Small But Roomy Dining Area

Client: Ridwan Maulana
Location: Lingkar Harmony | Lombok | Indonesia

The dining area consists of kitchen and dining table. Black granite stone is used as countertops for the kitchen. For dining table, I use wood material. To split these two different countertops, I create split level: the kitchen is 85 cm which is height-standard for kitchen, as for dining table is 75 cm height.
As you can see on the drawing plan, there is additional "drawer" between the wall and refrigerator. Technically, it's a vertical drawer with wheels instead of railway.
The top cabinet is up to ceiling, so there is enough space to save equipment, or let say: mini warehouse in the kitchen. Instead of common material such as mozaic, I use mirror to make this dining area looks light and roomy.

May's Boutique at Lombok Epicentrum

Client: May's
Location: Lombok Epicentrum Mall
Interior Designer: Panglima Erlangga
Interior Contractor: WK Interior

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DESIGN CONCEPT
Let space makes space for fashion to talk. It was the idea I got started with. As the market target is upper - class fashionable women, I was concerned about simplicity instead of glamor. The interior has to accommodate the fashion to show off by itself.

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As you can see, the dominant colour is white and the sub dominant one is hot pink. Those colours are chosen as the brand-colour of the shop. I need something to catch people's eyes and to prevent customers not to get bored with the atmosphere,  so I add yellow and turquoise combined with wood texture as accents.

SHOP FRONT
Basically, the design is conventional: Using window display for mannequin to put in. It is not that simple though, as shop front is the first stuff people to see. It must be somewhat unique and be the character of the brand product.

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According to a research regarding retail design, smaller front door physiologically creates a mindset: There is something exclusive behind it. That is the reason I suggested a single-glass-door instead of a wide rolling door. Following images are the shop front taken in long shot and the window display:

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DESIGN RESULT
Following images are the another photos depicting the design result. These images were taken with iPhone 5c. Click on the picture to enlarge.

Gallery of Niwa

Client: Niwa Lombok Pearl
Location: Mataram, Lombok Island

 Prior to moving into new building, Niwa Lombok Pearl was a conventional jewelry shop located off Senggigi road. The new building is initially a house which has been renovated.
During the early meeting with the owner, I came up with an idea to change the concept from "Shop" into "Gallery". In my point of view, instead of getting face-to-face with a shopkeeper, jewelry customers will feel much comfortable in getting accompanied by a shopkeeper.

AREA ZONING & CONCEPT DESIGN
I divide the area into public and private area. As room divider, I use the existing storage belonged to my client and add a sliding door as room connector.

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According to the research made by retail researchers, people tend to turn a left as soon as they coming into a shop. However, as you can see on the layout above, I place the lounge on the left side of the entrance. The reason is: The first stuff people see once they come in is a column to which I develop become a display. I can not move this column ( I wish I could turn into Hulk). They will step closer to the display-column if they get interested. Afterwards, I assume that they will be moving to the left side and "Bingo!" they see the lounge is there.

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So I intend to make the customers feeling more relax rather than insist them to be shopping in a hurry. Why relax? Because it's a jewelry gallery not seven eleven. One more thing, because my design concept is: Make yourself home.

THE DISPLAY
As I explained early, I intend to have customers getting accompanied instead of getting face to face with shopkeeper. So I place the displays stick to the wall as you can see in the following image:

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As you can see, there is a table with pouf chairs. The idea is to provide a place for customers to get consulted with the shopkeeper regarding the jewelry they have just picked up.

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On a corner of the main display, I put a single standing display for a more valuable collection. I put it exclusively behind the wall so people will not see it once they come in. 

COLOUR CONCEPT
The idea is to increase the good-looking-quality of the collection. Wood texture combined with white is so elegance that suitable for gaining the image of the gallery.

   

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An Idea to Put Water Dispenser in the Kitchen

Client: Mrs. Suendar
Location: Lingkar Pratama, Mataram, Lombok Island

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In this project, my objection is to create a simple kitchen in small dinning area. The problem is: the space is so small that somewhat difficult to manage the location of fridge and especially water dispenser.
The idea is to put the water dispenser right beneath the mini bar. As you can see in the picture above, I suggest my client to use an emerging product of water dispenser with the water-gallon underneath.

CEO's Room

Client: Mr Akem | Depo Jaya Bangunan
Location: Mataram
Designer: Panglima Erlangga
Contractor: WK Interior

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Making a Kitchen

Client: Mr Ersaka
Location: La Resort Mataram, Lombok Island

About Pantry and Kitchen

Sometimes we get confused of the difference between kitchen and pantry. According to Wikipedia, kitchen is a room or part of a room used for cooking and food preparation. Pantry is a room where food provisions, dishes, or linens are stored and served in an ancillary capacity to the kitchen. In my words, kitchen is for cooking raw food; pantry is place for food to place before getting served onto the dinning table.

