A Modern Family Home With An Oversized Roof And A Sunken Courtyard

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The IH Residence is not your typically family home. The reasons for that are numerous so we’re going to focus on a few in just a moment starting with the location. The house is situated in Bundung, Indonesia. It occupies a big site which slopes gently and which offered a lot of space for this project to take advantage of. The studio responsible for this amazing design is andramatin. They completed the residence and everything around it in 2015.

The main idea behind the project was to create a modern family home. The team took advantage of the natural topography and the location and came up with a design which is directly influenced by these elements as well as by the climate in the region. One of the first things you’ll notice is the unusual roof of the building. This oversized roof has overhangs that go as far as being 6 meters deep. Their role is to offer shelter and protection from the heavy rainfall as well as from direct sunlight. 

The house also engages with the site and its surroundings in a really cool and interesting way. The sloping terrain allowed for a series of spaces to be created below the floor level of the main section of the house. They’re mainly a service area and a basement. The house also features several outdoor-oriented functions such as a series of terrain, balconies and reflective pools which surround the living areas and help them transition towards the landscape surrounding the house.