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CONTENT What is ASF

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Network

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Projects

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Tongkol Pilot House

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Bamboo Farm Hall

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Bamboo Bridge

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Nur Hikmat Preschool

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Jaka Teratai Playground

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Jengger Village Amphitheater

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Facilitation at Kampung Kunir

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Workshops and Training

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Mapping Nangkasuni

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Bazaar Tent

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Everyday Design Workshop

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Last Forest: Sendi

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Emergency Shelter Workshop

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What is ASF

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Architecture Sans Frontières Indonesia (ASF-ID)

Architecture Sans Frontières International

Is a non-profit and participatory organization with commitment to social justice, culture, and environment working through architecture, construction, and urbanism. ASF-ID was founded on May 15th, 2015 in Bandung by architects, lecturers, and graduates. We are working in the fields of alternative construction technologies, participatory design, and community planning. Our financial capacity is obtained through fees, donations, and services.

ASF-Int was founded as a result of an increased interest in social and environmental issues in relation to the built environment and dissatisfaction with ethical standards of mainstream architecture. Architecture Sans Frontières Indonesia figures as one of its active member.

Network Since its establishment in 2015 we have grown to a network of four working groups in cities of Jakarta, Bandung, Semarang, and Malang. Each working group has different focus and distinct approach in their work. Diversity counts for ASF-ID’s vibrant activities across Indonesia.

ASF-ID Board 2017-2019 Coordinator / Kamil Muhammad Secretary / Andrea Fitrianto Treasure - 1 / Fransiska M. Damarratri Treasure - 2 / Khusnul Hanifati R&D / Robbani Amal Romis

Local groups’ coordinator Kanoasa Akbar / jakarta@asf.or.id Fauziyyah Sofiyah / bandung@asf. or.id Errik Irwan / semarang@asf.or.id Novada Maula Purwadi / malang@ asf.or.id

Architecture Sans Frontières Indonesia (ASF-ID) Jl. Tebet Timur Dalam no.6A Jakarta Selatan 12820 Indonesia Web: asf.or.id Email: home@asf.or.id

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ASF-JKT Located in great metropolis of Jakarta, ASF-Jakarta has gone through intricate projects with challenge posed by urban complexity. The group has been working closely with informal settlements called kampungs. The work involves cooperation with communities and various rightbased groups including the Jakarta legal aid.

ASF-BDG ASF-Bandung has many diverse and interesting projects as well as experiments. Community mapping and planning, workshops, public lectures, exhibitions organised through collaboration with local architecture departments. The group also focus on bamboo architecture where practice and discourse were intertwined.

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Projects ASF-ID Network

ASF-SMG ASF-Semarang is working closely with local architecture departments.

Overall, the group’s agenda is to focus on architectural discourse as means to expand insight and knowledge.

Meetings and discussions were organised in collaboration with the Semarang Architecture Community (KAS).

ASF-MLG In late 2016 ASF-Malang activities began with activities around development of bamboo as building material. Throughout the years, members from cross-disciplinary background allows the group to extend its scope of research, discourse, as well as advocacy.

Projects TONGKOL PILOT HOUSE

+ UPC & Komunitas Anak Kali Ciliwung Nov - Dec 2015 Fear of eviction, three kampungs of Kerapu, Lodan, and Tongkol in North Jakarta decided to tear down structures to give space for fivemeter wide lanes along Anak Kali Ciliwung River. The kampungs strive to live in harmony with the river and offered role as guardian of the river.

Further, six families eager to build their house from scratch and build a Pilot House. With EUR 12.000 loan from the Urban Poor Consortium the group started the House. The project finance is organised by newly found savings groups, each consist of 10 households. The architects facilitates with participatory design process, including workshops on bamboo

Tongkol Pilot House at Kampung Tongkol

preservation and construction in late 2015. In January 9th, 2016 the Pilot House were inaugurated.

For the rest, technical supports for upgrading is being provided from the architecture department at the University of Indonesia. Since the program began, the kampungs has attracted artists, activists, and hosted various workshops including on performance art and waste management.

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BAMBOO FARM HALL BAMBOO BRIDGE + YPBB July - Dec 2015

+ Bamboo Biennale 2016 & Parahyangan University Jan 2016

The Bioscience and Biotechnology Development Foundation (YPBB) farm in Bandasari at the south hinterland of Bandung promotes permaculture principles as an alternative ways of living. ASF-Bandung, together with the farm staff, local workers, and volunteers held a workshop to build a bamboo hall responding to the farm’s need. The project explored a sustainable design using biogas system, solar panels, and local bamboos.

