Mrs. Lo Container Cafe
Architect
- Videshiiya
Location
Balikpapan
Area
- 334 Sqm
Status
On Construction
Year
2015
Designers
- Stephanus Theo
- Russelin Edhyati
- Winda Andini Sugianto
- Antya Sulityo
Steel container has been used on different function, for some reason, the uniqueness, structure and materiality of steel container tempting the exploration of its design.
This project explores the constraint of budget, monumentality, and experience of the site.
The idea is not to build a building, but to build the site instead. Groups of tall grass will be placed in front of the site to hide the container from the entrance, leaving the open roof structure exposed, promoting its novel, edgy and trianglic form. Translucent roof sheets are chosen to highlight the building at night, creating a new landscape of plastic and steel monument.