“home farming supporting food security”

The concept of green architecture is integrated with urban farming in this boarding

house located in the Cipete area, Jakarta, Indonesia. This house not only offers

aesthetic beauty and microclimate conditioning, but it also has the added value of

using plants that can be consumed by its owners and users.

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“home farming supporting food security”

The concept of green architecture is integrated with urban farming in this boarding

house located in the Cipete area, Jakarta, Indonesia. This house not only offers

aesthetic beauty and microclimate conditioning, but it also has the added value of

using plants that can be consumed by its owners and users.

By implementing wide openings, skylights in every room and holes for cross

ventilation, this building lets sunlight in and natural air to pass through. Vegetation

covers most of the building facade, filtering the air that enters the building.

The use of natural and raw materials--such as natural wood, unpainted wall, floor

hardener, and raw and rusty metal for door and window frames--creates a ‘downto-

earth’ impression of an oasis in the middle of Jakarta’s urban atmosphere.

Moreover, the concept of urban farming on a residential scale introduces healthy

lifestyle by cultivating edible plants--instead of only planting decorative one--that

can be harvested and consumed, enhancing food security from family level.