Place Making for Historical Buildings in Jakarta
Batavia (current Jakarta) built since 1619, started from the north part and over the centuries expanded to the south part. Residences, public facilities, defence structures, offices, and warehouses were built as witnesses of flourishing economic development during the colonial era.
The public facility included a post office that was built in 1913 as Hoofd Post- en Telegraafkantoor designed by the architect Johan van Hoytema (1884-1955). After the Independence of Indonesia, it belongs to PT Pos Indonesia as Kantor Filateli. This building went through a makeover and transformed into new function in September 2021 called Pos Bloc.
Another example is MBloc, a former Pertjetakan Printworks, which was opened in 1955. The Pertjetakan Printworks was located at the very heart of Kebayoran Baru, with typical Indonesian Art-Deco style. This company produced banknotes, coins and security papers. MBloc building was vacant since 2005 but since September 2019 it has been renovated and reused as new hotspot of Jakarta.
These two renovation projects are example of place making approaches in Jakarta. The architect, Yacobus Gatot Surarjo will share his experiences related to these two projects
Speaker
Ar. Yacobus Gatot Surarjo
(Architect MBloc and Pos Bloc, Jakarta)
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Organized by Heritage hands-on, Indonesian Diaspora Network the Netherlands (IDN-NL), and Taskforce Liveable Cities (TFLC-IDN-NL)
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