The pedestrian overpass is located above Kali Pepe river between the historical sites of Pasar Gede market and Vastenburg fort in city of Solo, Central Java. The bridge spans 18-meters with a track width varying between 1.8 and 2.3 meters.

The project is commissioned for the 2nd Bamboo Biennale held in October of 2016. During design process, scale models were built and tested at the engineering laboratory of Parahyangan Catholic University.

Experienced carpenters from Yogyakarta led the construction process during the period of October-December 2016. Bamboo species of petung (Dendrocalamus asper) has been treated to resist pests and provided by Bambubos.

Floor finishes of reinforced concrete aimed for comfort, durability, and ease of maintenance. Sufficient roofing is also supplied to lengthen the public bridge’s lifespan. The project exemplifies sustainable alternative for public infrastructure in cities.

Bamboo farm hall in Soreang

Connecting the Pasar Gede market and colonial8Dutch Vastenburg Fort

Carpenters are working on the bamboo construction

NUR HIKMAT PRESCHOOL IN TASIKMALAYA

JAKA TERATAI PLAYGROUND

A kindergarten made of bamboo was built between hamlets on a rice field in Tasikmalaya, West Java.

The Nur Hikmah‘s main structure is using bamboo not only for economic and environmental reasons, but also due to its flexible nature, which allows the building to sway during an earthquake. The main bamboo frames were designed independently with the floor system to allow flexibility and future expansion.

Design development was done after a series of workshops conducted with school administrators and parents. Construction began at the end of 2017. The bamboo has been treated prior in order to last longer, while the floor has been raised on stilts to retain the existing agricultural functions. The new building represents a novel approach to the native material and has brought a new spirit to teachers, as well as students, motivating them to take care of the environment.

RPTRA Jaka Teratai Community Playground is a project of spatial activation by means of emphasizing community participation through vision-making. ASF-ID, commissioned by Wahana Visi Indonesia (WVI) and in partnership with Women Empowerment, Child Protection, and Population Control Agency of Jakarta (PPAPP), transformed an unused back lot of a government building into a community playground park to cater for nearby neighborhood in an area in East Jakarta, Indonesia.

+ Bambubos Jul 2016 – Jun 2018

The building is in the middle of paddy field

+ Wahana Visi Indonesia (WVI) Oct 2017

The design emerged through a series of public discussion and workshop, particularly with the children, where it was revealed that free time is mostly spent on mobile games— as such, they answered “Wi-Fi!” enthusiastically when asked what is the most important thing to have in a park, before revealing their want to have places to run and roll in, and also for the adult members of One of the class rooms inside of Nur Hikmat Preschool in Tasikmalaya

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the community to be able to plant productive plants.

We translated this into a design of a park as a series of separate blocks and undulating grassed surfaces so that all members of the community, regardless of age and interest, may contribute to the activation of the park by way of planting, running, hiding, seeking, and creating a festive atmosphere. The point: to be outside, to be seen by the parents, and to enjoy being with each other (even if you are still on the mobile phone).

Our visit, a year later, proved that the place is well attended by the emergence of many productive and shading plants and a space well taken care of.

Children are playing at Jaka Teratai Playground

Participatory mapping with children

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JENGGER VILLAGE AMPHITHEATER + GKJW Purwosari Oct 2016 – Jul 2018

The Church in East Java invited ASFMalang to design a new facility with local characteristics using sustainable materials. The village of Jengger (or Chicken Comb in Indonesian) is located around seven hundreds meter above sea level. It is home to many coffee farmers.

The village is surrounded by giant bamboo, but underutilized. There was no doubt the local bamboo will serve best for the project; performance stage which requires generous space and wide roof span. Since the end of 2016 several workshops were organized in the village with participation of volunteers and students covering topics of bamboo preservation and modern joinery using steel bolts and mortar injection. After around twenty thousand dollars were collected in mid-2018 and the construction took place. Residents both from Christian as well as Muslim communities hand in hand to build the bamboo amphitheater.

The planning and implementation of the project manifest the culture of cooperation and religious tolerance adhere in East-Javans.

Jengger Village Amphitheater opening ceremony

FACILITATION AT KAMPUNG KUNIR May 2017 – on going

Jengger Village Amphitheater model

Residents of Kampung Kunir

Workshop on historical mapping at Kampung Kunir

Kampung Kunir is a mature settlement that was forcefully evicted in 2015 to make way for the as-of-yet unrealised river side road.

