d3 Housing Tomorrow 2010 Exhibition Mexico

Convolution Dwelling, along with other winning and top submissions from the d3 Housing Tomorrow 2010 international architectural design competition has been selected for exhibition at UDESIGN Monterrey, one of the largest interdisciplinary art, architecture, and design events in Latin America. The conference, sponsored by the Universidad de Monterrey, will be held in Monterrey, Mexico from March 2 through March 4, 2010.  d3 anticipates over 1,500 invited guests at the opening event.

Curators: Prof. Gregory Marinic and Fernando Ignacio Lozano

Website: www.d3space.org

Rejuvenating an Ex-Mining Township

Bangka-Belitung…

dua pulau cantik di semenanjung bagian Barat Indonesia yang telah lebih dari tiga abad lamanya terus menerus

diperebutkan, digadaikan, diperjual-belikan, hingga akhirnya terpaksa rela menerima kemiskinan dan kekeringan…

kini bangkit untuk meraih kemenangan…

(terinspirasi dari buku Kepulauan Bangka-Belitung, 2003)

Bangka-Belitung

two beautiful islands in the western part of peninsula Indonesia

which has been continuously contested, pawned, traded for more than three decades

and finally forced to accept poverty and drought…

is now back to gain victory…

(inspired by the book Bangka-Belitung, 2003)

Landscape Urbanism design competition entry for the re-development of new landscape for the Bangka-Belitung Ecological Park, Indonesia, 2010

Competition Website: www.sayembara-babel.com

Design Team: Hafiz Amirrol, Komang Tria Prabawati, Chichi Asda and Enzeline Fransiska (Institut Teknologi Bandung, Indonesia) in collaboration with Shindi Indira and Dila Andini (Wageningen University, The Netherlands)

Convolution Dwelling - Final Design Proposal

Design Team:

Hafiz Amirrol and Chichi Asda (Architectural Design)

Chairul Maulidi (Urban Design)

Reagen Mulia (Landscape Design)

Tutors and Juries:

Dr. Baskoro Tedjo, Ir. Achmad Tardiyana, Ridwan Kamil (Architecture)

Dr. Woerjantari Kartidjo, Dr. Widjaja Martokusumo (Urban Design)

Dr. Budi Faisal (Landscape Design)

Researching Romo Mangun

Click here for the analysis presentation.

Designing New Futures: A Design Approach Analysis for Lapangan Gasibu

Design approach analysis for a subversive design intervention at Lapangan Gasibu, Bandung, Indonesia. This analysis combines transgressive design approaches in subverting the current condition of the site, which is one of the most important site for the city of Bandung.

Evening Video Presentation: Eko Prawoto

Arsitektur tidak seharusnya menjadi suatu entitas yang lepas, bahkan sebaliknya harus menjagai integritas eksisting nya. Berarsitektur merupakan proses bekerja kolektif, karya yang diwujudkan ditumbuhkan dari 'dalam' dan diharapkan merupakan ungkapan nyata dari kebersamaan komunitas. Dan sekalipun relatif dalam porsi kecil, arsitek dapat berperan di dalamnya..... (Eko Prawoto, Agustus 2008)

Architect: Eko Prawoto

Date: Thursday, 17 December 2009

Time: 1600 WIB

Venue: Galeri Arsitektur, SAPPK, ITB

Guest Lecturer: Dr. Budi Faisal

Video Courtesy from Cemeti Art House and Eko Prawoto

Kampung Activity as Spatial Assemblage

Industri Dalam - Measuring Accessibility Through Urban Parameters and Space Syntax Analysis

In creating a robust neighborhood, both empirical and parametric based behavioral analyses were conducted to improve the connectivity, networks and configurations of built forms of the proposal. By introducing strong paths as the primary circulation route, connecting dwelling clusters, nodes and public spaces within the site have proved to increase the quality of the site’s value of integration and connectivity

The modified connectivity route allows for the implementation of our concept in integrating modern yet regionalist dwelling system that will encourage and allow the spirit of communality or ‘paguyuban’. A clear direction in structuring the connectivity of the area helps in creating a self-sustaining compact neighborhood, and this design approach is a response from the locality of the site itself.

*Urban Parameters Analysis by Chairul Maulidi, with empirical analysis by Reagen Mulia, Chichi Asda and Hafiz Amirrol, ITB 2009

The Youth Monument, Bandung

Design proposal by Hafiz Amirrol, Firman Irmansyah, Edy Subangkit and Michael Lengkey for Public Space Design Competition, IAI, 2009.

Evening Video Presentation: Rem Koolhaas

Architect: Rem Koolhaas (OMA)
Date: Friday, 4 December 2009
Time: 1500 WIB
Venue: Galeri Arsitektur, SAPPK, ITB
Guest Lecturer: Achmad Deni Tardiyana

Preserving the Spirit of 'Guyub' in High Density Dwelling

The idea of the massing layout and clusters configurations is to create a spatial quality where high density dwelling can still be appreciated with a decent quality of open and green space. Each layer of the higher units will have access as if they are still at the ground level. This will allow people to meander around the neighborhood without having to feel that they are being separated by the multi-layered building structure, and will also allow a more permeable collective dwelling system.

