Country Manager of CHL Indonesia

Founder of Asian Neighborhood Design and Triaco Architects

Ex Berkeley, Architecture

Ex MIT, Housing and Settlement Development in Developing Countries

Born in Amsterdam, Antonio's family fled Indonesia as refugees in 1967 during social and political turmoil. He grew up in San Francisco's multicultural low-income neighborhood, received a scholarship to study at UC Berkeley, and developed a passion for helping disadvantaged communities through activism.

With  fellow students , established "Asian Neighborhood Design" (AND), a non-profit organization aiding low-income communities. He then gained hands-on experience in self-help housing by working with squatters in Mexico after graduation. Returning to San Francisco, he became the Managing Director of AND's Profit Center Entity, overseeing profitable real estate development projects in the Bay Area.

Further specialized in "Housing for the Third World" through a World Bank scholarship Post Master’s program at MIT,  he conducted an Action Research on "Balanced Settlement Development" in Indonesia's transmigration villages, sponsored by UNDP and funded by the Bermis Award from MIT. Invited by the Indonesian government, he implemented a slum redevelopment project without eviction, which received international recognition through the prestigious Aga Khan Award. He established an experimental consultancy for community development, collaborating with various government agencies, international donors, and aid organizations such as ADB, UNDP, World Bank, and UN Habitat. He also advised several Ministers of Housing and participated in poverty alleviation programs.

Throughout his career, Antonio worked on numerous assignments, including reforming the National Urban Management Training package, leading an international team in post-tsunami reconstruction in Aceh, collaborating with CHL in Yogyakarta's earthquake reconstruction, and guiding land development approaches. He partnered with Jakarta's Vice Government and the World Bank on the "SAPOLA" program for a "City without Slums" project.  Invited to teach at various campuses worldwide, promoting architecture and planning for the poor among future generations.

In 1978,  relocated to Sanur, Bali, where he led the Civil Society “EcoSanur Rebuilding Together Movement”, addressing issues like garbage management, mangrove preservation, and bike path planning. During the Asian Economic Crisis, he collaborated with the Community Organization Development Institute (CODI) on slum redevelopment projects in Thailand.

In 2017,   merged his development consultancy with Community Housing Limited (CHL) Australia to establish CHL Indonesia, continuing his mission of creating  “A World without Housing Poverty”.