AQ Edition 10

EDITION 10th / NOVEMBER 2012

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DesignNews / Bondi Residence

RecentPublication / A Tiny Swedish Apartment

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URBAN LIVINGJakarta ranks among world urban developments, or referred to as a metropolis, a conglomeration of cities into a huge settlement of people and businesses. Like many cities in Asia, Jakarta has turned into an urban environment by taking fertile agricultural land around it, as a rapid pace.

This in itself has generated challenges such as transportation, water supply, ground water, food supplies and waste management.

Urban living is very dependent on a range of support systems such as the above mentioned. One can see the consequences when this support system fails. Bandung ± 2006, when garbage collectors went on strike; Bali chronic traffic snarls when public transportation and roads were not planned in advance. We also look at the aspects of interior design, how it become such an important

element in an urban setting, maximizing the space and views one has in a small house or apartment. We will see more creative juice flowing out of the future cities. We hope you enjoy this edition of AQ.

Thus, the high cost of living in cities, and the shrinking human habitat that respond to the need for practicality and affordability. However the demand to live in cities and the attraction of an urban lifestyle has risen exponentially.

The growth of eating places and cafes are following in suit. A big city such as Jakarta is an attractive place to be part of, as it is a “melting pot” of cultures, political outlooks, nationalities and businesses. It’s also a “pressure cooker” where all these different ingredients are forced to live and work together often creating, friction and conflicts, but also creating some remarkable achievements.

Great ideas, creative businesses, artists and trends are to be found in an urban environment. This issue of AQ brings to you the way people in different cities of the world react and navigate their lifes in an urban environment, all to be part of dynamic and exciting urban lifestyle.

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Written by Paul Tan

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URBAN LIVING

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BondiResidence

Minimalissimo

Source : http://www.architecturaldigest.com/

This design of this residence located on Bondi beach

takes advantage of the views and climate while delivering a modern luxury in the architecture and its details. Completed in 2011 by Sydney-based Redgen Mathieson Architects, the philosophy of the team is exhibited in the use of the materials such as Calacatta marble, white terrazzo tiles, American Walnut and dark bronze in the finishes which lets the undecorated space speak volumes of a style that is timeless.

The use of movable glass panels to optimize light, views and ventilation into the living spaces, creates a strong relationship of the living experience with the environment.

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While I believe that minimalism should reveal good design, I also believe that it is possible for it to portray luxury. This project has proven that,

maintaining the integrity of the materials as well as the architecture in a sophisticated simplicity.

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”Adele Lim

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Written by Adele Lim

Source : http://minimalissimo.com/

The use of movable glass panels to optimize light, views and ventilation into the living spaces, creates a strong relationship of the living experience with the environment.

While I believe that minimalism should reveal good design, I also believe that it is possible for it to portray luxury.

This project has proven that, maintaining the integrity of the materials as well as the architecture in a sophisticated simplicity.

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A Tiny Swedish Apartment Urban life-style membawa kita pada pola hidup praktis dan efisien. Dimana konsep rumah dan kebun dapat sempurna tergantikan

hanya dengan petakan bidang kosong dalam sebuah gedung yang kita kenal dengan “apartment”. Pola hidup ini biasanya digemari oleh profesional muda ataupun keluarga muda yang memiliki segudang aktifitas dan waktu terbatas. Namun dengan sentuhan design simple, cerdik, serta inovatif seperti tercantum dalam artikel ini, bentuk ruang yang hanya berkisar antara 20-40m2 ini dapat disesuaikan dengan

kebutuhan penghuninya. Sehingga dapat saya katakan bahwa urban life-style adalah cara yang cukup cerdas bagi generasi saat ini, dengan tetap mengutamakan peran fungsional dan nilai estetis sebuah ruang.

All photos from www.lansfast.se

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This one-room apartment listed for sale in Umea, Sweden, measures a tidy 35 square meters, or about 375 square feet. We wish we could claim to have dug it up ourselves, but actually, loyal Desire

to Inspire reader Karin Karlsson sent it along to that blog, which is where we spotted it. (Short digression: Desire to Inspire is a terrific interior design blog, especially if you’re interested in Australian design. Plus, who can resist a blog that has a category for wunderkammer?)