Simultaneity, continuity and ephemerally characterize the flowing public spaces, therefore is an assemblage of the different dwelling clusters. This strategy is hoped to preserve the spirit of communality, or better known as 'guyub', which have existed in the current collective dwelling lifestyle of the society, even their dwelling units will be transformed almost vertically. 

Design Team:

Hafiz Amirrol and Chichi Asda (Architectural Design)

Chairul Maulidi (Urban Design)

Reagen Mulia (Landscape Design)

Modular Construction for Units' Infill

We are seeing the design of this housing proposal as an ongoing process, not as a finite product designed by the architects. To implement the idea of this ongoing process of development and flexibility of change, the non-structural building skins (exterior and interior) can be easily change by later intervention by the users themselves. Infill panels such as window frames, wall panels, ventilation panels, etc. were designed as modular units, thus allowing them to be altered based on future needs. However, these changes are being limited only within a controlled and allowable perimeter, pre-determined and planned by the architects. This is to control and prevent unwanted growth of the units that may results to structural problems as well as other planning problems such as layout configurations, uniformity and ventilation flow.

Design Team: Hafiz Amirrol and Chichi Asda

Indonesia - When Escapism and Reductionism Dominates

What happens when escapist and reductionist approaches are being used in seeing and resolving our complex and deep structured problems? This short analysis will try to understand the impact of these phenomena, both in the context of Indonesia's political-economical situation, as well as from the perspective of the research of the built environment.

Industri Dalam - Massing and Layout Studies

Evening Video Presentation: Bjarke Ingels

Industri Dalam - Facade Modules

Industri Dalam - Urban Design Concept

This schematic urban design concepts and guidelines addresses the relation between spatial design strategies and the proposal of developing the surrounding area of Industri Dalam as a Transit Oriented Development (TOD) area. This is due to its contextual relation with a nearby train station, market, and public transportation terminal. The issue of TOD and recurring themes of economic development play critical aspect of urbanism for the site as they are reflection for an ever-changing daily life practice of the community.


Urban design concepts and guidelines courtesy from Chairul Maulidi, Urban Design Program, ITB 2009.

Industri Dalam - Block Massing Morphology Studies

Anticipating Future Growth With a Dwelling System That Will Encourage Social Interaction

INFRASTRUCTURE = COMMUNITY NEEDS

Existing infrastructural nodes such as water sources, washing facilities and garbage disposal facilities have played important roles in the community’s daily activities. These important dwelling elements will be used as important nodes in the revitalization processes as they had already created important sense of place for the area in terms of practice of everyday life, as well as generator for the place. The marked nodes will be the early point of reference in determining the whole planning configurations.

ALUN-ALUN AS PLACEMAKING STRATEGY

Alun-alun is one of the most strategic public spaces to encourage social interaction. Currently, there are eight active spots on the site where social activities happen almost on a daily basis. These spots are empty spaces, yards, or extended spaces that belong to some of the most influential figures of the village (the community leader/ RT, the youth leader, a businessman, and the woman who make the best coffee and porridge in the village). These informal gathering spaces are potential nodes for the revitalization development, where these nodes will be retain and upgraded into lively communal spaces. Memory plays an important role in our decision to adapt this strategy, as we believe that the sense of place or genius loci of the site is all about the sense of belonging by the current dwellers. The memory of being together and building the village 20 years ago will always be something that cannot be erased even with a total make over of the area.

PHASING PLANS

The existing flats will be retained and upgraded in terms of its interior units sizes, circulation, openings and shadings, public utilities and appearance. This decision is due to the fact that the flats’ structural conditions are still good. The new houses will be developed in stages, allowing temporary resettlement for the residence during construction phase. The existing unused factory nearby was chosen for this relocation purpose, and will soon be turned into more dwelling units during phase two of the revitalization process. The current spot where small groceries shops are will be developed into a community shops, where residents will not only be able to get their daily needs, but also as an area where they socially blend while doing their routine activities.

NETWORKED DWELLING SYSTEM

The whole new master plan is designed to create permeability for the site. This is again a design strategy to encourage social interaction and networking in creating a dwelling system that care about each other and towards their surrounding environment. The interconnected housing units, infrastructural nodes, communal spaces and access points are also strategies to allow flexible mode of use in anticipating future density growth, economic status and also act as important mitigation plan during the event of disaster. These consolidated urban and housing components are hoped to provide a better living system for the users.

Pecha Kucha Night 7 Bandung

Hafiz Amirrol, together with Edy Subangkit, Firman Irmansyah and Michael Lengkey of Rampakasli will be presenting at the seventh edition of Pecha Kucha Night in Bandung.


Date: Friday, November 6, 2009
Time: 6.00 pm - 11.30 pm
Venue: Gedung Merdeka, Jalan Asia Afrika 65, Bandung, Indonesia
Website: http://pechakuchabdg.blogspot.com/
                 http://www.pecha-kucha.org/