Built using traditional Manggarai techniques, the conical houses originally comprised a group of ten, but six had collapsed and two others had suffered significant decay.

Led by architect Yori Antar, the Rumah Asuh team embarked on a project to repair these two buildings and then to replace the others. They organised sponsors to fund the construction, then enlisted members of the local community to help plan and build each structure.

"When I go to school what we learn is about modern structures, the concrete, the steel; but we never learn about this kind of building," said Antar, explaining his decision to get involved in the project. "There's a lot of things we can learn from these kind of buildings, like how we adapt with the [regional] climate."

Each of the houses features a lightweight bamboo framework tied together with rope. The exterior is clad with a layer of rattan, made from locally sourced worok wood, and is designed to be renewed every few years using materials from the forest.

The architects also encouraged involvement from university students, who will continue to maintain the structure of the houses each year.

The Mbaru Niang preservation is one of 20 projects on the shortlist for the Aga Khan Award 2013. Other projects on the shortlist for the $1 million prize include an Islamic cemetery in Austria and a reconstructed refugee camp in Lebanon. See more from the Aga Khan Award shortlist.

See more architecture in Indonesia, including a house containing pools of water and trees.

Here's a short project description from the Aga Khan Award organisers:

Conical houses of 'worok' wood and bamboo in tied-together rattan construction with thatched roofs are the archetypal buildings of this remote island village.

A group of young Indonesian architects in the habit of touring a part of Indonesia each year arrived to find four of the last surviving examples of these houses, two of which were in need of renovation. Symbols of unity in the family and the community, the houses represent a living culture; the villagers are guardians of this culture but the necessary building skills, having traditionally been handed down, from generation to generation, had faded from memory.

The architects initiated and facilitated a community-led revival of traditional techniques enabling all the original houses to be rebuilt. In this a role was opened up to include university students who both participated in and documented this architectural preservation and cultural conservation project and continue to do so annually.

Location: Wae Rebo Village, Flores Island, Indonesia (South-East Asia)
Architect: Rumah Asuh/Yori Antar, Tangerang, Indonesia
Client: Wae Rebo Community
Completed: 2011
Design: 2008
Site size: 6,500 sqm

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Dutch studio MVRDV is proposing a 400-metre skyscraper for Jakarta that looks like a pile of at least ten separate buildings.

MVRDV, alongside American architects Jerde and engineers Arup, designed the 88-storey "vertical city" as a part of developer's bid for a site in the south-east of Indonesia's capital.

The architects explain that the building would comprise just four staggered towers, which would rise up from a commercial podium at the base. Distributed amongst these structures would be a mix of apartments, hotels and offices, as well as shops, cinemas, a mosque and a vertiginous amphitheatre accessed by outdoor elevators.

"Peruri 88 is vertical Jakarta. It represents a new, denser, social, green mini-city, a monument to the development of Jakarta as a modern icon literally raised from its own city fabric," said MVRDV co-founder Winy Maas.

Gardens, swimming pools and terraces would cover the tiered rooftops, which the architects conceive as a jungle filled with local trees and plants. "Our inspiration for the commercial podium and public spaces was Java’s natural setting; lush jungle and stone surrounded by expansive ocean," said David Rogers, design director at Jerde.

If the developer wins the bid, construction will start imminently.

Also this year, MVRDV completed a library inside a glass pyramid and a building covered in QR codes.

See all our stories about MVRDV »
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Rendering is by RSI-Studio.

Here's some extra text from MVRDV:

Peruri 88: MVRDV-Jerde-Arup reveal 360.000m2 green mix use project in Jakarta, Indonesia

An international design team made up of MVRDV (overall design), The Jerde Partnership (commercial podium) and ARUP, together with developer Wijaya Karya – Benhil Property, have collaborated to create Peruri 88 – a new landmark icon for Jakarta. Peruri 88 will be a vertical city in one building combining Jakarta´s need for more green spaces with the need for densification. The tower is a 400 meter tall mix use project with retail, offices, housing, a luxury hotel, four levels of parking, a wedding house, a mosque, imax theatres and an outdoor amphitheatre. The team presented the plans to city and site owner Peruri as part of a developer’s bid competition for the prominent site at Jl. Palatehan 4 Jakarta.

