Pray for rain: reconnecting living with its ecology

‘Pray For Rain’ is a housing project that integrates economical, social and environmental aspects in a peri-urban area in West Java, called Cigondewah. This project is not only addressing the need of the dwelling in Cigondewah, but also the water issues in this region. The composition of the housing facilitates a water system, which creates a new water source for the residents. The water is getting harvested, processed and stored by the structure of the roof, the façade which is facing the patio, the staircases and the spaces in the patio itself. This housing cluster is designed based on a system, which is flexible and which can be built in different locations in this area. The project is embracing the outdoor spaces, which are already rooted in the way of living in this Kampung as been expressed with local available materials like bamboo for the constructions and enceng gondok (water hyacinth), which also plays a role in filtering the water