ASEAN Headquarters

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The ASEAN Headquarters, formerly known as the ASEAN Secretariat Building, serves as the headquarters of the Association of Southeast Asian Nations (ASEAN), located on Jalan Sisingamangaraja in Kebayoran Baru, South Jakarta, Indonesia. It houses the ASEAN Secretariat, the ASEAN Inter-Parliamentary Assembly, and the organization's permanent administrative offices. It functions as the central venue for regional meetings and diplomatic coordination among the bloc's eleven member states. The complex consists of the original 1981 Secretariat Building, designed by Indonesian architect Soejoedi Wiroatmodjo, and the 2019 twin-tower expansion, designed by Bentara Indonesia Arsitek. The original structure, inaugurated by President Soeharto, is an eight-storey modernist edifice whose terraced form was inspired by the region's terraced rice paddies. In 2019, the Secretariat complex was expanded with the addition of twin 16-storey towers featuring a record-setting 41-metre column-free skybridge, which greatly expanded the organization's capacity to host meetings and support its growing administrative functions. The Secretariat building plays a central role in ASEAN's operations, diplomacy, and community-building efforts, and has hosted numerous high-level events since its inauguration.