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Mitte Oblique Garden positions the design as a spatial intervention – a project that reshapes the human scale in Jakarta’s hyper-density environment. By breaking down traditional boundaries between architecture, landscape and climate, it provides a new architectural manifesto for this Asian megacity.
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The Mitte Oblique Garden positions design as a spatial intervention—a project that reclaims the human scale within the hyper-density of Jakarta. By dismantling the traditional boundaries between building, landscape, and climate, it offers a new architectural manifesto for the Asian megacity.
▼Aerial view of the building © Ernest Theofilus
▼Garden in the city, Garden in its urban context © Ernest Theofilus
▼Roof and surrounding neighborhood, Roof and surrounding neighborhood © Ernest Theofilus
Landscape Canopy – Redefining Spatial Topography: As a temporary refuge within the dense urban fabric, Slanted Garden does not insert another grand monument into the city skyline, but relies on the profound gesture of a single, expansive roof plane. This suspended canopy acts as an environmental filter, defining a sheltered area without completely closing it off. Instead of a solid volume, it becomes a permeable topography – a structural framework that gently touches the earth. It is the infrastructure of shadows and breezes. Hand-operated wind turbines mounted on the vast roof generate localized climates, capturing prevailing wind directions and blocking monsoon rains and harsh equatorial sunlight, creating an oasis of thermal comfort. The roof is more than just shelter; it curates the environment. Far-reaching overhangs compress the chaotic urban landscape, while strategic openings frame the sky and filter dappled light. It forces a direct sensory connection with the natural elements – the sound of rain hitting the awning, the movement of shadows throughout the day – anchoring the user in the present moment.
The Canopy as Landscape – Redefining Spatial Topography : Temporary refuge within a dense urban fabric, rather than inserting another imposing monument into the city skyline, the Oblique Garden relies on the profound gesture of a single, expansive roof plane. This hovering canopy acts as an environmental filter, defining a sheltered domain without enclosing it. Instead of a solid mass, it becomes a highly permeable topography—a structural framework that lightly touches the earth. manual wind turbines installed on top of expansive roof generates a localized climate, capturing prevailing winds and shielding against monsoon rains and harsh equatorial sun, creating an oasis of thermal comfort. The roof does not just shelter; it curates the environment. Deep overhangs compress the chaotic urban view, while strategic apertures frame the sky and filter dappled light. day—grounding the user in the present moment.
▼Entrance beneath the sloping roof © Ernest Theofilus
▼Roof edges and openings frame the garden and sky, Roof edges and openings frame the garden and sky © Ernest Theofilus
▼Roof opening and ladder space, Roof opening and amphitheater © Ernest Theofilus
▼Terrace beneath the roof, Terrace beneath the roof © Ernest Theofilus
▼Connection between different levels © Ernest Theofilus
▼Dining space beside the roof opening © Ernest Theofilus
The Haptic Sanctuary: 500 baobab trees (dansonia digitata) planted inside create a phenomenological anchor that forces us to slow down and reconnect with tactile reality. 500 4-meter-high lush plants are planted here as the main body of the space and architecture. The inclined garden is designed as a deliberate deceleration mechanism, aiming to test a spatial antidote for sensory burnout. The “oblique” nature of the garden suggests a non-linear journey. It breaks the efficient modern box and introduces ramps, varying elevations, and winding paths that require physical awareness and conscious navigation. This space acts as a psychological reset by stripping away digital noise and replacing it with ambient natural stimuli, bringing back a recalibration of the senses. It becomes a tranquil anchor in the chaotic rhythm of the city, where the simple act of sitting, breathing and observing becomes a profound urban luxury.
The Haptic Sanctuary – 500 dansonia digitata trees planted within creating phenomenological anchor compelling us to slow down and reconnect with tactile reality, 500 of 4m tall dense greeneries planted as the main character of space and architecture, Oblique Garden is designed as a deliberate mechanism for deceleration. Testing a spatial antidote to sensory burnout. The “oblique” nature of the garden implies a non-linear journey. It disrupts the efficient modern boxes, introducing slopes, varied elevations, and meandering pathways that require physical awareness and intentional navigation. Bringing back sensory recalibration, by stripping away digital noise and replacing it with ambient natural stimuli, the space acts as a psychological reset. It becomes a quiet anchor in the chaotic rhythm of the city, where the simple act of sitting, breathing, and observing becomes a profound urban luxury.
