Love It or Hate It? Breeze Blocks
Easy, breezy…beautiful? While breeze blocks promote sunlight and airflow, they also offer increased privacy and structural integrity.
Zhenru consulted with lecturer Andi Putranto from the Department of University Gadjah Mada in Yogyakarta, who specializes in collecting and restoring teak doors and windows from dilapidated houses around Java. The front door and window set was salvaged from a 1950s-built house.
A new semi-outdoor space is created by enclosing the former house’s foyer with a skylight and concrete breeze-block screen. It functions excellently as a wet kitchen, with cooking smells filtering through the screen.
The open-plan kitchen-and dining area features polished concrete flooring.
A triangular courtyard marks the exterior of the home.
A Nathan Grey painting carries the dark motif of the kitchen into the dining space.
A window breaks up the street-facing facade composed of perforated cement blocks.