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DREAM OF HILLS NARROW SHOPHOUSE | PALEMBANG | INDONESIA

Phase : Proposal
2015
Site : Palembang, Indonesia
Dream of hills narrow house as already stated in the name of the project, explored the possibilities of breaking the boundary narrow house. On the top of the house is designed to have hills that filled with trees.
The design use 80% of the top area to be converted into hills of park that can reduce significant amount of temperature beneath it.
The park also can be used as communal and family area or even event and garden party or picnic.
While the top of the house filled with hills of park, the rooms beneath it could still be light up with the light that penetrate through glassbox parapet. It is part of the energy efficient concept.
The first storey is designed to be openplan to allow certain function, such as shop, cafe, boutique, etc.
The main aim for this house is to explores the possibilites and unexplored designs of narrow house as until today the design of narrow house is very pragmatic, tradtional and orthodox.

Andy Gunawan
Architect at WAI DESIGNLAB Bandung, Indonesia