Architecture
the other way of doing Architecture

1. Out of The Blue [2025]
This project explores how everyday rituals—prayer, gathering, making—become acts of soft resistance within urban spaces shaped by control and commodification. Through stitching, assembling, and quiet occupation, it proposes a politics of the everyday: resisting through care, solidarity, and spatial imagination.

Thanks to:

Tabita Ivana Tumbelaka
Risly Wijanarko
Hafidz Bagus 
Handy Mulya Erlangga
Lintang Kirana Sitaputri
Wishaka Dian Pandutama
Aloysius Brahmarsi

Bersarekat+
4th Fountain

Tutor: Adriana Cobo Corey

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2. Hub+: A Catalyst for Creative Regeneration in Historic Tunjungan [2019]
This study aims to redefine Tunjungan's identity by harnessing the momentum of Indonesia's creative economy and the rise of popular culture as a spatial force. The project aims to catalyse creative regeneration through architecture and position Tunjungan as a living district that continuously redefines itself through civic imagination.

DOI:
https://doi.org/10.20961/region.v16i2.31692

Supervisor:
Ir. Rachmadi Nugroho, M.T.
Prof. Ofita Purwani S.T., M.T., Ph.D.

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Nasrul Hidayat
nasrulhidajat@gmail.com

Instagram:
https://www.instagram.com/nsrlx/

Nasrul Hidayat is a spatial practitioner currently studying architecture at Central Saint Martins. His work explores how power circulates through everyday life.

Grounded in ethical practice, he approaches design as a form of inquiry: attentive to context, wary of authority, and always negotiating with the realities on the ground. He’s focused on spatial research, collaborative design methods, and building a future practice that challenges dominant architectural norms through situated and everyday interventions.










Education
Master of Architecture, RIBA Part II

Central Saint Martins, 
University of the Arts London
2024-2026 [Expected]

Sarjana Arsitektur [Bachelor of Architecture]

Universitas Sebelas Maret
[2015-2019]
GPA 3.60/4.00




Employment Bersarekat
Surabaya, Indonesia
Architectural Designer
2021 - 2024

ARA Studio
Surabaya, Indonesia
Architectural Designer
2020 - 2021





Tools
AutoCAD
SketchUp
Rhino [Beginner]
Adobe Photoshop
Adobe Illustrator
Adobe Premiere Pro

Figma
Notion
Microsoft Office









Last Updated 25.05.01



1. M87 - Retrofit
[2022-2024]
Typology: Commercial Office
Stages: Built

Location:
Jakarta, Indonesia

Addressing over twenty years of weather-related deterioration, the M87 Office retrofit improves performance, resolves environmental challenges, and redefines the building’s presence in Jakarta’s dynamic urban fabric.

Role
Architectural Designer in Charge — Led the team and contributed across all stages of the project, from initial planning and design development to construction coordination and completion.

Project Collaboration
In partnership with Bersarekat

Project Team
Nasrul Hidayat
Imam Adly
Michael Yohanes
Hega Darrany Abidin
Dhoni Mohammad

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2. Jokopi Dinoyo

Typology: Office, Cafe, & Hub
Stages: Built

Location:
Surabaya, Indonesia

This project transforms a 3,000 m² former car workshop in Surabaya into Jokopi’s mixed-use headquarters and café, achieving this under tight time and budget constraints. It retains the industrial structure while introducing warm materials. Four years on, the space remains active and beloved, showcasing the value of adaptive reuse and thoughtful branding.

Role
Architectural Designer in Charge — led the team and was involved across all stages of the project, from initial planning and design development to construction coordination and completion.

Project Along With
ARA-Studio, Surabaya

Principal Architect
Hermawan Dasmanto

Architectural Designer Team
Tiara Indah
Chrisnanda Januar
Nandhita Narendratmaja

Construction
Jokopi

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3. Pulomas Warehouse

Typology: Warehouse
Stages: Visioning Proposal

Location:
Jakarta, Indonesia

This project transforms a former logistics warehouse on a flood-prone site into a mixed-use operations hub with offices, labs, and communal spaces. The original structure is preserved and reorganised through adaptive reuse, with minimal intervention and a focus on clarity, comfort, and environmental response. Natural ventilation, internal gardens, and water-retentive landscapes turn an industrial shell into a flexible and inhabitable system.

Role
Collaborating with Bersarekat, led the team to prepare the visioning proposal.

Project Collaboration
In partnership with Bersarekat

Project Team
Nasrul Hidayat
Imam Adly
Michael Yohanes
Hega Darrany Abidin

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