Villa Isola, Art Deco villa in northern Bandung, Indonesia.
Villa Isola is a three-story Art Deco building on a slope in northern Bandung, with its lowest floor set below road level. Its curved corners form quarter-circles, and a long garden on the north-south axis faces Mount Tangkuban Perahu. The main entrance has a flat concrete canopy supported by a single column resembling a Toraja tongkonan post.
Dutch architect Wolff Schoemaker designed this residence in 1933 for media executive Dominique Willem Berretty, who died in a plane crash one year later.
The building combines European architectural ideas with Indonesian design elements, including circular patterns and its alignment toward Mount Tangkuban Perahu. Visitors can observe this blend directly in the building's exterior details and spatial layout.
The building functions as a university administrative office and requires prior permission to enter. Visitors should contact the institution ahead of their visit.
The main entrance is shaded by a flat concrete canopy whose curved plan is carried on a single column resembling the post of a Toraja tongkonan house. A placard above the reception room reads "M'ISOLO E VIVO" (I isolate myself and live).
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