Istiqlal Mosque, Jakarta, Indonesia
Istoqlal Mosque, literally mean “Independence Mosque”, is a mosque located in Jakarta, Indonesia, which is the largest mosque in the entire Southeast Asia and the third largest mosque in the world in term of capacity. Istiqlal is the national mosque of Indonesia was built to commemorate Indonesian independence.
Designed by Frederich Silaban, a Christian-Indonesian architect, the mosque has seven entrances, and all seven gates are named after Asmaul Husna, the God names in Islam. The seven represents the seven heavens in Islamic cosmology. The rectangular main prayer hall building is covered by a 45m diameter central spherical dome; the number 45 symbolizes the 1945, the proclamation of Indonesian Independence year. The main dome is supported by twelve round columns, and the prayer hall is surrounded by rectangular piers carrying four levels of balconies. Twelve columns represent the birthday of the rophet Muhammad in 12th Rabi’al-awwal.
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Restaurant Kapal Bambu, Bukit Lawang, Indonesia
The Kapal Bambu restaurant is a restaurant located in Ecolodge, Bukit Lawang, Indonesia. Constructed from natural and sustainably harvested bamboo, which are found in sufficient quantities in the local environment of Bukit Lawang. This innovative design serves as a showcase for sustainable development. Almost all building materials such as facades, roofing, stairs, railings, lighting and furniture are all produced from bamboo. The floor of the basement is manufactured from a polished terrazzo cement floor while the bar counter, a concrete moulding, and the walls are made from clay.
All the bamboo luminaries have been designed by the architect and produced in the workshop on the ground of Ecolodge Bukit Lawang, positioned so as to highlight the innovative structural framework. Most of the bamboo originates from surrounding area. The unique bamboo building has been designed and built by Swiss architect Lukas Zollinger in collaboration with the German-Colombian bamboo expert Jörg Stamm. Design, material and construction focuses on sustainability in accordance with the green vision of Ecolodge Bukit Lawang.
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Jakarta History Museum, Jakarta, Indonesia
The Jakarta History, also known as Fatahillah Museum is a museum located in the old town of Jakarta, Indonesia. The building was built as a Batavia’s city hall. Jakarta History Museum displays objects from the prehistory period of the city region, Jayakarta era, and the Dutch colonization period from the 16th century until Indonesia’s independence in 1945. Located in south side of Fatahillah Square, former Batavia Square. The architectural style of the City Hall (Stadhuis) of Batavia was meant as a replica of Amsterdam's de Dam palace in smaller scale. Similarities including architectural feature of domed cupola crowning the structure.
After the declaration of Indonesia’s independence in 1945, the building was used as West Java governor office until early 1960, when Jakarta was declared an independent autonomy. Afterward the building was used as governor office of DKI Jakarta. In 1970, the Fatahillah Square was declared a Cultural Heritage. The Jakarta History Museum was inaugurated on 1974 as the center for collection, conservation and research for all kinds of objects of cultural heritage related to the history of the City of Jakarta.
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The Hive, Singapore
The Hive, also known as the Learning Hub, is a building located in Nanyang Technological University, Singapore. It was designed by British Designer Thomas Heatherwick. The building has been dubbed as the “dim sum basket building” for its resemblance to the stacked steamer baskets used to serve dim sum.
To avoid creating kilometers of corridors linking conference rooms and classrooms, the building was designed as a group of conical towers that surround a large atrium. The idea was to combine learning facilities with social spaces, including balconies, gardens and outdoor aisles, to encourage as many opportunities for interaction between staff and students as possible. The balconies extend around the inner atrium of the towers and reach greater surface as they rise towards the coronation, offering views of the central atrium. This space not only acts as a visual connector between the classrooms and meeting space, but naturally allows air to circulate through the tower. This strategy is important in a region with annual hot tropical temperatures.
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School of The Arts, Singapore
School of The Arts, or SOTA is a school which specialised in arts such as; dance, music, theater, visual arts, film, and literary arts. The campus of the School of the Arts is located off Orchard Rd, Singapore. with design by Singaporean architectural firm WOHA, the campus features two distinct layers. At ground level, public performance venues and public spaces provide opportunities for arts students to display their work. The academic spaces are raised up to provide comfortable naturally-ventilated education facilities.
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National Museum of Singapore
The National Museum of Singapore is the oldest museum in Singapore. It was called the Raffles Library and Museum, and exhibited items of historical and archaeological value from Singapore and elsewhere in Asia. This museum focuses on exhibits related to the Singapore history. It is one of four national museums in the country.
National Museum was designed in Neo Palladian & Renaissance style and consists of two rectangular parallel blocks, with a dome at the front. The original architects were Henry McCallum who designed the original version and J.F. McNair who designed the scaled down version of the building. The building has two rotundas, a new glass-clad rotunda at the rear area of the building. Its glass rotunda is a cylindrical shaped building which is made up of two drums, with the outer one made of glass which sheaths an inner one made of wire mesh.
The redeveloped building was designed by local W Architects with the glass-clad rotunda designed. The new glass clad building was designed such that the old building would still be the centrepiece of the museum. The gap that exists between the back of the main museum building and its new annexe as conservation guidelines do not allow old and new buildings to be directly connected. In the gallery theatre, bricks are designed in a herringbone pattern, which helps to control the echoes and acoustics in the space.
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Esplanade - Theatres on The Bay
Esplanade - Theatres on The Bay, also known as the Esplanade Theatre, is a performing arts center located in Marina Bay, Singapore. Named after the nearby Esplanade Park, it consists of a concert hall for the performing arts.
The building was designed by two architectural firms working together; DP Architects of Singapore and the London-based Michael Wilford & Partners. The design consists of two rounded space frames fitted with triangulated glass elements and sunshades, which balance outward views with solar shading.
A lot of triangular aluminium sunshades that cover its two circular glass shell structures looked somewhat like spikes on two halves of the durian fruit. The structure itself wasn’t meant to be like a durian. They wanted to use glass because the views from Esplanade are beautiful in all directions, but since Singapore is so close to the equator, the structure also had to be protected from the sunshine and heat radiation.
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National Stadium, Singapore
The National Stadium is a multi purpose stadium located in Kallang, Singapore, and replacing the former National Stadium at the same site.
Designed by Arup Associates and DP Architects, it features a domed roof structure with a retractable roof and configurable seating on the lowest tier to make it the only stadium in the world that is custom designed to host football, rugby, cricket and athletics events. It is also the worlds largest retractable dome.
The stadium is a part of the large multi-purpose Singapore Sport Hub complex. The stadium is also home to the Singapore national football team for their international football matches.
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