Semeru House has always been intended to be the safe haven for its occupants where the use of spaces can be maximized to for prioritized functions such as family activities and cooking. To have something so special of a house, the development process for the Semeru House doesn’t compromise on having the most out of its forms, pushing through the challenges of technical challenges and limitations that most sites have in Jakarta.
The main functions that are prioritized for use is mainly the living area that demands unadulterated view for indoor and outdoor activities, accompanied with a wide and open kitchen that extends further from the usual modern housing layout. Making it one of the few houses developed with intense focus on these desired spaces. With a wide viewing experience from the living area to the backyard, the Semeru House has its way by having the other supporting functions laid out at the front, with massive enclosures, and therefore strengthens the sense and feel of privacy.
With an open kitchen and wide living area set out as the primary spaces, it is clear that the love of cooking for the occupying households displays the undeniable beauty of a humanist architecture design, existing in balance with the environment that surrounds it.