The apartment may be small, but it holds quite a few design tips for those of us who have to make do with limited square footage -- for starters, a tiny bed alcove with closet space; a bathroom with an ingenious shower enclosure; and an unexpectedly lux touch in an entry/mudroom.

maybe compact, it doesn’t stint on the details.

It also helps introduce the thread of gray that you’ll be seeing throughout the space. And the tiles’ veins pick up the gauzy shadows thrown off by what we think is a crystal pendant light overhead. (We’ll see similar lights elsewhere in the apartment).

The Entryway Carrara marble flooring in the entry hall is unexpected, but it makes sense: It’s fairly hard-wearing, it’s not as expensive as you might think (especially in such a small area), and it puts visitors on notice right away that although your space

Built-in cabinets provide welcome storage space. The stool makes the space practical for removing slushy shoes in winter (and adds a nice gleam -- here’s a similar silver stool for $70). Even the hooks above the stool are thoughtful: See how they echo the graphic black-and-white poster of eyes that you can just glimpse in the next room?

The door you see at left in the smaller photo of the entryway is to the bathroom -- an impressive use of space if we’ve ever seen one, but we can’t bring ourselves to feature a bathroom before you see the rest of the home.

The Living Area

graphic designer Olle Eksell for chocolatier Mazetti. (We can’t claim to have figured this out on our own, either. Our creative skills with Google’s image search led us to a 2011 New York Times blog post identifying it.) The greenery helps warm up the space, as do the wood tones you see throughout the apartment. The laminate flooring is by Tarkett. The slatted pendant lamp appears to be from Secto Lighting, designed by Seppo Koho of Finland; we like how it picks up the outdoor view of the gray building as well as the backs of the Shaker-style chairs and even the radiator under the window. You can find similar Shaker chairs for about $300 at Room and Board. We also think a bowback bench from Jas. Becker Cabinetmaker would look stunning along one side, but that’s be a real splurge at $2,700.

The “Cacao Eyes” design on the poster is by Swedish

The BedroomThis studio apartment carves out a semi-private alcove for the bed in between the kitchen and part of the entryway.The open bedroom alcove certainly isn’t for slobs (or pack rats), but you could probably get away with less-than-neatly-

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Note that those are shallow storage cabinets against the left wall; it’s hard to tell in this photo, but you can see them

a little more clearly in the earlier photo of the kitchen-

plus-bedroom view.

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stowed clothes if you hung a curtain to separate the alcove from the living space. Elfa has similar shelving systems.

We think the pendant light -- which throws lovely shadows onto the walls, just as the entryway light did -- is a Tord Boontje design. You can find his Garland light online for less than $100.

The Kitchen According to the listing, the kitchen was fully remodeled last year with white high-gloss cabinets (see IKEA’s Akurum line) and a countertop that, like the home’s windowsills, is white oiled oak (see IKEA’s Numerar countertop).

The refrigerator reminds us of a Smeg refrigerator we wrote about this summer in our post “Make a (very) small kitchen work harder.” Its narrow shape leaves a small footprint without sacrificing food storage space. The induction cook top is another space saver. (The decorative tray on the cooktop is a colorful Josef Frank illustration of Manhattan, available worldwide from Svenskt Tenn for about $37.)

Note that those are shallow storage cabinets against the left wall; it’s hard to tell in this photo, but you can see them a little more clearly in the earlier photo of the kitchen-plus-bedroom view.

The shiny, reflective surfaces make the kitchen feel larger, boosted by the pale, disciplined palette that’s carried throughout the home. The frosted glass cabinet adds luminosity without clutter. The hanging fruit basket with its red, yellow and orange levels is charming -- but to be clear, we’re in no way advising you to restrict your palate for the sake of a restrained color scheme. Eat the whole rainbow!

The Living Room It’s clearer in this photo than most of the others that the walls are painted a light gray, while the ceiling is white. We like how elegantly the homeowner has managed to bring the electrical cord over the dining table -- the delicate curve of the cord almost becomes an asset instead of a distraction.

