The nine storey connecting podium will include four storeys of retail – including a two floor Mercedes showroom - three office floors and one floor of F&B as well as eight levels of parking above and below ground. Construction on the podium is also planned as part of phase two of the project.

Broadway Malyan director Ian Simpson said: “At the heart of our design approach, we intended to create a central garden space that allows us to maximise a tight urban site and generate a scheme that responded to the scarcity of natural environments within developing cities by creating a green sanctuary within a prominent high street area of Jakarta. The results is a city garden courtyard providing a safe and comfortable car-free pedestrian environment that is generously landscaped around a stunning central banyan tree.”

Anya Mapue, architectural designer at Broadway Malyan, added that 7Point8’s separate structures adhered to a uniform architectural language so that while working independently from each other, they provided a clear and cohesive narrative that united the scheme.

He said said: “The buildings are strategically placed to allow for well-defined and separate drop off areas and lobbies that will cater for the different uses of the mixed use development – allowing each building to work individually but also working as a whole when complete.

“All three structures share the same principles in terms of the exterior design with an angled façade, vertical fins and interior light shelves, reflecting the local vernacular philosophy of the ‘tri-angga’ law which relates to the ratios and proportions of the building.”