When Form Follows Beauty
Hard to Mies
It’s not hard to single out what makes Pakubuwono House special from its next-door neighbors along the tree-lined Jakarta street where it sits. Its razor-sharp rectilinear form, clad in somber grays and steel tones stands out amidst its Mediterranean villa-inspired companions. While seemingly cold and doubly reclusive with its no-nonsense steel slat fence, there is something attractive about how this light gray Miesian box contrasts with everything around it, in color, shape, and material.
Upon entry, the team comes face-to-face with a long and narrow double-height foyer. The cool whiteness of the facing walls are contrasted by the rust-red hues of a Corten steel feature wall, which