The yellow throw pillows and the colorful items on the shelves in the back corner help keep the home from becoming too boring. More wall shelving against the left wall (barely seen here) mimics the shelving in the bed alcove and, of course, offers badly needed storage.

The Bathroom Now, this is definitely a small bathroom -- but the shower’s ingenious curved glass doors fold inward to sit almost flush with the walls, opening up the space more than we’d have thought possible. These sorts of folding shower walls appear to be more common in Europe than in the States. We found angular versions of these shower screens from Duravit and from Kermi.

The fact that it’s a curbless shower opens up the space even more, but it also multiplies the water-damage risks. We’d be curious to know whether any of our readers have had experience with a bathroom like this. (You can respond in the comments or on the Yahoo! Homes Facebook page, or you can email us.) We’ve read that if the floor slopes properly toward the drain, the area will dry quickly.

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The Floor Plan No, your eyes don’t deceive you; the floor plan is in Swedish. You can probably figure this out, but the “vardagsrum” is the living room, the “sovalkov” is the sleeping alcove and the “kok” is the kitchen. Again, the apartment is 35 square meters, or about 375 square feet. Should you be in the market for a home in Sweden, it can be yours for just under a million Swedish kronor -- about $145,000 at current exchange rates. It leases for about $250 a month, including heat, water, cable TV and Internet.

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In recent years, though, the house has obviously benefited from some loving attention -- and it’s an object lesson in how to maximize space and turn even the most unwieldy configurations into relative assets.

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This brick beauty in Washington has the proportions of a supermodel, all height and little width.

Listed for $549,999 by Tom Lewis of Redfin, the 2-bedroom, 1.5-bath row-house-without-a-row somehow manages to look surprisingly roomy and modern, thanks to some clever interior customization.

The floor plans show an indoor footprint of just about 12 feet wide at its widest by about 26 feet. The lot size is listed at 423 square feet, which means WYSIWYG when it comes to a yard -- a pocket garden in the front, nothing in the back. Yet the house manages to eke out nearly 1,300 square feet of living space spread over three levels, and that’s not including what Lewis calls a “potential” rooftop deck (buyers to verify that potential, of course).

In recent years, though, the house has obviously benefited from some loving attention -- and it’s an object lesson in how to maximize space and turn even the most unwieldy configurations into relative assets.

The second floor is open living area; this is the view from the top of the stairs. The owners’ movie screen may not be practical for everyone, but it’s a good solution to limited space. A flat-screen TV, with its dark screen, would have risked further narrowing the room visually. On the other hand, the mirror’s reflective surface helps open up the width (though we might have chosen an less imposing frame).

That’s a little work nook the owners have squeezed into the bump-out. You’ve probably noticed the rug palette already. The open risers on the stairs help the narrow space feel airy.

... and take a 360-degree look at the room you just entered. That’s the front door, of course, anchored by a dark-and-light-patterned rug. Despite the sacrificed privacy, the glass door is smart, extending sight lines from within the house. A glass table anchored to the wall takes up little visual or physical space, making a potentially awkward bump-out into a cozy nook, without an inch of space wasted. The owners customized the table and the benches -- made from a tree -- to fit, Lewis says.

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... and take a 360-degree look at the room you just entered. That’s the front door, of course, anchored by a dark-and-light-patterned rug. Despite the sacrificed privacy, the glass door is smart, extending sight lines from within the house. A glass table anchored to the wall takes up little visual or physical space, making a potentially awkward bump-out into a cozy nook, without an inch of space wasted. The owners customized the table and the benches -- made from a tree -- to fit, Lewis says.

Two bedrooms and a bathroom are on the third level. The bathroom doors appears to slide rather than swing open and closed, another space-saving device. You can already glimpse the black-and-white tile.

Look up for a moment and you’ll see what Lewis calls a “rooftop escape hatch” leading to what he optimistically envisions as a future deck.

The stair railing frames a view toward downstairs, which avoids slicing the narrow space into an even skinnier sliver. You can glimpse the larger of the home’s two bedrooms there at the end of the corridor.


Ah, this is more like it: This is the thoughtful design I’ve grown to know and love, if only vicariously.

