCHITECTS
Rdma

MAIN CONTRACTOR
Kristian Budhianto

MANUFACTURERS
Toto, Ykk Ap, Kaii Living, Phillips, Roman Ceramics

PROJECT TEAM
Sherly Halim

PHOTOGRAPHS
Kie

AREA
470 m²

YEAR
2019

LOCATION
Bandung, Indonesia

CATEGORY
Houses

Text description provided by architect.

This house is located in the land of factory area with one big main road inside as a connection.

Cube House
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Cube House
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Because of the context, privacy is the main issue and relates with the living quality.

By the specific requirement from the client, a sense of privacy must be achieved without fence or fortress. The space is defined by using a layering method to generate high privacy yet un-massive border.

The house area is set by double-skin wall. The primary concrete skin wall with big openings are set as fence and fortress for privacy, while in the same time maintaining its visual to be less fortress as possible.

Cube House
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Cube House
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Cube House
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Whereas inside, there is a lively living behind the wall. The offset line of the wall creates a gap used as buffer zone and to visually softening the ‘fortress-like feeling’ by putting some vegetation.

Furthermore, side window openings are not created to avoid facing the factory main road.

Air circulation is maximized by creating openings above the house, also to generate privacy resulting skylights all over the house.

Cube House
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Cube House
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As for the massing, the house is shaped as one big mass which split by main stair and one big skylight in the middle of the house as main air circulation and natural lighting source.

By applying those strategies, this tropical modern-style architecture creates not only a bright space inside the house but also good air ventilation while a high privacy is still obtained.

Cube House
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Cube House
Cube House


Cube House
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Cube House
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Cube House
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Ground Floor Plan
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First Floor Plan
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Second Floor Plan
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Roof Plan


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Section A
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Section B

RDMA
RDMA
Jalan Trunojoyo, Bandung Wetan, Kota Bandung, Jawa Barat 40115, Indonesia