Custom Gazebo, Austin, Texas

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Gado Gado excels in manifesting the unique visions of our customers, a quality that was on display in early 2008 when our team constructed a custom gazebo in Austin, Texas. After being exposed to some of our other work in the New York Times, our client fell in love with the old-world Javanese style and requested his own unique gazebo. Through the process of imagination and dialogue, we decided a hundred-year-old joglo house would provide the main support and inspiration for this towering structure, all being comprised of reclaimed teak.
The piece begins with the gebyok wall centered at the rear, all hand-carved by the craftsmen of Kudus, a renowned town in Java. Even the slightest inspection of this work will illuminate the incredible talent these carvers possessed.	Look up and observe the large crimson beam that runs across the width of the structure. Known as the Dada Besi, or "iron chest," this serves as the main support of a joglo house, both physically and spiritually. An old kerosene lantern typically hangs from the metal loop in the center and lights the area for family and friends.
The upper support system originates from the predominant housing style in Java where layers of mortise and tenon establish both solidity and beauty. In fact, the design of this system is exactly as it would be found in its native environment with the roof and flooring being the only modification. A concept rarely found in America, this housing style is capable of withstanding high degrees of wind and rain, and carries the reputation of outlasting its owner.
As the sun falls on the final day of construction, only rapture can be felt as the grand product stands at home among the green ferns and sparkling water.