Kota Lama Semarang: Urban Heritage Preservartion in the Perspective of 'Smart Planning

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KOTA LAMA SEMARANG

URBAN HERITAGE PRESERVATION

IN THE PERSPECTIVE

OF SMART PLANNING

Ir Steef Buijs

PUM senior expert

Jakarta, 27 november 2014


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FACTORS DETERMINING DEVELOPMENT (2)

Late 20th/early 21st century Asia

Economy follows demography (global level)Low-wages industrialisation (esp. China)

Demography follows economy (state level)

Emergence of Asian megacities

21st century North-America, Europe and increasingly Asia

Economy follows demography follows geographyGeography: quality of life in large-scale conurbations

QUALITY OF LIFE attracts well-educated, creative, entrepreneurialpeople

A well-educated, creative, entrepreneurial population attracts

economic development

Tying people to your city is crucial


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QUALITY OF LIFE

- climate/landscape/recreational potential

- clean/healthy environment/public space

- character/culture/history/HERITAGE

- diversity/openness/tolerance/good governance

- housing stock/residential environment

- services (esp. health/education)/shops/entertainment

- traffic system/public transport/walking and biking

- ITC-infrastructure/e-government


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URBAN HERITAGEGENERAL

- major contribution to quality of life

- seedbed for innovative/creative business smart city

- attraction for tourists (esp. young people/intellectuals/

interested in culture/spirituality)

- meeting of old and new/traditional and modern/east and west

FUSION/SURPRISE

- stimulating environment for arts/crafts/professions

- wide variety of domains: music/dance/cinema/photography/

cinema/painting/sculpting/fashion/industrial design/interior

decoration/architecture/advertising/marketing/public

relations/website/app/games design/old and new media/

culinary arts/etcetera/etcetera

INTEGRATION/HOLISTIC/SYNERGY


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URBAN HERITAGESEMARANG

- complete/scientific inventory has been made

- vision has been formulated

- now it comes to IMPLEMENTATION workshops

- 1st workshop: buildings/functions (2012)

- 2nd workshop: business planning (2013)

- 3rd workshop: community building/social capital (2014)

- additional: water management/green/open space


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1st Workshop, November 2012

PHYSICAL AND FUNCTIONAL RENEWAL

development of methodology

selection of objects (12 buildings)

target group analysis

selection of suitable functions (Kota Lama in general)

matching of functions and buildings

clustering in relation to overall vision

improvement of public space


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2nd Workshop, November 2013

BUSINESS PLANNING AND EXTERNAL CONDITIONS

architectural volume studies (8 buildings)

costs of renovation (capital costs) fine-tuning of functions

estimate of operation costs

estimate of income

balance of costs (capital & operation) and income water management system : flood protection and water

treatment

landscaping : greening the city wall


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GKBIPresent Condition of the Building

GKBI BUILDING PROFILE

Built in 1930

Located in Mpu Tantular Street 29 On 4 May 1978 used as Gabungan

Pengusaha Batik Berdiri Di Indonesia

Located in RT01 RW01 Kelurahan

Tanjung Mas, Semarang Utara.

1930 2013

BOUNDARIES

East Gudang KulitWestPerikanan

SouthPT. Pelni

North PPH

(kehutanan)


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3rd Workshop, November 2014

COMMUNITY BUILDING AND SOCIAL CAPITAL FORMATION

identification of stakeholders

stakeholder categories :

owners

occupants inside

occupants outside

neighbourhood community

neighbourhood-level

public authorities


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stakeholder interviews

status

present problems

future aspirations/development ideas

feedback to workshop proposals

community building and social capitalformation


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residential and small business solutions

(alternatives) :

improving conditions for inside occupants

moving occupants from outside to inside

offering social housing relocation


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inclusion of all stakeholders bridging differences/bringing down barriers

create new economic opportunities (for owners,

occupants, neighbourhood)

preserve the livelyhood of occupants and

neighbourhood/offer new opportunities

community building

GENERAL PRINCIPLES


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education and training

NGO/goverment support high level committee

innovative funding

branding/marketing/PR world heritage

improvement of physical surroundings (traffic,flooding, waste water, solid waste, greening)

GENERAL PRINCIPLES (CONTINUED)


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GKBI PILOT FOR FUSION AND SYNERGY

batik workshop

fashion shows

music classes

gamelan workshop jam sessions

dance performances

traditional medicine study

cooking class and

restaurant

shop and gallery

hotel

artists in residence

parking


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NOWSTILL ON PROGRESS

FUSION

AS A NEW CULTURE


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no more flooding threats from East and West (Banger/Kali Semarang)

also from North and South

lower ground water table through dredging of Kali Semarang

no more seepage through ground floors

references to retention pond/former city wall/bastions/fortress Green Belt

WATER MANAGEMENT AND GREENING


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CONCLUSION

To succeed, you need

(1) beautiful buildings/beautifully renovated

(2) functions suiting the buildings/meeting specific market

demands/fitting in the general profile of Kota Lama

(3) sufficient return on investment to attract necessary

capital

(4) organising a community of empowered

stakeholders/offering each a better future

(5) goverment support to create a safe/healthy/attractive

environment

(2) is more difficult than (1)




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THANK YOU

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Kota Lama Semarang: Urban Heritage Preservartion in the Perspective of 'Smart Planning