The Twist and Shout Private Residential by Revano Satria

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DI: What is the main principle, idea and inspiration behind your design?

RS : The idea lays on the name of the project. The Twist and Shout House. I wanted to design a house that structurally very challenging while also shouting the existence of this house. I was doing a quick sketch and wanted to have the house's geometry to have a diamond multifaceted quality

DI: What has been your main focus in designing this work? Especially what did you want to achieve?

RS : Creating a unique and challenging geometry that still able to work as a functional house

DI: What are your future plans for this award winning design?

RS : Promote it as one of the city's landmark to help the economy and social growth of our city

DI: Why did you design this particular concept? Was this design commissioned or did you decide to pursuit an inspiration?

RS : I want to take my design to a next level. So i wanted to create a concept of a continuous space with a very challenging structure and detail work.

DI: Is your design being produced or used by another company, or do you plan to sell or lease the production rights or do you intent to produce your work yourself?

RS : No, this is a private house

DI: What made you design this particular type of work?

RS : I love working on private residential because they prove to be challenging

DI: Where there any other designs and/or designers that helped the influence the design of your work?

RS : Richard Rogers. I love his extreme approach and brilliant understanding about space and shape

DI: How did you come up with the name for this design? What does it mean?

RS : The Twist and Shout represent the geometry and character of the design. Twist because i want to have a very weird unusual geometry for the design. Shout because i want to the house to speak its existence by itself once we finish the house.

DI: Which design tools did you use when you were working on this project?

RS : Pencil Paper and Computer

DI: What is the most unique aspect of your design?

RS : Brave to be different

DI: Who did you collaborate with for this design? Did you work with people with technical / specialized skills?

RS : The Contractor

DI: What is the role of technology in this particular design?

RS : Computer aided design. We developed a special algorithm for the skylight and facade opening

DI: Is your design influenced by data or analytical research in any way? What kind of research did you conduct for making this design?

RS : Yes. We did a solar analysis to create a particular opening on the facade and skylight.

DI: What are some of the challenges you faced during the design/realization of your concept?

RS : Structurally very challenging. We spent more than six months to convince our client about our approach.

DI: How did you decide to submit your design to an international design competition?

RS : I found it from Dezeen Website

DI: What did you learn or how did you improve yourself during the designing of this work?

RS : I learn to be really patience because it is a very long process