ARCHITECTURE GRAND FESTIVAL 2016

ARCHITECTURE GRAND FESTIVAL 2016  

Architecture Grand Festival is an annual architecture festival held by Himars Binus that consists of many event such as Exhibition, Seminar, Bazaar, TGA Awards, Performance, Talk-show, and International competition. In 2016, Architecture Grand Festival brings the theme of "Traditional Culture of Architecture" held at Theater Kecil, Taman Ismail Marzuki, Jakarta. The speakers are from Indonesia such as Raul Renanda, Budi Pradono, Yori Antar, Andrea Fitrianto, Afwina Kamal, Resha Khambali, Lim Masulin, Chrisye Octaviani, and Marcin Sapeta from Japan. 

I had come to these seminar on third day or last day of event. There are two talkshows on third day. In the first talkshow are from Lim Masulin (Byo Living) and Chrisye Octaviani (Bitte Design Studio) bring the theme of "Indonesian Craftmaship and Design". The content from Lim Masulin is how to use indonesian traditional material to modern architecture nowadays like using rattan for indoor or outdoor furniture, architecture finishes even structure of building. from Chrisye Octaviani is giving an example how to decorate abandoned building became an Asian Restaurant. Example is Gan Bei Restaurant, The façade is dominated by a pattern brick wall that separates the indoor and the outdoor area. There are a reception area with big mural painting on the brick wall, a dining area with an open kitchen, five VIP rooms, and semi outdoor bar. The design is inspired by an old authentic Asian restaurant ambiance with a touch of modernism. 

Byo Living -  The Wonders of Weaving
(http://www.indonesiadesign.com/art-design/the-wonders-of-weaving/)

Bitte Design Studio -  Gan Bei, Hegarmanah, Bandung.

(https://bitte-design.com/projects/ganbei.php)

In the last talkshow, the speaker is Marcin Sapeta (Kengo Kuma Associates) from Japan , He brings theme of "The Effect of Japanese Culture In Modern Architecture". He explained that in Kengo Kuma, Wood is the main material to make a creation, because being environmentally friendly and easy to make any creation, like over 2000 batons wood line the interior of the shop, creating a diagonally woven lattice that spikes out beyond the recessed glass facade on Starbucks Coffee in Dazaifutenmangu Omotesando, Japan. 

Facade of Starbucks Coffee, Dazaifutenmangu Omotesando, Japan.
(http://www.archdaily.com/211943/starbucks-coffee-kengo-kuma-associates)

Details of Kengo Kuma's wood in Starbucks Coffee decoration.

(Source: www.google.co.id)