This rattan-clad cult-favourite coffee shop offers a cosy respite

Adjacent to Jakarta’s CBD, the Senopati area has some of the city’s hippest haunts and eateries, all jostling for one’s attention with varying degrees of success. A recent standout is 1/15 (pronounced one-fifteenth) Coffee Senopati. The cult-favourite indie brand’s fifth outlet, it is a cosy respite from the hustle and bustle of the city.

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Designed by Bali-based ZXC Studio, it offers authentic Indonesian coffees and contemporary takes on the archipelago’s most-loved comfort foods. Senopati’s hot, humid, noisy and dusty environment, which makes outdoor dining unfeasible, is the bane of natural ventilation, as evidenced by the rows of air-conditioned F&B establishments.

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Choosing not to take the easy route, ZXC Studio collaborated with woven material specialist Byo Living to develop a synthetic rattan screen for 1/15 Coffee Senopati’s front and the sides.

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“The custom woven pattern is a soft, welcoming face on the street that resonates with Indonesia’s craft tradition,” says Zhi Xiong Chan, founder of ZXC Studio.

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According to the time of day, its mechanically controlled, pivoting panels regulate the building’s apertures to provide shade and filter out the sun.

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The rattan concept also unifies the outside with the interior. The full-height screen in the lobby made of synthetic rattan with a bespoke weave pattern constructed from a series of overlapping grids suggests depth and shifting perspectives.

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It offers a glimpse of what’s on the other side as diners are presented with the theatricality of coffee making and food preparation via a wide opening in the far wall, separated only by open shelves lined with jars of condiment and spices.

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Other indoor elements such as the oversized lampshades suspended from the ceiling use natural rattan. The largest hangs above the long communal table at the centre of the dining area.

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The coffee station displays a piece by local photographer Chris Bunjamin.

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Off to its sides, a series of smaller ones hangs above the banquettes, bathing the space in a golden hue and casting a shadow play that makes for a unique coffee drinking experience.