Its residents had been working in demanding their right for housing both politically and socially, and had formed their arguments by presenting a compelling vision for the kind of housing that is socially, culturally, and ecologically appropriate for its context.

ASF-Jakarta takes up the role as facilitators (pendamping) to assist the residents in transforming this vision into a coherent narrative.

Our engagement began in May 2017 and is on going. We facilitated numerous workshops that deal with (re)constructing history of the settlement, planning issues, the law and regulations, housing design, among others, some which are in partnership with other NGOs. In August 2018, we facilitated a workshop to design a temporary shelter that has since been built; a shelter whose purpose is to house the residents as they appeal for their right to housing.

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Workshops and Training One important aspect of organizations and movements is the methods and special skills that are practiced, trained, developed, and disseminated.

The workshop and training events accommodate needs while fulfilling the demands for them, it is also as a way to strengthen networks and expand the movement.

MAPPING NANGKASUNI

+ HMARS Parahyangan University Mar 2016 Every year a batch of architecture students from Parahyangan University organize community service. Partnered with ASFBandung in 2016 was done in slightly different: with blank sheets of paper the students were ready to listen to local aspirations. A tabula rasa attitude is necessary to absorb as much information as possible obtained through observations, interviews and focus group discussion (FGD) with kampung dwellers. FGD meetings provide an opportunity for each participant to jointly collect, analyze, and formulate the problems in the village. FGD is a bridge which reconciles bias between students, women, men, and young dwellers. This method called participatory action research (PAR) produced inclusive research documents oriented to design short and long term solutions for everyone involved.

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Historical timeline of kampung by the villagers

Participatory planning of Kampung Nangkasuni

BAZAAR TENT

+ Ciliwung Merdeka & Bukit Duri Residents Mar 2016

A three-day community bazar in Bukit Duri, was organized by Ciliwung Merdeka and Bukit Duri people to assert residents’ action and status in the eviction-prone kampung. The bazaar was seen social and cultural interaction space with installations, performances, discussions. Taking part in the event, ASF-Jakarta organized a bamboo workshop and provides bamboo tents for the bazaar. Grasshopper tent is a bamboo structure which consists of two identical modules that leans outward covered by fabrics which act as a form-active surface. The pair is connected with steel bolts allowing the frame to be dismantled and relocated easily.

Grasshopper Tent at Pasar Rakyat Bukit Duri

EVERYDAY DESIGN WORKSHOP

+ FAD Unika & De La Salle University Dasmarinas Philippines Feb - May 2018 In early 2018 with supports from ASF-Semarang series of international workshop were held at Unika Soegijapranata involving students and lecturers from De La Salle University in Dasmarinas, Philippines. On the first day bamboo basics and theory were introduced.

Then the students were divided into several groups to build grasshopper tent components. Three pair of them were connected on the next day.

Through the workshop of Everyday Design students were invited to take a closer look at the process of design and construction through real time hands-on activities. The event was closed with a visit to bamboo bycicle factory and village revitalisation project in Temanggung.

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LAST FOREST: SENDI EMERGENCY + Wahana Lingkungan Hidup SHELTER Indonesia (Walhi) & Sendi WORKSHOP Residents Aug 2018

+ KAS Nov 2018

A collaboration between ASFMalang and Wahana Lingkungan Hidup (Walhi) held with aim to explore the identity of Sendi Village, Weliran Mountain, Mojokerto.

The Workshop and Residency of Last Forest: Sendi was located in a traditional village on the mountain slopes. Musicians, theater groups, and artists supporting the event.

The performing stage with bamboo roof were contribution from ASFMalang. A form of traditional ritual held, then they begin the construction that was last for five days.

Indonesia is prone to various calamities including earthquakes. A shelter is a basic facility immediately needed by survivors. However, there are challenges covering aspects of material, technology, culture, and environment. On 17th November 2018, ASF-Semarang held Emergency Shelter Workshop to share our experiences in postdisaster intervention. The session began with a lecture on past experiences followed by discussion.

Then groups began to work on their design. Each group consist of university students, came up with different idea of how the shelter would look like. Conclusion were made after a lengthy discussion.

Bamboo stage by ASF-Malang

Architecture students from various univeristies in Semarang were joining the workshop 14 Traditional ritual in Sendi village

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