About Us

The Story

ADL (Architecture Design Laboratory) was founded in 2015 by a group of architects, who are passionate about architecture and urban planning to form a unique design firm. The firm brings in collective international and local experience of the global-local team with strong design research culture to deliver quality design solution.

Based in Jakarta and Surabaya - Indonesia, ADL comprises of architectural design and planning professionals who have worked in renowned international design firms with experience across regions, bringing a unique blend of global exposure yet fully attuned to the local culture.

The partners believe that good design should be simple, easy to comprehend. It should create spaces that are comfortable, practical yet leaving deep impressions for the users by balancing functional requirements with design creativity. The design process should be the collaboration among all stakeholders to accommodate different needs.

ADL provides comprehensive architectural design and master planning, starting from the feasibility study / visioning stage, master planning / urban design, architectural and facade design conceptualization to design development and implementation stages. The firm emphasizes both in the strong conceptualization and development of details to ensure that the design is buildable and the end product is of high-quality design.

The firm’s key sectors expertise are in urban developments, particularly in mixed-use, retail, residential, office, hospitality, healthcare, master planning and transit-oriented developments.

The firm hopes to help the world move towards a future where every building and community are sustainable, healthy and in harmony with their environment. The world has been experiencing a lot of changes at the environment front and clients have started to realised that green building is no longer an option. The green agenda is embedded in the firm’s design principles, creating built environment that is environmentallyfriendly. The team has the expertise and experiences in widely-used international standards such as LEED, Greenmark and Greenships.

We strive to complete projects on time and on budget, while creatively solving design challenges. Whilst the team pursues design excellence through creative solutions, the team does not lose sights of the need for sound project management. At the start of every project, we develop workplans that address tasks, staffing, and schedule requirements. Comprehensive planning tools are utilised to adjust the workplans throughout the project so that any critical issues could be resolved at the right time, to deliver cost effective as well as creative solutions.

The How

Process

The way we work revolves around Process; the way we engage with the project and the client to create the building. We adopt a design-by-research approach, where design tasks are carefully explored before investing in a selection of ideas. Through this process, we are able to test and discover new ideas, spaces, materials and landscapes. Our exploration of ideas involves many methods; sketching, drawing, computer modelling, physical 3D model studies.

Contextual Relevance

Ingrained in our design is the knowledge and understanding of the local context and culture we work in; to engage and respond appropriately to the environment and communities we are designing for.

Materiality

The nature of materials; the quality, colour, texture and details of how it fits together - can be used to engage broader culture and traditions of a particular place and reflect the clients’ aspirations.

Sustainability

is considered part of our design process and has a major influence on our work. We aim to create sustainable buildings that are innovative and holistic.

The Team

Lukito Nugroho

Partner

Bachelor of Architecture Engineering, Parahyangan Catholic University, Bandung
Master of Business Administration, National University of Singapore
Professional Member of Indonesia Institute of Architect
STRA 1 - Utama Architecture License
IFC EDGE Expert Certified

Lukito has more than 20 years experience in architectural and urban planning projects throughout Southeast Asia and the Middle East, covering mixed-use, commercial, hospitality, residential, TOD and master planning projects.

Prior to joining ADL in 2017, he has worked in Singapore since year 2000 for renowned international consultancy firms, involved in managing both private and public sector projects as well as spearheaded the business development in the region.

Hangga Swandaru Hadi

Partner

Bachelor of Architecture Engineering, Bandung Institute of Technology, Bandung
MSc in Urbanism, TU Delft, The Netherlands

Hangga is an urban designer with more than 18 years experience in urban design and master planning as well as architecture projects throughout China, Southeast Asia and the Middle East. His scope of project involvement includes waterfront, urban redevelopment, new township development, theme park, urban design guidelines, resort master planning and broad range of projects from small to large scale.

Prior to joining ADL in 2015, Hangga has worked in architecture and planning/urban design
teams in Singapore, UAE and Indonesia.

Agus Hendriadi

Associate Partner

Bachelor of Architecture Engineering, Trisakti University, Jakarta
Professional Member of Indonesia Institute of Architect
Executive Member of Indonesia Facade Association (PERAFI)

Agus is an architect and facade specialist with more than 25 years experience in architecture and facade design projects in Indonesia, Southeast and East Asia. His experiences encompass mixed-use development, commercial, hospitality, residential, data center and theme park/entertainment projects both as consultant and developer.

Prior to joining ADL in 2024, Agus has worked in Indonesia and Hongkong with his latest works specializing in facade design and engineering.