Merdeka Cultural Center Final Architecture Design Studio Abraham Risyad Adikuncoro Supervisor Adaptable Cultural Center for Cultural Development with Open Building and Adaptive Reuse Approach

Abstract

Merdeka Cultural Center Adaptable Cultural Center for Cultural Development in Bogor with Open Building and Adaptive Reuse Approach Being connected with local and international culture is important in the modern era to develop our identity and knowledge. Vast knowledge of cultural works and literature widens our world and opens up various possibilities to enrich ourselves to ideas that will lead us to a better future. However, the current reading interest in Indonesia is still facing a crisis, as the reading interest rate is only at 0.001%, putting Indonesia’s reading interest rating in 60th place from 61 countries (Ministry of Communication and Informatics, 2016). With globalization and a free market ahead of us, we need to take a step to increase the reading interest to give us a competing chance in the global environment. The pandemic outbreaks in recent history often brought up significant issues of health protocols and measures that are often overlooked in the design approach of buildings. With the recent COVID-19 outbreak, we are taken by surprise by the viral contagion of the virus and faced difficulties in adjusting to the situation, resulting in the closing of many public and private buildings with a vast number of them facing uncertainty on their survival in the future. On the other hand, with lockdown and physical distancing protocols going, people need safe recreation and public space to unwind from the stress. Merdeka Cultural Center aims to accommodate the people with various ways to learn and engage themselves with cultures, even during an unpredictable pandemic outbreak by paying using open building approach to ensure that the building is able to be sustainable with different situations that might occur, and keeping the people engaged with cultures in safety conditions. Keywords: Cultural Center, Jalan Merdeka, Adaptable, Open Building Approach, Adaptive Reuse Approach