Designed around a collection of three historic artifacts, the design of House 1 seeks to explore the boundaries of contemporary architecture and traditional Indonesian building styles.

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Architects: Alexis Dornier

Location: MAS, Ubud, Gianyar, Bali, Indonesia

Area: 450.0 sqm

Project Year: 2015

Photographs: Alexis Dornier

Construction: Surya Kembar Properti

Interior Design: Alexis Dornier with the Client

Kitchen Design: south8

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From the architect. Designed around a collection of three historic artifacts, the design of House 1 seeks to explore the boundaries of contemporary architecture and traditional Indonesian building styles.
© Alexis Dornier

Framing thecarved, wooden 'centerpieces', once main structural elements of an ancient Javanese residential housing typology, the roof becomes the contemporary framework without actually touching or utilizing these elements.

LeveL 0 Plan

Skylights and a floating mezzanine level highlight the 3 artifacts as 'objet trouvés'. The house wants to be experienced in a 3 dimensional way by meandering along a transparent gallery, around a collection of objects in space. It forms plateaus to create different perspectives through the living room towards the inside and the surround...