INCULTURATION RESEARCH FROM HENRY MACLAINE PONT’S WORK IN INDONESIA FROM 1918 TO 1936

• Main Author: AMALIA - NIM: 27116065, FRISKA
• Format: Theses
• Language: Indonesia
• Online Access: https://digilib.itb.ac.id/gdl/view/22218
• Institution: Institut Teknologi Bandung

Basically, colonial architecture building in Indonesia is Dutch’s national architecture building that adapts Indonesian tropical climates. Most of Dutch’s architect who made architectural work in Indonesia were eventually did some exploration in creating vary architecture style in Indonesian colonialism era. One of Dutch’s architect who also an Indonesian descendant had succeed to mix the local heritage of Indonesian traditional building towards his work in Indonesia was Henry Maclaine Pont. Pont was indicated did an inculturation approach on design process of his work. Begin with the fascinated feeling towards Indonesian traditional architecture especially in Java Island and also a special motives due to manifest obsession of ethical politics on architecture field in Indonesia has made his work became a phenomenal masterpiece. This research intended to elaborate Pont’s architectural work which indicates the usage of inculturation approach on the design process. It is also using a qualitative method that enhance the research with visual ethnography on case study towards the Pont’s work that represent the inculturation approach. They are Aula Barat Institut Teknologi Bandung and Catholic Church of Puhsarang, Kediri. Establishment due to assumption of the inculturation approach had done by identification of architecture and interior design elements on Pont’s work in Indonesia which also give some deeper how inculturation approach was resulting a new style on colonial architecture in Indonesia.