Vertical Kampung
Kampungs — the Indonesian term for village — are densely populated areas of poor and working class communities in the center and periphery of Jakarta, home of closely-knit communities, informal trading, and active street life. Due to the rising urban population, residents in kampungs are often relocated to Western-style apartment flats, usually located on the outskirts of the city. Unfortunately, such schemes do not acknowledge kampung residents’ sense of home and place, as well as their existing employment and social networks in the current site.
As such, my project proposes an in-situ vertical scheme that celebrate kampung’s existing social and economic systems, such as active street life and informal trading, while improving basic services of water and waste management using rainwater harvesting systems and the recycle of greywater.
Typology: Housing
Timeline: Non-Academic | EVOLO 2021
Location: Jakarta, Indonesia
Instructor: N/A
Collaborators: Individual Work
Timeline: Non-Academic | EVOLO 2021
Location: Jakarta, Indonesia
Instructor: N/A
Collaborators: Individual Work
The Site: Densest Area in Jakarta
Located at the heart of informal settlements and at the cusp of Kemayoran’s economic centers, Kampung Utan Panjang in Central Jakarta is on the path of gentrification. Categorized by the Department of Spatial Planning and Land Affairs (DCKTRP) as one of the densest areas in Jakarta, the site has a population density of 74615 people per square kilometer and houses roughly around 7000 people. Bounded by (polluted) Sunter River on the east and Kali Baru canal on the west, it is prone to flooding during rainy seasons.
Goals for Vertical Kampung
Street Life: Street and alleyway activities are crucial in not only facilitating kampung residents’ organic social interactions, but also economic opportunities such as food stalls, small kiosks, or other basic services providers like street tailors. Houses in kampungs are characterized by differentiated verandas, commonly embellished by hanging bird cages, and advertisement supergraphics.
Concept: Extended Streetscape
Methodology
A methodological approach was done to transform the kampung to a vertical scheme in order to mantain the density and interstitial spaces of the site, which are crucial in facilitating the rich social and economic activities in a kampung. This method is designed so that it could be replicated in different kampung locations across Jakarta.
The unrolled floor plan of the Vertical Kampung illustrates how the vertical scheme mimics the density and circulation of existing kampung blocks, creating pocket spaces that are crucial in facilitating residents’ socioeconomic activities. The Vertical Kampung is then, simply, an extended streetscape that spirals vertically, minimizing land consumption while mantaining the quintessential traits of a kampung.
The unrolled floor plan of the Vertical Kampung illustrates how the vertical scheme mimics the density and circulation of existing kampung blocks, creating pocket spaces that are crucial in facilitating residents’ socioeconomic activities. The Vertical Kampung is then, simply, an extended streetscape that spirals vertically, minimizing land consumption while mantaining the quintessential traits of a kampung.
Wastewater Intervention
This method is designed so that it could be replicated in different kampung locations across Jakarta. By deploying multiple Vertical Kampung schemes in other areas of Jakarta, Vertical Kampung would greatly alleviate Jakarta’s polluted rivers through rainwater harvesting and greywater recycling system. Replacing these polluted rivers with clean water would greatly increase Jakarta’s currently scarce supply of clean water, inhibit excessive groundwater extraction and thus, would alleviate Jakarta’s worsening land subsidence.