Peruri 88 combines Jakarta´s need for green space with Jakarta´s need for higher densities whilst respecting the typologies of the current urban fabric. The site, which is owned by Peruri, is located at Jl. Palatehan 4 Jakarta, a block formerly used as Mint which sits right next to a future metro station.

The mix use project offers a great variety of office and housing typologies, from large office surfaces to living/working units, from lofts to townhouses, from terraced houses to patio living. Each of these stacked urban blocks comes with a semi-public roof park, an abundance of gardens, playgrounds, spas, gym’s, outdoor restaurants and swimming pools available to the inhabitants and office employees. The tall trees on these decks will provide extra shade whilst the height of the parks allows for a cooling breeze.The high rise, a luxury hotel from the 44th floor to the 86th floor, rises from a platform with park, swimming pool and the marriage house. On top of the hotel a panoramic restaurant and viewing platform complete the structure at the 88th floor.

The commercial podium which is located from levels B2 to the 7th floor is designed by Jerde Partnership with MVRDV. Its most characteristic feature is the central plaza, sheltered by the stacked volumes of the mid-rise it offers multiple outdoor layers of restaurants and shadow and natural ventilation. A series of escalators connects the shopping and retail centre to the parks of the mid-rise.

The Peruri 88 commercial podium reflects the city’s historic islands with reflective bodies of water and landscape traversing the public street levels, while integrating a sunken garden plaza.

The buildings structure has five principle cores and is less complex than visually apparent. Four traditional constructed tall towers rise up between which bridging floors will be constructed. Arup will continue to develop and rationalise the structure to satisfy regulations and the budget.

A number of international hotel, retail and apartment operators have shown interest in the building and if the team wins construction will start swiftly.

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The first floor bedroom of this house in Java is disguised as a truck driving through the wall.

The SUV-shaped room projects onto the roof of an outdoor storage area in front of the two-storey house by Indonesian architect Gayuh Budi Utomo.

The residence is painted in bright stripes of contrasting colours, inside and out.

A toilet and shower are housed inside a clear glass container on the first floor.

Two other Indonesian houses have also been featured on Dezeen recently, one of which is filled with pools of water and trees - see all our stories about projects in Indonesia here.

Photography is by Sonny Sandjaya.

Here are a few words from Gayuh Budi Utomo:

A house Juanda Surabaya region has a design approach that the analogies with the existence of a Rumah.ia owner believes that the presence of a house must be in accordance with what he imagined.

Design process becomes very interesting because there are several alternatives as a facade that want different formations with the environment sekitarnya.setelah through some thoughts on the house facade finally selected a concept to describe the military actualisation as symbol taken the analogy of a military car with the colour green colour typical of the military.

To the home of a military officer is not formal then the interior was designed with the colours of non-formal rigour that is expected does not happen in this occupancy.

Architects: Gayuh Budi Utomo

Location: Juanda Harapan Permai Blok AE 6, East Java, Indonesia

Client: Ahmad Burhan Wijaya

Constructor: Karya Muda CV

Interior design: Gayuh Budi Utomo

Project area: 135 m2

Project year: 2010 – 2011

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Cooling pools of water and trees line corridors and rooms inside an Indonesian house by architects Budi Pradono.

Located in the city of Depok, the two-storey R-House steps up from the street to the garden behind, where it surrounds a private terrace and swimming pool.

The glazed elevations that face this rear garden are wrapped by concrete that curves from the floor around to the roof.

This roof is covered by grass and punctured by holes, through which the trees emerge.

Rooms inside the house are partitioned by stone walls and perforated metal screens.

These screens also provide shade below skylights that cover indoor courtyards.

At the lowest level of the house is a sheltered driveway that is accessed from the street and enclosed by metal gates with integrated plant pots.

Indonesian architects Budi Pradono also recently designed a leaning house for Jakarta that we published earlier this week - see the story here.

Other houses on Dezeen designed around trees include an Australian residence surrounding elm and willow trees and a Japanese house with a central garden.

Photography is by FX Bambang SN.

Here’s some more information from the architects:

R-House, Depok Indonesia by Budi Pradono architects

How the house does have a new relation with the nature? Not a rigid segregation. Should we plant trees outside the house?

How if we plant trees inside the house? And become inseparable part from spaces inside the house.

