In case you’re a long-time Speedhunters reader, you’ll know that I’ve a deep fascination with automobile areas. I’m all the time excited to see how fanatics from around the globe mix their love for automobiles with their ardour for structure.
I’ve made a degree to go to as many personal car-centric areas as doable since first testing Chiba-san’s residence in Tokyo in 2020. Whereas some have been off-limits to my digital camera, others haven’t. The place I’m about to indicate you falls squarely into the latter class: Welcome to JEDM Storage in Jakarta, Indonesia.
Positioned in Pantai Indah Kapuk 2, or PIK 2, simply exterior the guts of Jakarta, JEDM Storage sits on a big plot of land. It’s one in all 10 items in a not too long ago developed space, with two already occupied – one by a Lamborghini service middle, the opposite by a luxurious automobile reseller. JEDM Storage is, for now, the one personal storage within the enclave.
PIK and PIK 2 are very like Tokyo’s Odaiba and Ariake districts – areas constructed on reclaimed land to open up more room for each business and housing developments.
As Mr. Jedm’s automobile assortment grew, it started spilling over into a number of places, prompting the thought of making a devoted area to deal with his automobiles. However, as you’ll see, merely storing them was by no means the total imaginative and prescient.
The Storage
After I first visited JEDM Storage earlier this yr throughout my journey to Jakarta for the Elite Showcase, I used to be instantly blown away by the structure.
Upon getting into by means of huge sliding glass doorways, you’re greeted with good symmetry. To your left are 5 automobile lifts, doubling the storage’s storage capability and permitting for 10 automobiles to be displayed.
To your proper, six extra automobiles sit on the ground. Above them, 5 industrial-sized air con items hold the area cool and dry – a necessity given Jakarta’s scorching warmth and humidity.
The central space stays open, providing loads of area to maneuver automobiles out and in of the storage and accommodate company after they cease by. This tremendous clear 911 GT3 Touring in Sign Yellow was one such customer.
As for the automobiles, they signify a fraction of Mr. Jedm’s in depth assortment. There’s a mixture of European exotics, like a Techart 992 Turbo S GTstreet Flyweight (one in all solely 19), however make no mistake: this can be a true JDM fanatic’s paradise.
An ideal instance of that arrived whereas I used to be taking pictures the storage: a set of Nismo LM GT-1 wheels in near-mint situation. These received’t be used on a automobile anytime quickly – no less than not till they’ve had a while to be displayed.
Mr. Jedm’s ardour for Japanese automobiles has no limits. I don’t assume there’s a mannequin he hasn’t owned, pushed, or tuned in some unspecified time in the future. It makes my obsession with GT-Rs look like a passing curiosity by comparability.
Gentleman, This Manner, Please
Whereas the constructing may simply have been only a space for storing and maybe capable of match a dozen extra automobiles, the imaginative and prescient behind JEDM Storage was to create the final word fanatic’s hangout.
Behind the simulator is a lounge space with leather-based recliners, good for watching automobile movies on the massive display.
The adjoining kitchen is well-equipped for prepping meals and drinks. I could have examined it out by cooking up a couple of kilos of Spaghetti alla Carbonara…
All the wall dealing with the couch space is actually a JDM wheel museum, with Mr. Jedm’s favourite fashions displayed across the tv. It’s right here that the Nismo LM GT-1s now sit. Together with these GT-1s, my favorites should be the uncommon set of Buddy Membership P1 Racing wheels, the OG bronze RAYS Volk Racing TE37s, and the carbonized TEs that have been custom-made for a previous undertaking.
All of the automobile present awards and scale fashions peppered all through the area would hold you occupied for hours.
One spotlight was the utterly inventory, unmodified pink JZA80 Toyota Supra – a automobile that even Max Orido admired throughout his go to. The actual query is: Will it keep unmodified?
Behind the Supra lies a tranquil Japanese-style backyard, full with water options, making wonderful use of the area below the steps.
As you head in direction of the staircase, you’ll discover a choice of EV scooters – good for a pleasant race along with your buddies out entrance.
Celebration Downstairs, Enterprise Up Prime
On my approach upstairs, I couldn’t assist however smile once I noticed the inventory GR Yaris hood that Mr. Jedm had all 2004 Elite Showcase company and guests signal.
The second flooring is simply as expansive as the primary, but it surely’s extra of a personal space – excellent for work and rest.
That mentioned, the JDM theme continues all through, beginning with this array of mannequin automobiles, starting with the RB26-generation of GT-Rs, together with a white 400R, and ending with some well-known tuner demo machines and the TAKATA Honda NSX GT500 race automobile.
The centerpiece is a large marble convention desk the place Mr. Jedm and his workforce meet.
I couldn’t assist however snort on the wholesome stash of race gasoline specified by the small lounge space.
After all, there’s a large 110-inch display for displays… or, you recognize, automobile movies.
Whereas it’s a very good surroundings for work, I can’t think about getting a lot executed with so many unimaginable automobiles simply exterior the window. I’d want blinders.
When the workday is finished, Mr. Jedm has carved out a personal area for himself – his workplace.
However that is no peculiar workplace. It’s adorned with a 3-meter-high mural of BNR34 Skyline GT-Rs, one thing I needed to cease and marvel at for a second. I nearly shed a tear, reflecting on my life selections and dreaming of getting one thing comparable in my very own man cave someday. Classic, well-fed Italian kidney, anybody?
Mr. Jedm’s sanctuary remains to be a piece in progress, together with his workplace subsequent on the listing to be full of the numerous automotive collectibles he’s picked up through the years.
That is only the start of JEDM Storage, and in future visits, I’ll be diving deeper into the automobiles themselves as a result of, belief me – there’s some absolute gold on this assortment. However for now, I hope you’ve loved this newest chapter in our storage home/area sequence.
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