Located within a former residential garage in South Jakarta’s Panglima Polim neighbourhood, Jun Matcha Club responds to the area’s growing concentration of independent cafés and restaurants, offering a slower, more contemplative spatial experience centred around the ritual of preparing matcha. The project draws from the values embedded in matcha practice—ritual, attentiveness, and restraint—and translates them through Indonesian craftsmanship and locally sourced materials.

The spatial experience unfolds as a measured sequence, reflecting the deliberate pace and discipline associated with matcha preparation. Visitors are first welcomed into a semi-outdoor seating area conceived as a transitional space between the street and the interior. A threshold framed by naturally indigo-dyed fabric marks the transition into the main room, where the matcha bar becomes the focal point. Here, the preparation of matcha is placed at the centre of the experience, framed by softly illuminated banana-fibre paper that introduces texture, warmth, and a subtle sense of depth.

Throughout the project, materials sourced from local makers shape the atmosphere of the interior. Lava stone tiles produced in Bali form the monolithic matcha bar, while wall panels incorporating recycled coffee grounds and handcrafted paper introduce subtle variations in texture and light. A curated selection of furniture, including bamboo pieces and handcrafted teak stools, extends this material language into the experience of sitting and gathering. Together, these materials express the tactile qualities of Indonesian craftsmanship through everyday use.

Jun Matcha Club brings together neighbourhood life, the ritual of preparing tea, and Indonesian craftsmanship into a single spatial experience, where atmosphere is shaped through sequence, material, and making.