THE DEVELOPMENT OF PANTI KARYA BUILDING, BANDUNG AS LIFESTYLE CENTER

• Main Author: Putri Melati, Anindya
• Format: Final Project
• Language: Indonesia
• Subjects: Bangunan publik
• Online Access: https://digilib.itb.ac.id/gdl/view/33001
• Institution: Institut Teknologi Bandung

Bandung is one of the city that is known by its heritage building. Also known as Paris van Java, Bandung is famous for its natural beauty and architecture. One of the beautiful heritage building witnessing the development of Bandung is Panti Karya Building. Panti Karya Lifestyle Center project is located on Merdeka Street 39, Bandung. This is a fictitious commercial building project. The owner is Istana Group. The lifestyle center is located on a 5000m2 land. As it is named, Panti Karya Lifestyle Center provides the modern society lifestyle, such as shopping (retails), dining (cafe/restaurants), and entertainment (auditorium). It consists of three buildings. One of the advantages of this lifestyle center is its strategic location. Being in between Merdeka Street (that has Bandung Indah Plaza and Gramedia Bookstore) and Purnawarman Street with its Bandung Electronic Center, the site is the potential of increased economic activity. One of the interesting issues on site is the existence of Panti Karya Building. It is classified as Type B Heritage Building in Bandung. The building has been abandoned and used only as motorcycle parking area on its ground floor. New buildings that will be designed nearby must be compatible and visually appropriate in scale with the old one, but still attractive and having their own identity. The approach used for this project is contextual juxtaposition, where new buildings have different designs than Panti Karya to create contrasts but also having a good visual harmony with the neighborhood (specially to the heritage building). Through this approach, it is expected for the new buildings to strengthen the visual character of the old Panti Karya Building that used to be known as one of the first movie theaters in Bandung in 1970s.