The Puri Mutiara is a house commissioned in a cluster of contemporary housings where houses are built in a fabricated manner as an example of industrious product of property developments in Jakarta. Using an empty site located in the midst of uniformed looking houses, the Puri Mutiara aims to stands out and be a unique establishment yet blends in with ease in the neighborhood. The conditions it has as an architecture project has already made the unit a special settlement in its own right from the earliest stage of Puri Mutiara’s conceptual project.
The process of composing the perfect form for Puri Mutiara House starts with the classical approach of raising the main stage to act as the private spaces for primary functions and uses. This includes the residents’ room, activity areas, study, and the main family living. Formed into a floating box that rises up and above the services, is a sign of emphasis in hierarchy to its functions. Within the narrow site the intent of contrasting the house alongside its neighboring houses can be expressed through the use of bright materials at the highest level of the house which support the use of bedrooms for its occupants.
The use of materials as the finishing touches for Puri Mutiara are clearly presented in accordance as means to blend in with the environment. From the use of composing lines and calming textures of concrete and wood, the Puri Mutiara sets the boundary further on reimagining the once existing housing complex into something elevating entirely.