▼Paths and seating among trees © Ernest Theofilus
▼Walking space in the garden, Walkways through the garden © Ernest Theofilus
▼Path between the trees, Path between the trees © Ernest Theofilus
▼Garden and terrace, Garden and amphitheater © Ernest Theofilus
▼Trees and stepped seating © Ernest Theofilus
▼Threshold between garden and building © Ernest Theofilus
Climate decolonization – a return to Indigenous Intelligence: Subnature and the architecture of the well-tempered – a critique of imported modernism. Embracing “sub-nature”: Imported modernism relies on energy-intensive HVAC (heating, ventilation and air conditioning) systems to combat the tropical climate. Instead, the project practices “gentle architecture” that works with the climate rather than against it. It treats humidity, rainfall and ambient heat as space materials to be managed rather than eliminated. Drawing on deep-rooted vernacular intelligence, the design prioritizes elevation (off the wet ground to prevent rot and capture breezes), lightness and ultimate breathability. It recognizes that in the tropics, architecture should function as a breathable skin rather than a thermal vault.
Decolonizing the Climate- A Return to Indigenous Intelligence: Subnature and the architecture of the well-tempered—a critique of imported modernism. Embracing “Subnature”: Imported modernism relies on energy-intensive HVAC systems to fight the tropical climate. This project instead practices “architecture of the well-tempered,” working with the atmosphere rather than against it. It embraces humidity, rain, and ambient heat as spatial materials to be managed, not eradicated. Drawing from deep-rooted vernacular intelligence, the design prioritizes elevation (lifting off the damp ground to prevent rot and catch breezes), lightness, and ultimate breathability. It acknowledges that in the tropics, architecture should act as a breathable skin, not a thermal vault.
▼Walkway connecting garden and dining spaces © Ernest Theofilus
▼View from the interior towards the garden © Ernest Theofilus
▼Amphitheater and interior threshold © Ernest Theofilus
▼Sheltered dining space and garden under the eaves, Sheltered dining space and garden © Ernest Theofilus
Horizontal public space: Soft City Prototyping: a highly transparent interactive surface that enhances everyday moments, built for the public benefit through private resources. Infinite permutations: As a prototype of the “soft city”, the space is non-prescriptive. It avoids rigid functional planning and instead functions as an open citizen platform. It gives spatial agency to users, who decide how to use the site – whether for solitary contemplation, informal markets, spontaneous gatherings or communal dining. The Communal Threshold: By blurring the hard lines between public streets and private developments, the project creates a porous threshold. It gives the “everyday moments” of urban life – waiting, resting, being together – the dignity and clarity of space, thus enhancing the value of these moments.
The Horizontal Commons: Soft City Prototyping, a highly permeable interactive ground that elevates ordinary moments, built via private resources for public good. Unlimited Permutations: As a “Soft City” prototype, the space is unprescriptive. It avoids rigid programming, functioning instead as an open civic platform. It allows users spatial agency to dictate how the ground is used—whether for solitary reflection, informal markets, spontaneous gatherings, or communal dining. The Communal Threshold, By blurring the hard line between public street and private development, the project creates a porous threshold. It elevates the “ordinary moments” of urban life—waiting, resting, meeting—by giving them spatial dignity and clarity.
▼Semi-outdoor dining space © Ernest Theofilus
▼Open spaces at dusk in the evening © Ernest Theofilus
▼Garden paths at night, Garden paths at night © Ernest Theofilus
▼Washbasin detail © Ernest Theofilus
▼Architectural night view, Night view © Ernest Theofilus
▼Site axonometric map © RAD+ar
▼Ground floor plan © RAD+ar
▼Upper floor plan © RAD+ar
▼Front elevation © RAD+ar
▼Side elevation © RAD+ar
▼Section A, Section A © RAD+ar
▼Section B, Section B © RAD+ar
▼Section C, Section C © RAD+ar
Project name/Project: Mitte Oblique Garden
Design Office/Office: RAD+ar
Website: radarchitecture.net
Social media/Social media: @radarchitects
Contact email/Contact: visionary@radarchitecture.net
Firm location: Shanghai, Bali
Year of completion/Completion: 2026
Gross floor area: 1,100 m²
Site area: 5,000 m²
Project location/ Location: Bintaro, Indonesia
Function/Program: Restaurant & Public Park/ Restaurant & Public Park
Lead architects: Daniel Susanto, Antonius Richard Rusli
Design Team/Designers: Gabriel Procelia, Lucas Dharma Sourice, Yusron, Winston Goey
Lead architects email: visionary@radarchitecture.net
Photography/Photography: Ernest Theofilus
Photographer website/ Photographer website: http://www.ernesttheofilus.com/
Photographer email: ernest.theofilus@gmail.com
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