The Ubud Restaurant

The Ubud by TWS & Partners

This project is a small scale of mix use building designed by TWS & Partners, with The main function is to house the famous BEBEK BENGIL restaurant from Ubud, Bali. The building is located within the heart of Jakarta, Indonesia.

TWS & Partners generate few aspects that need to be responding within the design process, such as :

- how to visualize Balinese identity (as an origin place of Bebek Bengil restaurant) and diffuse it into modern look of metropolitan city of Jakarta.

- the sympathetic way to present the commercial aspect within the heritage area.

- how to grasp the essence of place within the origin Bebek Bengil restaurant in Bali and translate it into the very limited triangular site.

The building is divided into two masses are arranged perpendicular to each other to define and divide an inner courtyard space from busyness of urban space surrounding. The skin of the first massing was assembled in a customize curtain wall that mimic look of Balinese red brick arrangement. Green color options, such as glass curtain material in response to the sky reflection to diffuse the façade with the sky, and minimize the impact on the surrounding environment.

The Ubud Restaurant in Jakarta by TWS & PartnersTWS

The first massing was arranged parallel to the main road, slightly curve and elevated on top of the array of rounded columns, which will act as a buffer and transition zone. The second massing was set along the perimeter wall to generate the inner court yard into active outdoor space. The courtyard will act as an urban oasis, and design with the Balinese tropical landscape style.

The Ubud Restaurant in Jakarta by TWS & Partners

The Ubud Restaurant in Jakarta by TWS & Partners

This is the place where people can recall the memory of origin Bebek Bengil in Bali, in the sense of outdoor dining area and all landscape features. There are several type of dining room experience, such as private balconies in the second storey, which overlooking to the landscape, traditional open pavilion with wooden roof, and dining hall with a view to the courtyard. The “orang tua” sculpture, located in the “center” of courtyard, will great the guest, after they enter the enclosed lobby, that act as a transition zone from the bustle atmosphere of the main road.

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