Revitalisasi Kampong Dolly : Community, Cultural Identity, and Dignity

This project explores the future relationship between the urban-kampong and the city. It evaluates the government policy and future agenda that affect urban and social-economic conditions. It aims to revitalise Kampong Dolly and set an example for others by intensifying the urban grain and street quality as well as adding new functions to prepare for future expansion.

The new image of Kampong Dolly is like a living museum that showcases the history and intensification of daily life that can be experienced by both locals and tourists.

Each intervention responds to different issues which creates varied types, size, and scales: Food tower, Community Hall, Super-Kiosks, Civic space and Government office, as well as Civic Space and laneway shelter. It explores different design approaches from additions to the street edge, rooftop, laneway, to insertions to the existing building.

This projects challenges the design public space that is inviting but also restricting, uses architecture to bridge social gaps as well as physical boundaries, integrates the iconic vernacular architecture of Joglo house ( Javanese house ) to attract more visitors and bring back dignity to the local people. It helps to resolve the socio-economic issues whilst bringing dignity and cultural identity to the local community.