PARINGIN POST-MINING PARK: WISATA EKOTURISME PADA LAHAN PASCATAMBANG PARINGIN

• Main Author: Andini Widiyono, Ramadhanti
• Format: Final Project
• Language: Indonesia
• Online Access: https://digilib.itb.ac.id/gdl/view/72941
• Institution: Institut Teknologi Bandung

Coal mining is an extremely profitable industry, but it also has significant impacts to nature if not rectified. Treatment for a post-mining land needs effort from many aspects; not only in rehabilitating the nature, but also the repurposing of the land to mitigate potential land desertion in the future. This project focuses on the mine in Paringin, Balangan, South Kalimantan Province. This mine is one of the oldest in Indonesia and as of this moment, has partially gone through reclamation, however there hasn’t been an optimal repurpose aside for the mine company’s operational and research purposes. Thus, this ecotourism idea is proposed to give a new function to the plot of land that could benefit the locals without disrupting the rehabilitation efforts that had been done. This project takes place in an area of reclaimed land turned forest around 24.000 m2. The area is located next to a post-mining lake and several box ponds. The issues of the design are derived from several aspects to create a project that could benefit the people and the land, that is an ecological architecture approach, ecotourism, and community-base tourism. The main concept of the project is “Mass, Mine, and Mark”, where the project hopes to become a productive means for the people without threatening the land’s rehabilitation, arousing the local’s sense of ownership, and leaving a positive spatial impression based on the designs. Another significant consideration during the design process is the site’s contoured conditions. This project consists of 5 zones based off the activities facilitated and the spaces provided, that is the Recreation Zona, Education Zona, Conservation Zona, Operational Zone, and Public Zone. Each zones have several buildings surrounding one central outdoor area, akin to a compound. However, the zones are not completely closed off in all four sides as to have visual and connection access to each other. To respond the issues and fulfill the concepts, there are several key decisions the building’s designs. The buildings are designed to highlight the roof, where the shape itself is adopted from traditional roofs, which are then modified and simplified to create a new shape. The material used are those often found in the area, namely bamboos, which grow normally, and metal containers, which are used in the mining operations. The usage of both materials is done to create a more explorative design and represent the combination of traditional and modern elements of the design. Typically, the buildings have a roof structure of bamboo and an array configuration of several metal containers to create spaces atop of a stilted structure to respond the contours and minimalize the need to cut and fill of the land.