Swadaya House is located in Pasar Minggu area, South Jakarta, with a typical site typology, small plot on a narrow road connected to the main road. The letter L resembles the tread shape with a face width of 7 sqm and is wider at the backside. on a narrow area of 7 sqm, the Owner wants this house to still have a pool area and lush garden in the back area.

This House was built with the idea of a tropical house features lean mass posture and roof shape with a steep degree of slope. Open spaces remain on both sides of the building enhancing good air circulation and ventilation throughout the house.

The ground floor serves as private space, it consists of garage, kitchen, dining room, family room, and guest bedroom. Room’s arrangement was sequentially linear. Limited access in the garage area boundaries by a wire mesh fence, giving a green impression planted with vines and the roof of the guard post is made of a roof garden. Public and private spaces are sequentially separated, as terrace serves as living room, to create air circulation from both sides of the house. Dining room and family room are placed in deepest side to get maximum view towards to swimming pool and lush garden in the back area. The service and maid areas are placed on semi-basement floor by utilizing the contour tread which descends to the rear area.

The master bedroom has a balcony and wide opening facing the inner courtyard. Kids bedrooms are placed in front area with perforated metal for heat insulation. Library area has high ceilings to give a wide and open impression. The design of Study room is placed in the side corridor to get air circulation from under the table and reducing the use of air conditioning.

This house is expected as the new architectural expression of tropical houses through design ideas, details and materials.