JAKARTA CONTEMPORARY ARTS CENTER

• Main Author: Fachri Maulana, Mohammad
• Format: Final Project
• Language: Indonesia
• Subjects: Bangunan publik
• Online Access: https://digilib.itb.ac.id/gdl/view/32857
• Institution: Institut Teknologi Bandung

The Jakarta Contemporary Arts Center is located in Jalan Sultan Iskandar Muda, Kebayoran Lama, Jakarta Selatan. This project was conceived from the needs of artists in Jakarta, especially those within the contemporary arts scene, to develop themselves in art. This arts center will also cater to the need for artistic appreciation and also encourage the public to be interested in art. This arts center – which stands above a plot of 35,000 square meters – is a fictional project which has the Jakarta Board of Tourism and Culture as its client as well as the Jakarta Arts Council as the advisor of this project an the general affairs of arts in Jakarta. This arts center with a floor area 15,500 square meters will have an art museum to display visual arts, a black box theatre for performance arts, several educational facilities for artistic incubation, and several public amenities, such as retail kiosks and public open spaces. The process of designing the Jakarta Contemporary Arts Center will have to take note of the issues regarding the urban fabric and flexibility. The issue of urban fabric is caused by the location context, whereas the issue of flexibility originates from the contemporary theme of this arts center. The concept of this contemporary arts center is an ‘oasis’ as well as flexibility. The concept of an oasis is derived from the idea of the Jakarta Arts Council of an ideal arts center in Jakarta. Meanwhile, the concept of flexibility comes from the issue and theme of this project. This concept is applied by designing the arts center with a landscape design approach. The geometry of the building mass as well as the outdoor spaces will be in unison and form outdoor public spaces that will give a unique spatial experience.