Shifting with seasons, the pond turns from dry path to living water garden.
Nafas Hideout is an eco-retreat grounded in water-sensitive systems and ethnobotanical landscapes. Integrated cabins and trails coexist with endemic species, productive forests, and cultural plantings that support food resilience, traditional knowledge, and regenerative ecology—creating a restorative human–nature interface.
Location
Tangerang, Indonesia
Size
19,000 sqm
Status
Construction
Year
2024
Sectors
Services
Landscape Architecture
Collaborators
Alexis Dornier
Architect & Interior
DKON
Structure
Arnan Pratama
MEP
Tucked along the Sungai Tahang greenbelt, the site sets the stage for a hospitality experience shaped by landscape performance and sensory connection
Nafas Hideout is envisioned as an eco-retreat where cabins, gardens, and forest merge into a restorative landscape. Located along a protected greenbelt, the project integrates existing trees, water systems, and edible planting to create a place where nature is both framework and everyday experience for guests
Designing for leisure in a coastal climate demands more than planting: it requires a landscape that can manage water, shape microclimate, and define spatial privacy naturally
The site’s fragile hydrology and soil required careful intervention. Seasonal rains caused surface flooding, while existing vegetation was vulnerable to disturbance. Designing guest facilities risked fragmenting ecology and overloading water systems. The challenge was to balance retreat programming with ecological performance. The planting strategy must support both edible landscapes and immersive green buffers while responding to PIK 2’s intense tropical climate. At the same time, the existing greenbelt brings ecological value that must be protected.
The landscape is designed as a self-sustaining system where water, plants, and people move in quiet synergy
Set within a low-lying site, the landscape uses a network of rain gardens and a dry detention pond to capture, filter, and release runoff gradually. These water-sensitive systems are not hidden: they are embedded into the guest journey, bordered by edible gardens, shaded by native trees, and linked by permeable paths. A cascading water feature adds movement, sound, and natural evaporative cooling that softens the tropical climate. These systems are part of a performative landscape that doesn't separate ecology from experience; they define it, delivering comfort through care.
