{"id":427469,"date":"2026-05-06T02:21:16","date_gmt":"2026-05-06T02:21:16","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/il\/427469\/"},"modified":"2026-05-06T02:21:16","modified_gmt":"2026-05-06T02:21:16","slug":"ins-studio-revives-former-residence-as-community-learning-hub-in-indonesia","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/il\/427469\/","title":{"rendered":"ins studio revives former residence as community learning hub in indonesia"},"content":{"rendered":"

INS Studio Organizes Literacy House Around community learning<\/p>\n

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Taobun Literacy House by INS Studio adapts<\/a> the former residence<\/a> of a university professor into a community-oriented space defined by reading and learning. Located within an educational district in Makassar, Indonesia<\/a>, the caf\u00e9-workspace project is surrounded by universities, schools<\/a>, and kindergartens, situating it within an active academic context.<\/p>\n

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The design is structured around spatial organization. The program supports reading, writing, and creative activities, with a compact library<\/a> positioned at the center of the plan. This central element establishes a clear focal point and defines the primary function of the space. Surrounding areas accommodate informal use, allowing visitors to read, work, or gather while engaging with the caf\u00e9\u2019s<\/a> offerings of coffee and bread.<\/p>\n

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The outdoor area extends the interior program. Seating elements are constructed from reclaimed<\/a> timber<\/a> sourced from dismantled traditional houses, reassembled into benches that introduce material continuity between past and present. These elements organize the exterior as a flexible space for communal use.<\/p>\n

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a former residence reconfigured as a space for reading and learning | all images by Akasa Rana<\/p>\n

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INS studio Designs for Shared Use Through Inclusive Architecture<\/p>\n

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Accessibility is integrated into the architectural layout by INS Studio<\/a>. Tactile guiding blocks are embedded in the flooring, braille signage is distributed throughout the building, and ramps provide continuous access across level changes. Interior elements such as bookshelves and window ledges are designed to function as display surfaces, activating peripheral areas and supporting interaction with reading materials.<\/p>\n

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The project positions architecture as a framework for shared use. Spatial and material strategies are employed to support a range of users, enabling different forms of occupation within a unified environment.<\/p>\n

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benches are assembled from reclaimed timber elements<\/p>\n

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a lightweight system of stainless steel pipes, integrated with spotlights, defines a secondary layer of intervention<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"INS Studio Organizes Literacy House Around community learning \u00a0 Taobun Literacy House by INS Studio adapts the former…\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":427470,"comment_status":"","ping_status":"","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[31],"tags":[36551,437,434,435,436,438,146,85,46,457,36766,12768],"class_list":["post-427469","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","category-arts-and-design","tag-architecture-in-indonesia","tag-arts","tag-arts-and-design","tag-artsanddesign","tag-artsdesign","tag-design","tag-entertainment","tag-il","tag-israel","tag-renovation-and-restoration-architecture-and-design","tag-restaurant-and-cafe-design","tag-school-architecture-and-design"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/il\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/427469","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/il\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/il\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/il\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/2"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/il\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=427469"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/il\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/427469\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/il\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/427470"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/il\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=427469"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/il\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=427469"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/il\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=427469"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}