Interior design project for a private residence in the residential building The Keraton at the Plaza, in Jakarta. The space is a 4,200 sq. ft. (420 Sqm) 3-bedroom apartment. The Keraton Private Residence, is an exclusive super luxury residence located in the heart of Central Jakarta. Thought to be the most expensive address in this city, it is home to prominent Jakartans that include professionals, businessmen and investors.

Brewin Design Office (BDO) was commissioned to design one of the building’s 54 exclusive apartments, in a project that required careful planning of both spaces and technical services. BDO was tasked with full scope of interior design, including space planning and custom and procurement of furniture, fixtures and equipment (FFE). It was a perfect project for BDO, as the entire design of the apartment had to be customised.

The Keraton’s unique selling point is that the buyers can take possession of the unit completely bare, i.e., just a shell, without any finishes, without any wet areas like the kitchen and bathrooms. The unit is sold to buyers as a large, empty concrete box with windows framing breathtaking 180 degree views, and owners are responsible for putting in anything they wish (including bathrooms, kitchens). BDO was engaged by the client, a young family of three, to design their new home. The aim was to design the space in a way to allow sufficient space for their growing family and collection of art.

The requirements for the client were as follows: 3 bedrooms and a family room in addition to the usual living and dining rooms. As avid art collectors, a home with strategic wall coverage for some of their existing artwork pieces and future works was a priority. With the clients desiring a unique home that is specially designed around their specific growing collection of art, The Keraton Residence provided an ideal tabula rasa that allowed BDO to thoughtfully plan and design spaces that could integrate and display a rotation of curated paintings, sculptures and objects.