DIPOMURIA COMMERCIAL CENTER
SHAU Indonesia
ARCHITECT
SHAU Indonesia
SENIOR ARCHITECT
Ignatius Aditya Kusuma, Rizki M. Supratman
DIRECTOR
Daliana Suryawinata, Florian Heinzelmann
MEP
ME db LabStudio/mustekeph
PHOTOGRAPHS
Andreaswidi
ARCHITECT
Aprilea S. Ariadi, Prisca Bicawasti B.
JUNIOR ARCHITECT
Alfian Reza Almadjid, Ben Barukh Kurniawan
ARCITECTURAL ASSISTANT
Miftah Adisunu N. Alui
AREA
1400 m²
YEAR
2021
LOCATION
Semarang, Indonesia
CATEGORY
Retail
Text description provided by architect.
DipoMuria commercial center in Semarang, Central Java, Indonesia, hosts a photo studio, restaurant, café, and retail shop and is modeled after an urban village typology.
On one hand, this makes the design fit better into the low rise and small-scale residential neighborhood and on the other hand, also gives the possibility to play with the volumes and provide more experienceable sequences of in-between spaces to explore and hang out.
The volumes are grouped around a central courtyard, the heart of the ensemble which is connected to the outside but also to terraces on the second floor.
The courtyard features a slide for kids to play but is also usable as a backdrop for action and group photo shootings.
The village-like massing is split horizontally through a change in materiality and color having a more grounded plinth level containing all the outer stairs, materialized by rough plaster and a smoother and reflecting upper level in form of polycarbonate façade cladding.
Most of the larger, glazed façade openings are facing North-South direction and are shaded by overhangs whereas the East-West facades are more closed, and openings are located behind the polycarbonate facades.
The window to wall ratio is also kept to a minimum to reduce unnecessary heat gains.
The outdoor areas provide ample seating areas. Brazilian fern trees with their slender appearance underline the minimal character of the assemble and provide an additional texture on the facades during certain times of the day in form of shadows cast by the filigree leaves.
Designing and realizing architecture in an Indonesian context requires a high level of commitment and soft communication skills unlike any other- this project is no exception.
Despite budget constraints, SHAU achieved an elegant and refined appearance generating an atmosphere more related to cultural architecture rather than commercial architecture.
