interlocking spaces behind perforated brick facade turn home into office in indonesia

interlocking spaces behind perforated brick facade turn home into office in indonesia

dhanie & sal’s office transitions between fluidity and rigidity

 

Dhanie & Sal transforms a simple house into an office through a sequence of fluid and rigid spaces transitioning from the architecture into the interiors. Located in an unassuming Indonesian neighborhood, the studio’s office maintains the original residential block’s character while integrating an additional level. While the form is intended to be honest and readable, the austere brickwork asserts a degree of secrecy.

 

In contrast to the simplicity of the volume, the design utilizes the raumplan approach, creating a spatial configuration characterized by seamless transitions between different floor heights. Meanwhile, the interior and architecture merge to form interlocking, inseparable entities.

interlocking spaces behind perforated brick facade turn home into an office by dhanie & sal in indonesia
all images by Ernest Theofilus

 

 

a discreet intervention enhances continuity

 

The house-turned-office presents a straightforward, singular volume, preserving the existing building’s integrity without altering its height. Dhanie & Sal’s discreet intervention ensures that the design remains in harmony with the surrounding residential block by avoiding any major disruption, offering complementary continuity while adding a functional new level to the space.

 

Inside, the project embraces fluidity by employing varying levels to connect the spaces and create dynamic circulation. The resulting spatial configuration contrasts with the minimalism of the overall form. In keeping with this concept of connectivity, the Indonesian studio blurs thresholds between architecture and interior elements. Furniture and structural components intertwine — their formalities reduced, if not completely eliminated — with the walls morphing into benches, cabinets merging with stairs, and a leftover steel pipe repurposed as a chandelier.

interlocking spaces behind perforated brick facade turn home into an office by dhanie & sal in indonesia
completed by Dhanie & Sal

interlocking spaces behind perforated brick facade turn home into an office by dhanie & sal in indonesia
while the form is intended to be honest and readable, the austere brickwork asserts a degree of secrecy

interlocking spaces behind perforated brick facade turn home into an office by dhanie & sal in indonesia
located in an unassuming Indonesian neighborhood

interlocking spaces behind perforated brick facade turn home into an office by dhanie & sal in indonesia
Dhanie & Sal preserves the existing building’s integrity

interlocking spaces behind perforated brick facade turn home into an office by dhanie & sal in indonesia
inside, the project embraces fluidity by employing varying levels to connect the spaces

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the design utilizes the raumplan approach

interlocking spaces behind perforated brick facade turn home into an office by dhanie & sal in indonesia
artful touches elevate the home

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the spatial configuration contrasts with the minimalism of the overall form

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natural materials

interlocking spaces behind perforated brick facade turn home into an office by dhanie & sal in indonesia
filtering in natural light

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furniture and structural components intertwine

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a simple house turned into an office

 

 

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project info:

 

name: Dhanie & Sal Office
architect: Dhanie & Sal | @dhaniesal

design team: Salman Rimaldhi, Dhanie Syawalia
location: Indonesia

photographer: Ernest Theofilus | @ernesttheofilus

 

 

designboom has received this project from our DIY submissions feature, where we welcome our readers to submit their own work for publication. see more project submissions from our readers here.

 

edited by: ravail khan | designboom

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