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The third level is the one part of the house that feels just a little less cleverly laid out. Maybe the mattress above rests on the floor because a platform would have brought it up too high against the window? Whatever the reason, the unfinished quality makes this space perhaps the least appealing in the house (though you haven’t seen the tiny second bedroom yet).

Ah, this is more like it: This is the thoughtful design I’ve grown to know and love, if only vicariously.

The cabinetry and fixtures yet again echo the black-white-steely-gray palette throughout the home, and the medicine cabinet even offers the illusion of a window. The sink juts out above the cabinet, providing a generous size without taking up extra floor space.

This snug room measures a mere 8 by 10 feet, though the mirrored closet makes it feel more expansive. What do you think of the translucent doors disguising more storage? It creates a sense of depth without exposing clutter, but somehow I’m not quite in love with it.

And again, this bedroom feels a little unfinished compared to the rest of the house.

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Cikarang City OASIS

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Majestic Uluwatu Masterplan

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Paul Tan / Melinda Mayella / Devy Anggraeny / Freddy Sumanto

Bali, Indonesia

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Jakarta, Indonesia

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Home of A Designer

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Famous And The Cost Of Designing Them

Google logo price tag: $0The original Google logo was designed in 1998 by Wergey Brin, one of Google’s founders in Gimp. Later it has been fine-tuned several times, but the original concept was kept intact.

City of Melbourne logo price tag: $625,000The City of Melbourne logo was designed by Landor Associates in 2009.

Enron logo price tag: $33,000The Enron logo was designed by the famous Paul Rand in the 1990s.

Australia and New Zealand Banking Group logo price tag: $15,000,000New Zealand Banking Group logo was redesigned in 2009

Logos

Coca-Cola logo price tag: $0The famous Coca-Cola logo was created by John Pemberton’s bookkeeper, Frank Mason Robinson, in 1885. Robinson came up with the name and chose the logo’s distinctive cursive script. The typeface used, known as Spencerian script, was developed in the mid-19th century and was the dominant form of formal handwriting in the United States during that period.

British Petrol (BP) logo price tag: $211,000,000The BP logo was redesigned in 2008.

Nike logo price tag: $35The Nike logo was designed by Carolyn Davidson in 1975. The price only included the logo design, which later has been refined but the original concept just like in the case of Google and Coca-Cola has been kept intact. Later Nike gave 500 shares of stock to the designer, which is now worth over $600,000.

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MTR SQUARE

M O N U M E N T A L

The sleek contemporary design is a compliment to today’s modern exteriors. MTR square offers patented refractor rings to reduce glare, enhance visual comfort and direct light to the task phone. The “square” addition to the MTR family allows additional freedom into various landscape environments.

www.selux.us

CREATIVE POSSIBILITIES

A complex custom mullion design to meet rigorous structural, thermal and moisture control specifications. Windows with natural wood interiors to enhance an environmentally conscious design aesthetic.

TECHNICAL CAPABILITIES

www.pellacommercial.com

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Grand Launching Majestic Point Apartments SerpongHotel Mulia, Jakarta / September 29th 2012

Photo from left : Marcellus Chandra | Hermansyah (Regional Secretary of Serpong) | Nadine Chandrawinata | Victor Irawan | Paul Tan

TThis event was well attended including celebrities like Nadine Chandrawinata. The design of the project is unique, being apartment for student and young families with the touched of tropical resort..

his event was held on Hotel Mulia, Jakarta. Hosted by Marcellus Chandra as a cofounder of Prioritas Land.

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Freddy Sumanto, ST

University of Persada Indonesia Y.A.I, Jakarta, Indonesia

Architecture Technical Department Bachelor of Architecture

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Persada Indonesia Y.A.I, Jakarta, IndonesiaArchitecture Technical DepartmentBachelor of Architecture

Eko Arif Witjaksono, ST

Melinda Mayella, ST

University of Tarumanagara, Jakarta, Indonesia

Engineering Department Bachelor of Architecture

Riki Mubarok

Mercu Buana University in Jakarta, IndonesiaArchitecture Technical DepartmentUndergraduate Bachelor of Architecture

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