Nenek Coco is a house designed around art, not added to it later. Created by a painter and an architect, the home was built to support everyday living while holding a collection of vintage artworks spanning centuries. Set among rice fields and shaped by its sloping site, the house balances domestic life with gallery-like spaces.
A Home Designed to Live With Art
Designed by Sukyf & Architects, Nenek Coco presents an eclectic first impression from the start. Its brutalist form is softened by an earthy terracotta finish, created by mixing cement with color pigments. Wood and rustic iron appear throughout, grounding the raw geometry with warmth.
The L-shaped building is oriented toward the sunset, taking advantage of its position away from the main road. From the front, it reads as two stories. From the rear, it unfolds into three, responding directly to the site’s natural slope.
Straight concrete lines define the structure and act as visual frames. These lines shape rooms, circulation, and views, while quietly highlighting artworks placed within each space.
A Linear Pool Opening to the Rice Fields
Stretching along the open frontage, the swimming pool runs nearly the length of an Olympic pool. Its scale emphasizes openness rather than luxury.
Positioned to face the surrounding rice fields, the pool offers uninterrupted views and reinforces the home’s connection to its landscape. It becomes both a visual anchor and a continuation of the architecture’s strong linear language.
Where Daily Life and Art Intersect
From the moment you enter, art is integrated into the experience. Faded wooden statues, carvings, and painted elements appear throughout the interior, setting a tone that blends materiality and memory.
The living room is centered around a vintage fabric sofa. Above it, a suspended installation of woven grass baskets defines the ceiling plane, turning the space itself into a curated composition.
Filtered daylight enters through a patterned wood screen on the front facade, providing privacy from neighboring houses while softening the interior light.
The Staircase That Connects Living Areas to Private Rooms
A wood staircase connects the levels in the top, from the social areas to the private spaces, like bedrooms and bathrooms.
Light-Filled Spaces
Across the upper levels, semi-open spaces and selected high ceilings allow light and airflow to move freely. Views toward the surrounding landscape remain present throughout.
These areas maintain the balance between openness and structure, ensuring that neither art nor everyday life overwhelms the other.
Private Spaces for Rest and Focus
Nenek Coco includes six bedrooms and a master suite, all unified by consistent material choices. Wood and rustic iron continue here, maintaining continuity across private and shared spaces. The rooms support both rest and focus, reflecting the original intention of creating a place for inspiration, creativity, and connection to nature.
At Nenek Coco, architecture acts quietly and deliberately. It frames art, guides movement, and responds to the land it sits on. By designing a house that functions equally as a family home and a living gallery, Sukyf & Architects created a space where art is not displayed apart from life, but fully woven into it.