Top 10 Indonesian Architects You Should Know
The Indonesian Archipelago
is one filled with great natural beauty, diverse cultural traditions
and a colourful historical background. The architecture, both modern and
ancient, is reflective of this chequered and exciting historical past,
especially as modern native architects attempt to use the savage beauty
of their environment to create designs that interact and harmonise with
everyday life. We check out the top contemporary Indonesian architects
creating a wave of new 'tropical modernism'.
Airmas Asri
Priding
themselves on successfully creating environments that are not only
impressive and beautiful, but also of significant value to their clients
and the surrounding landscape
, Airmas Asri
are a reputated firm of architects who are especially good at catering
to a diverse range of types and needs, allowing their architectural
vision to accommodate and expand according to individual differences.
Their impressive and lengthy list of projects include the majestic Kota
Kasablanka, The Heritage Peruri and Panin Tower, all of which have been
praised for their clever use of lighting, material, and space to create
innovative and beautiful designs.
Aboday Architect
With its name formed from the acronym ‘Abode for Davis, Ary and Yap’,
Aboday Architect
was founded on the principles of constant attention-to-detail and
continual evolution. With services that range from exterior design and
restoration work, as well as with other creative works, Aboday has
earned a name for itself by combining the excellent qualities of
dedication and enthusiasm, as they always strive to produce the
environment and the design that best fits their customers' vision and
concepts. Having worked on a wide range of projects, be it commercial,
high rise, low rise, or residential, Aboday are award-winning visionary
architects of the future.
Andyrahman Architect
Best known as a pioneering architectural firm for residential housing,
Andyrahman
has made a name for itself through its unusual, yet exciting,
contemporary designs that question the very premises of design,
traditional architecture and, to some extent, even basic philosophy.
With popular projects such as 'Unity in Duality', 'The Rhythmic Lines',
'Contrast of Cubes', Andyrahman cleverly uses contrasts and the element
of surprise to produce innovative designs that are a constant (pleasant)
surprise both to the viewer and to the client.
Budiman Hendropurnomo | Denton Corker Marshall
The Indonesian director of the Indonesian branch of prestigious firm
Denton Corker Marshall,
Budiman Hendropurnomo has become an international household name
through his significant contributions to several design projects
internationally, including the Civil Justice Centre in Manchester (UK)
and the Webb Bridge in the Melbourne Docklands (Australia). His
abilities as an architect are especially evident in his Maya Ubud Resort
designs, a project that was a celebration of Balinese culture and
heritage and which was a lushly gorgeous representation of the beauty
and richness of the Indonesian cultural tradition.
Budi Pradono Architects
Having participated in and completed several high-profile and important projects,
Budi Pradono
are a strongly established firm of architects who have gained much
praise and commendation for their award-winning designs. Taking an
especial interest in the interactions between the man-made and the
natural, Budi Pradono utilise this to create exciting and fascinating
designs that exploit that very conflict between the two mediums. This is
particularly evident in their design for the Shi Shi Lin Exhibition, in
which geometric distortion patterns created by the bamboo would
naturally compete with the natural trees surrounding it.
Das Quadrat
Using the quote 'the end depends on the beginning' in order to encapsulate the essence of their concept,
Das Quadrat
uses the principles of minimalism and artistic purity to create
architecture that simultaneously manages to be as simplistic as
possible, whilst also being as complex as possible. Though this
inherently seems to be an insuperable oxymoron in itself, the simple yet
overwhelming beauty of their designs, as is evident in the completed
Siotty House, JP House and Rhouse, is created using a combination of
light, colour and sharp lines for maximum impact.
Han Awal & Partners Architect
With
a view to combine the best of the artificial and the organic, Han Awal
& Partners have been involved in several projects across the whole
of Indonesia in which they strive to adhere to this governing principle.
Using bold lines in their geometric designs and attempting to create
concord between the Earth, the Ether, and the Artificial, Han Awal have
been extremely successful in the creation of a 'tropical modern
paradise', especially in their recently completed villa project 'Geulis
Mountain House', a residential property in West Java that even have an
exposed concrete canopy layered over with natural creepers and plants,
in order to fuse nature and design.
HST Architect
With a purist attitude towards their art,
HST Architect
proudly espouses and adheres to the belief that their designs should be
an appreciation and celebration of natural beauty. Specialising in
designs and buildings in the tourist hotspot Bali, HST has built up a
reputation for excellence over time in their designs of resorts, hotels,
and spas. Utilising the natural beauty of Bali, they synthesize the
best in the water, air and land to create designs that both enhance and
are enhanced by the natural surroundings.
Raul Renanda | Desainrenanda
An all-rounder who dabbles in interior design, photography, painting, and architecture,
Raul Renanda
is a talent whose ability to fuse several different design elements
together is almost unparalleled. With designs that are often inspired
by mid-century modernism and also by the works of the some of the
earlier Indonesian architects, Renanda combines the elements of the
tropical and the modern to create designs that are a beautiful homage to
both, harmonising the exterior and the interior in creative and
unimaginable ways.
Ridwan Kamil
A
significant contributor both to his art and to his local community
through his work as an architect and as the incumbent mayor of Bandung,
Ridwan Kamil
is a dedicated pioneer, whose vision and hard-work has deservedly won
praise and acclaim. Winner of the Elle Decor Magazine 'Architect of the
Year' Award in 2009, Kamil has been a significant influence and shaper
of several large-scale projects, including the Indonesia Berkebun
movement to build amateur gardens in several Indonesian cities, as well
as the controversial Aceh Tsunami Museum, which was opened in 2009 to
commemorate the lives lost in the 2004 Tsunami.
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