Hanging Villa

Located at the mountain side in Bandung, West Java, the site takes benefit from the beautiful surrounding of deep valley. The site also has an advantage, surrounded by the conservatory forest, which provides tranquil quality of mountain side. The building mass is composed from vertical stacking boxes which are rotated through their corner axis, resulted in different visual orientation within each level, so one can enjoy 270 degree visual coverage to surrounding beautiful green valley. This strategy also allows a different space experience, since the first encounter at ground level, into the shaded roof top wooden terrace, overlooking to the surrounding valley. People can start to enjoy the surrounding view through the hanging wooden pathway, crossing a water garden as a welcoming element. Once passing the wooden pathway, people can enter the living room, combining with open kitchen and dining room. Floor to ceiling openable glass wall is applied on that both sides to maximize view and allow natural light, and cool mountain wind to enter the building. The level below it, comprises a master bedroom at the end of the cliff to provide a secluded and private area, while maintaining the best view to a valley. The shifted massing at the upper roof top level provides shading to the open wooden terrace underneath it. This upper level consists of an open roof deck with outdoor furniture covered with shading. The materials used in this building consist of natural concrete wall and slab, recycled wooden plank, and tinted glass.