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FARPOINT debuts The Loggia, the first transformable apartment in Indonesia
For some reason, living in an apartment in a crowded city like Jakarta is becoming increasingly preferred. There is no denying, however, that comfort, convenience and quality of life in an apartment are inseparable from how well the spaces are designed.
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Completed by world-class designer Atelier Bow-Wow it redefines the art of spacious living.
For some reason, living in an apartment in a crowded city like Jakarta is becoming increasingly preferred. There is no denying, however, that comfort, convenience and quality of life in an apartment are inseparable from how well the spaces are designed.
This explains why FARPOINT, an Indonesian real estate developer, has engaged world-class Japanese designer Atelier Bow-Wow (ABW) to redefine their 20-story apartment complex, The Loggia.
Comprising transformable furniture and storage, The Loggia unveils exceptional design to make more efficient space available, an area geared for a multisensory experience.
ABW uses innovative design to embody the art of spacious living through the "Reversibility into Emptiness" concept that FARPOINT has adopted.
Teaming up with Japanese real estate developer, Tokyo Tatemono, FARPOINT is currently developing The Loggia in South Jakarta.
The Loggia, as the first and only property development in Indonesia to provide such an exceptional design concept, is expected to be completed by 2022.
Efficiency features
As one of the world leaders in micro-architectural design, ABW highlights the value of physical space by creating rooms that are empty and transformable to serve more than just one function.
"The Loggia changes the concept of modern vertical living to make urban dwellings more compatible and most importantly, comfortable. With such efficiency features that can easily be transformed according to necessity, this will significantly improve quality of life, so residents can move all their sentimental belongings while decluttering the limited apartment space efficiently," said Mulyadi Janto, the head of residential SBU FARPOINT.
The transformable concept at the future apartment site mimics the concept of "ikigai," which translates to the Japanese secret of a long and happy life, through decluttering things.
Limited to only around 498 apartments in the two main towers, The Loggia will allow residents a sense of openness in the confined spaces of crowded Jakarta, thus people can improve their quality of life.
Research by leading real estate marketplace Zillow.com stated there was an increasing priority for younger home buyers to find a more spacious home to live in.
"However, we have to admit, it is hard to find the perfect spacious home in Jakarta, particularly at affordable prices. Unveiling this unique design concept, we see that the Japanese micro-home concept will take the lead, as it offers an ingenious way to make even small space seems bigger," added Mulyadi.
Making comfort and convenience home in the heart of Jakarta, a number of space-saving techniques and furniture in The Loggia divulges a new sense of emptiness, which allows the space to become empty again on certain occasions.
Private sanctuary
With a wide range of residences, from 72 square meters to 117 sq m, each apartment can be upgraded into a private sanctuary, adorned with day and bunk beds, as well as rattan sliding panels and hidden storage spaces. Its raised bedroom of 60 centimeters offers built-in and subfloor storage to declutter your home without throwing out all your stuff.
"Reversibility into Emptiness is not only about decluttering homes, it is also about letting various elements behave better in the room. Sunlight reflects on the tile floor and reaches to the ceiling, light dapples through a rattan screen, a breeze blows through a window to a corridor. Furniture transformation and movements are the tangible moment to the wooden edge with your finger.
“Dining table can be folded up and the room then transforms into a communal space where 10 people can gather comfortably. The multisensorial ambience fulfills the room and refreshes you," said Yoshiharu Tsukamoto, said Dr. Eng, ABW’s co-principal architect who is also a professor at the Tokyo Institute of Technology.
For maximize comfort and happiness, The Loggia also adding a sentimental Indonesian touch to the design, including vintage-style handmade tiles from Yogyakarta. To get prevailing natural breezes in each unit, the designer created the entrance door to cross-ventilate the living space.
International awards
FAIRPOINT is a wholly owned subsidiary of Gunung Sewu Group, a well-established and respected business in Indonesia. FARPOINT’ projects have received numerous international awards over the past couple of years, with the most recent one being at the 2018 International Architecture Awards for the Skyscrapers/High Rise category for Sequis Tower.
In previous years, various other honors were also bestowed on FARPOINT, such as the Indonesia Property Awards for the Best Green Development and Best Universal Design Development for Sequis Tower in 2017, the Properti Indonesia Award for The Well Designed Office Project in Jakarta for Sequis Tower in 2016, the South East Asia Property Awards for the Best Office Architectural Design for Sequis Tower in 2015, the Indonesia Property Awards for the Best Office Architectural Design for Sequis Tower also in 2015 and Greenship Gold Level by Green Building Council Indonesia for Sequis Center. In 2014, the company palmed the MIPIM Award Asia Pacific for The Best Futura Project for The Hundred, an integrated mixed-used development in Mega Kuningan. Also that same year, FARPOINT won the 2014-2015 Asia Pacific Property Awards in Residential High-rise Architecture category for VERDE Two.
FARPOINT was internationally recognized in 2013 when it earned the MIPIM Award Asia Pacific for The Best Futura Project for Sequis Tower, an international Grade A office building in SCBD.
