XXXIX. Jakarta, Indonesia
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Jakarta, Indonesia
Jakarta, Indonesia — Yufei Tang, Yancong E
Jakarta officially the Special Capital Region of Jakarta, is the capital and largest city of Indonesia. Lying on the northwest coast of Java, the world’s most populous island, Jakarta is the largest city in Southeast Asia and serves as the diplomatic capital of Asean. The city is the economic, cultural and political centre of Indonesia, and it possesses a province-level status in its country.
Upper: High density in urban village.
Lower: High density in downtown. 
Population:
Urban: 34,540,000 people
Metro: 33,430,285 people
Area:
Urban: 664.01 km2
Population Density:
Urban Average: 9,756 people/km2
Politics:
Jakarta is administratively equal to a province with special status. The executive branch is headed by an elected governor and a vice governor, while the Jakarta Regional People’s Representative Council is the legislative branch with 106 directly elected members. Executive governance consists of five administrative cities, ach headed by a mayor and one administrative regency headed by a regent. The Jakarta Smart City (JSC) program was launched on 14 December 2014 with a goal for smart governance, smart people, smart mobility, smart economy, smart living and a smart environment in the city using the web and various smartphone-based apps.
Jakarta, Indonesia. High Density Building Typologies
Jakarta, Indonesia. Means of transportation
Jakarta, Indonesia. Traffic hubs and nodes
Jakarta, Indonesia. Urban Void Spaces
Jakarta, Indonesia - Seita Budi:
Area: 2.30 square km
Population: 62, 158 people
Population Density: 27, 025 people/km2
Jakarta, Indonesia - The Pakubuwono Residence
Area: 3.118 square km
Population: 293, 646 people
Population Density: 94, 147 people/km2
Jakarta, Indonesia - Menteng
Area: 3.07 square km
Population: 27, 704 people
Population Density: 9, 024 people/km2
Jakarta, Indonesia - Kebayoran Baru
Area: 12.69 square km
Population: 141, 714 people
Population Density: 11, 167 people/km2
Jakarta, Indonesia - Senen
Area: 2.86 square km
Population: 69, 098 people
Population Density: 24, 160 people/km2
Area: 6.502 square km
Population: 68, 309 people
Population Density: 10, 506 people/km2
In our research on Jakarta this semester, we realized that it is a city with a very significant gap between the rich and the poor. There is a great diversity in terms of housing types, public facilities and urban fabric. Along the Ciliwung River, there is a large number of slum areas with small houses, underdeveloped businesses, and a severe lack of public transportation. Our design site is located in a slum area along the Ciliwung Rivery, and we are planning the renewal of the existing bridges and streets, the redevelopment of the commercial streets to help facilitate public transportation, and the design of a mixed-use commercial and residential building.
The first floor of our building is a commercial, leisure and entertainment space with a shopping mall, pedestrian street, restaurant, café and courtyard, which will become a gathering center for people after the main road is cleared and the commercial strip along the street is completed. Above the second floor is a residential building, and we design four households as one floor. In our study, balcony is very important in the life of Jakarta citizens. We wanted to have as little impact as possible on the lifestyle of the residents, so the size of the dwellings follows the original local dwellings, while each floor is equipped with a large common balcony.
We hope to help improve the quality of life of the local residents while increasing housing.
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