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A series of circular voids and “halo” skylights create space for trees to grow in this residence in Semarang, Indonesia, completed by local studio Tamara Wibowo Architects.
Named Halo House, the residence consists of two gabled, barn-like structures clad in charred wood and flanked by a central band of interior and exterior spaces beneath a flat concrete roof.
A series of circular cutouts define this central roof. Above the exterior space, a large void is created open to the elements, forming a canopy for the area below.
Internally, above the living room and bedrooms, only the edges of these circles remain open to create halo-like skylights.
“These circular voids – or ‘halos’ as we call them – bring a strong character to the architectural and spatial experience of the house,” explained the studio.
“The halo allows light to penetrate the house in an interesting form throughout the day and gives shape to the falling rain.”
At the front of the site, a large paved driveway leads to a garage located between a garage in the single-story east wing and fully glazed office space in the two-story wing opposite.
The home’s entrance is concealed between a glass office and a lattice timber screen, providing views of the home’s central courtyard while blocking more private spaces.
At the heart of the home is a large dining area flanked by full-height pivoting glass doors that open north and south to the courtyard and swimming pool, providing ventilation throughout the home and creating a visual layering of the space.
“The house is arranged in a way that creates multiple levels of indoors and outdoors, so each room gets air and light on two sides of the room,” said the studio.
“People will experience the pool as being between indoor and outdoor spaces, as the halo concrete canopy shades half of it, while leaving the rest completely open.”
Adjacent to the central dining space is a more private living area and guest bedroom, while the master bedroom is located at the end of the site, beside the rear garden, providing maximum privacy.
Stairs from the living area lead to the second level of the western volume of Halo House, where the children’s bedrooms are obscured by narrow wooden slatted exterior cladding.
The second level leads to a central concrete roof, an enclosed “halo” topped by a small, circular area of wild grass.
The eastern block houses the service areas of the house, including a wet kitchen and a separate bathroom with direct access from the swimming pool.
Tamara Wibowo founded her eponymous practice in 2015. Previous projects by the studio include building a home for Wibowo’s own family, also in Semarang, that can be opened to the outside world using revolving glass doors.
Photography is by Andreas Vidi.
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