Bintaro Design District 2019 Award Winners

The participants of Bintaro Design District had the spirit to create something good and share it with the public. Each of them offered something unique and presented it in their own way. At the end of the event, awards were given to the following particip

Miles Films – Best Open Studio Award

Miles Films was an enthusiastic visitor at BDD 2018. Six months prior to BDD 2019 they started preparing a concept to participate in the event. Their activities included a studio tour, film screening, discussions about Miles films, and the highlight was the archive exhibition called “Sinema Nusa Miles Films”. They displayed parking and gas receipts from the production of “Tiga Hari untuk Selamanya”, a road trip film set from Jakarta to Yogyakarta. “Our films are often set in locations that are rarely portrayed in Indonesian films. Somewhere like East Nusa Tenggara and more remote areas. So these are some of the films that we highlighted,” Riri Riza, a notable scriptwriter, director, and a partner of Miles Films, explained about how they interpreted Inclusivity. “We joined BDD for a reflective reason, to reach a new kind of interaction with our viewers and to reach potential viewers. We didn’t expect to get the award but are very happy about it. And we must credit Lisa Bona Rahman for her curatorial direction,” said Riri.

Studio Arsitektropis – Best Installation

The word diffable is an acronym for “differently abled”, which is what disabled people prefer to be called. They have different abilities from most people. For example, the blind may not see but they have better hearing and sensitivity. Studio Arsitektropis’ installation is called “Diffable”, where visitors could get a glimpse of what it is like to live as a diffable. It was built where an extension of Sayap Ibu Foundation’s

school will be built. The foundation was founded especially for children with multiple disabilities. Upon entrance, visitors were asked to put on a blindfold, then walked on a textured path. The yellow colour of the path resembled the existing blind path on sidewalks. The sloping ramps were not steep, so it’s safer for the blind. The short archways were to give a sense of how people on wheelchairs feel like when they enter a room. Railings were installed in the toilet, so anyone can do their private business independently. Round edges were meant for safety, especially for hyperactive children. Through Diffable, Studio Arsitektropis wanted people to know that architecture is for everyone to experience a better life. The diffables don’t need to be pitied on, they just need architecture and facilities that support their activities.

SPOA – Best Open Architecture

Home owning is a need that is getting harder to achieve for the middle class nowadays. Space and materials are getting more and more expensive for the millenials. SPOA sees this as an opportunity to find a creative solution. Their project exhibited in BDD 2019 is the Reduhouse, which can save up to 30 to 40 per cent of the construction budget. The key to budget reduction, according to SPOA, lies on three entities.; the home owner’s needs, architecture and the construction process. Home owners should ask themselves about what kind of rooms they really need, so there won’t be any ineffective space. Then the architectural elements should be explored further to find the most efficient layout and circulation. And the less material and construction needed, the less costly it will be. For the project, SPOA, in collaboration with Kamengski, shared the history of Bintaro through an exhibition. They also held talk shows and discussions during the event.