A modern indoor space with a raised bed, cozy sofa, and a person walking towards a dark door.
A modern, minimalist kitchen and bedroom visible through a narrow corridor, with a pink office chair and a bed with white linens, bright sunlight, light wood finishes, and sheer curtains.

Slow Hill

Type: Residential Apartment

Location : South Jakarta, Indonesia

Year : 2021

“Micro Apartment.”

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This 25sqm studio apartment is located in the center of the business district in Jakarta, the capital of Indonesia, where most of the city's foreign embassies and the tallest skyscrapers are located in the area.

Having limited space to accommodate the needs to live and work and the same, the owner commissioned the local design studio Co+in Collaborative Lab to come up with a tailored design solution for the apartment to fulfill all basic living functions and adaptive with remote work lifestyle.

The main design challenge is to create generous storage spaces to avoid the visual clutter of the small-size apartment. Within the enclosed space, the client also wants to have a multifunction space that allows the space to transform into a home office within a few seconds.

It consists of a foyer, a fully equipped kitchen, a wardrobe, a dressing table that works as a stair as well as a kitchen extension, a living area/guest area/dining/home office, main bed area, and bathroom.

A multifunction platform that serves many functional spaces of the apartment is the key element of the design. The main bed platform acts as the center of the activities, to sleep, to study, to work, to dress up, and to hide things. On a daily basis, The Hidden table and the cabinet function as a home office with the current remote working condition. When there is a guest over, the sofa can be turned to bed quickly, and the stairs can act as an extra sitting area.

The apartment is filled with a calming, muted, neutral skin tone palette that contrasting the surrounding busy area, a slow living minimalist space. Terrazzo pattern solid surfaces are used throughout heavy-duty such as kitchen top, backsplash, and stair, an easy-clean material as well as to bring some a hint of pattern to the apartment.

To visually connect the apartment, the cabinetry is highlighted with a slightly darker shade vertical lining detail of the main timber structure, with an additional fluted panel profile to make the room look much taller. The multifunctional wall ledge in the marble motif also helps to put a perception of a deeper room with the bold horizontal lining. the design is softened with the composition of

rounded shape feature throughout the apartment that wrap the custom cabinetry. In addition, to help the space look much more spacious, The TV timber structure is slightly bent at 3 degrees, to visually avoid the cramped storage area look of the whole apartment.

Modern kitchen with light wood cabinetry, white countertops, black faucet, and open shelving with dishes and decorative items. Part of a dining area with a bench and small plant.
A modern studio apartment with a bed elevated above a small living area, gray sofa with pillows, light wood flooring, and minimalist decor.
A modern studio apartment with a bed elevated on a wooden platform, a sitting area with cushions, and a kitchenette with built-in cabinets and appliances.
Modern minimalist kitchen with white vertical-striped cabinets, black faucet, small countertop, and open shelving with decorative items and a plant.
Modern living room with a built-in white cabinet, a flat-screen TV, pink office chair, and decorative vases.
Interior view of a modern room with light-colored wood furniture, a pink office chair near floor-to-ceiling windows with sheer curtains, a bed and a mirror, a glass vase with greenery, and a book titled 'Nordic Interiors Homes' on the furniture.