winners of the 'gotong royong city' competition

the international architecture biennale rotterdam (IABR) 2009, in collaboration with
ikatan arsitek indonesia (indonesian institute of architects jakarta chapter),
has announced the winners of the 'gotong royong city' competition, which asked for individuals
to submit ideas on envisioning the future of jakarta, indonesia.


the billboard, waste factory, market and vertical kampung
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the first place winner is 'jakarta bersih!'. jakarta struggles with issues of overpopulation,
pollution, shortage of green area, poverty, floods and vast waste-volume. 'jakarta bersih!' is a
vertical cleaning kampung (a very condensed community) consisting of a two-sided high-rise
building on top of a waste processing machine. relocating the kampungs to buildings will create
space for green open areas, improving quality of life. waste processing also provides jobs
and income for those who are struggling financially.


moving kampungs into buildings allows for more green space
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ways in which the kampungs can be organized
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layout of how the kampungs and billboards could be distributed throughout the city
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various designs of watersheds that could be implimented
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'let's catch the water! (jakarta sponge city)' receives second prize for their project which deals
with watershed. it encourages the collection of rain water, with a total of nine watersheds to be
distributed around jakarta, turning a natural disaster into something beneficial to the community.


rendering of the jakarta sponge city and what the various watersheds could look like
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the different components that are considered in this urban development game
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'field estate' is a platform for symbiotic urbanism. the third place winner is an urban development game.
the aim is to achieve a city-scape of typological diversity and cooperative coexistence,
combining normally segregated urban conditions into strategic partners. the game is played with
two components: towers and platforms which move interdependently, their formation mimicking
a water lily. the purpose of the towers is to provide density. the platforms are meant to adapt
to the existing infrastructure; their employment following the logic of community and preservation.
a bio-textile semi-transparent roof absorbs and recycles water, then dehumidifies, cools and cleans the air.


the 'vertical stems' (buildings) and water lilies
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a profile view of how the different elements of the game are controlled
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'stitching the strip' helps connect various parts of the city
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a project which received honorable mention was 'stitching the strip' which makes reference
to the jalan sudirman in jakarta, which is an example of a modern corporate strip.
a metaphoric symbol for 'stitching the cut' between the existing urban structure of jakarta,
its purpose is to reconnect kampungs by a series of bridges and reorganize the space
around skyscrapers.


a map of how areas would be connected
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a collage of current means of gathering and socializing
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'ojek city' is a nest - an organic shelter that can be built everywhere and can function as
a temporary place for the community. it can fill lost spaces turning them into social spaces,
easily maintained by and belonging to the community.


different configurations of how the shelter can fit into the existing urban infrastructure
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a view of how shelter might look
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an ojek shelter located under an overpass
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a map of how the land has been distributed
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jakarta has experienced a drastic increase in population, caused by the suburbanization in jakarta's peripheral areas and will correspond to the suburbanization of jakarta's neighboring areas such as the tangerang area of bumi serpong damai (BSD) city development. 'eco gate' aims to stop the development
of gated communities and provides new opportunities for cohabitation between various industries
and individuals, trying to break down these physical barriers.


a mind-map of all the various individuals and businesses that can benefit from this cohabitation
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new distribution of land
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