Following image is a sample of my pantry design. Simply click on it to enlarge.

In the past time, within Asia home style, kitchen was mostly located at rear because cooking activity was categorized as a private activity. Nowadays, especially in urban style, cooking is not a private activity anymore. People tend to show what they cook. It is like how BreadTalk, in which people can directly see the bread making process. The company would like to convince their consumers that the bread is being cooked properly in a clean kitchen.

However, many people still tend to divide cooking area into kitchen and pantry.

Following image is a sample of my kitchen design. Click on it to enlarge.

Dehellenag's Make Up Studio

Client: Ellena Gunawan
Location: Riverside Park, Mataram City, Lombok

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My client is a famous wannabe make up artist. She needs a studio in which she and her employees may able to give the best service to their clients.

Function
The analysis of activity and needs were the first thing I got concerned with. The dimension was specified based on the existing site plan.

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Design Concept
I did not even ask my client about the concept. I just asked her promptly what the stuff does she love to collect as a hobby. She loves collecting Hello Kitty stuff since childhood. Bingo! I got the the concept. I decided to play around with pink colour.

What Kind Of Pink?
Once I decided to play around with pink, I made some research about it. Based on my brief research, pink colour is same as white, which is potentially divided into families.  According to Interior Style book released by Benjamin Moore Paints, white can be divided into two families: warm whites, with yellow, pink or brownish undertones; and cool whites, with minty green or blue-gray undertones. In this case, pink is basically the result of red combined with white. More you add the amount of red, you would see the warmer pink. In the return, decrease the red you would get the cooler pink.

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As you can see both images above, warmer pink has that impact: Sexy. The cool pink is more "princessy", reminds us to the princess movies. For this studio, I chose the warm pink to apply. To neutralize the effect of red, I used white as colour combination. In order to make the room becomes girly, I decided to cover the wall with rose-pattern wallpaper.

Why Tiffany Chair?
Tiffany chair is a kind of fancy chair probably invented by someone called Tiffany. It is chair without arm rest, made of wood, with pillow on the seat. I have suggested my client that this kind of chair is not comfortable to use specially for a make up studio. However, my client insisted to have fancy chair instead of comfort one. 

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How Do The Designers Help?

Once my teacher said there are 3 activities designers have to do: Thinking, thinking and thinking. Clients have Designers to sort their problems out. Designers, by using design method, help clients basically to make their life easier.

There are various aspects in interior design that potentially having impact towards daily life. Thus designers are concerned about ergonomic, colour effect and some designers are thinking about new idea of making innovation to make live become easier.

Some people believe they don't need interior designers. Indeed, some of them understand about problem solving. But, sometimes people just don't realize that there are many things in architectural stuff they don't know well.

In this case, I would like to give you very simple example using one of my kitchen projects.
 Project Location: Puri Hijau Senggigi, Lombok Island Client: Mrs Nuri, an Australian & Indonesia citizen

My client had a kitchen built by the home developer. In Lombok, Real Estate Companies tend to build houses unfurnished. They only provide simple kitchen made of concrete finished commonly with tiles. But in this project, I found the kitchen had been finished with granite stone and tiles applied on to the wall.

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As you can see, the kitchen is so tiny. It doesn't even set along the wall. So it is like somebody has cut it off. When I started designing this kitchen, I was mostly concerned about the red on the wall. What should I do with the Red?

So after brainstorming the problems, I started making the sketch.

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Afterwards, It's time to play with colour. I create colour-combination option. It was not easy to decide which one is going to work well. Red is a kind of strong colour. It may give impact to your life. I think it is good idea to put RED into your kitchen because RED has ability in gain your eating desire, which means, too much RED will make you getting fat instantly.

 So far, I thought It was time to discuss with the client. Are you a designer? I am telling you: Clients will be happy when you report the progress constantly. They are happy to get involved. You have to engage the client to make sure their problems have been sorted out.

Eventually, I came out with the final design. Deal. My client were happy with the design. Then I brought the working sheet over the workshop. Technical problems will show up during installation, it is normal though. Drawing Plan is made on paper. Kitchen is not standing on a paper sheet. So it is important to be flexible with changes.

ROSE POWER IN BED ROOM

Client: Dennis' Family
Location: Mataram City, Lombok island
Interior Contractor: WK Interior

The idea is to put red as accent into the bed room. As this room is a master bedroom in which the user is a mature couple, I choose rose as a concept to put into the atmosphere of the room.

I divide the room into sleep area and wardrobe area which is separated by a TV panel.

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