How if the house’ roofs have a new role as a CO2 producer? Or green garden that reduce heat?

Cohabitation is the main theme of this design of the house in which in the front side directly connecting to the neighbor and surrounding environment, this building is only in the form of verandah/porch such as local traditional house, in which people can make social interaction more easily.

Its façade design also constitutes interpretation of local ornament, by displaying colors only on glasses.

In the rear side of building where the family gets together, its façade is made more fluid, unfolding.

Its interior has special relations to the nature, outdoor and indoor has new relations. Bathroom is designed wider and more comfortable to remain using gadget as communication device.

Since the homeowner has an adventurous hobby then the entire building has a water element both outside and inside the building, as the reflecting pond to the swimming pool.

Shadow becomes a tool to indicate movement from one room to another room. It is shown perforated metal and with local pours stone. So the natural lighting from the sun can go into the house at all times with the intensity and different direction.

Three large trees planted in the house to demonstrate a new spirit of closeness with nature.

Project title: R-House
Client: R A
Location: Tanah Baru, Depok
Design Stage: September 2008 - March 2009
Construction Stage: April 2009 - June 2011

Architect: Budi Pradono
Architect firm: Budi Pradono Architects
Project Architect in Chief: Budi Pradono
Architect Assistants: Adhi Wibowo, Anton Suryono Adryan Fernando Hutagaol, Rina Nur Aisah, Adam M Prana
Assistant Archictects Support: Angga Setia Kurniawan, Silmi Cahya Pradini, Maria Olivia Sohuat, Yegar Adi Shakti, Ajay Misty, Ian Flood, Primaldi Perdana

Model Maker: Daryanto
Structure Engineering: Suhartoyo, PT. Toyo Chaya Konstruksi
MEP Consultant EngineerL Imam, PT. Metrik Tata Sarana
Landscape Design: Heri Syaefudin, Gon ku Landscape
MEP Cotractor: ADi Jaya Tekmik

Interior Design: Budi Pradono
Interior Contractor: Tana Lupiana, LUNATE
Civil Contractor: Hartono & Team
Project Manager: Whaid Udin, PT. Din Konplus

Land Area: 1791 m²
Building Coverage: 796 m²
Build Area: 1047 m²
Total Building Area: 1843 m²

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Indonesian architects Budi Pradono have designed a leaning house for Jakarta with a tree growing inside.

The three-storey Rumah Miring will have a steel frame that tilts towards the street over a swimming pool and driveway on the ground floor.

Though the walls of the house are to be angled, the floors will remain level and will project into balconies on the exterior.

The house is to be clad entirely in glass and will have opaque walls only around the first floor bathroom and the second floor guest bedroom.

Construction is due to commence in September.

Although a rarity on Dezeen, other Indonesian buildings from the archive include a house with a concrete slide and a compact box house - see more architecture in Indonesia here.

Here’s some more information from the architects:

Rumah Miring in Pondok Indah Jakarta

Start to be built on September 2011

The design proposal is a response to the surroundings in Pondok Indah residential area, where most of the people who live there, tend vying to indicate their success or show their wealth indicated by large buildings with Doric columns or Mediterranean style.

This house is quite small compare to other house, made simple as possible with a steel frame that looks mild, by tilting the building, as a whole will show a symbol of anti-establishment.

The program is very simple space with a swimming pool and study room on the ground floor and master bedroom on the first floor, and guest bedroom on the second floor. The main materials used are: recycled wood, glass, steel and concrete are the primary material forming this house. The walls around the site from a neighbor’s house are maintained to show the history and locality.

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Client: CG
Location: Pondock Indah, Jakarta
Design year: 2011
Type: Residential
Architect: Budi Pradono
Architect firm: Budi Pradono Architects
Project Architect in Chief: Budi Pradoo
Architect Assistant: Stephanie Monieca
Architect Assistant Support: Andreas Cornelius Marbun, Elbert Cahyadí
Model Maker: Zuardin Akbar, Andreas Cornelius Marbun, Rofianisa Nurdin
Structure Consultant: Krisdiyanto & Partners Mechanical Electrical Engineers
Land Surveyor: Mercu Buana Laboratory
Land Area: 160 m²
Building Coverage: 128.97 m²
Build Area: 152.69 m²
Total Building Area: 321.4 m²

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