World class, adroit Architectural Designers and proficiently skilled Urban Master Planners, Skidmore, Owings and Merrill need no formal introduction, or as the English man would say, 'Their reputation precedes them'.
The Picture depicted above is yet again, another brainchild from the technically advanced and globally recognised American architectural firm. It is SOM's master plan proposal for Pluit City Island. The two islands will be constructed on 450 hectares of land which will be reclaimed off the north coast of Jakarta, Indonesia and creates the first phase of a unique "archipelago" city district to be constructed in the historic Jakarta Bay. They offer an affordable solution to providing for Jakarta's swiftly swelling population, while helping to deliver a defense against rising sea levels and severe storm surges that threaten millions of the city's residents.
Pluit City Island 1 is a proposed 160 hectare reclaimed island in Jakarta Bay North of the historic town centre, for a population of 70,000 residents. The project comprises of a masterplan by SOM with Shop Houses (Ruko), Shopping plaza, office towers, apartment blocks and beach houses. The open spaces are a prominent factor in developing a rich lifestyle and green place to live for the residents of Jakarta.
A large central park, 90,000 sqm ‘stitches’ together the soft green western edge with the harder urban western edge and provides an opportunity to for a contemporary park not only for the Island, but for Jakarta. In addition, the development provides a number of community parks, with play areas, club houses, swimming pools and sporting areas. Plazas with extensive and dynamic shade structures are provided for markets, food stalls and weekend events.
With 6,000 metres of waterfront, the treatment of the edge is a major part of the design of the island. SOM utilized this transition between land and water as recreational linear parks, with bicycle circuits, plazas for cafes, and methods to drawing people close to the water edge. An innovative approach to extend the use of existing Mangroves is proposed.
The global architecture community eagerly awaits the culmination of this breath-taking design showpiece. Pluit City Island 1 will transform the cityscape of the historic Jakarta bay into an eye-appealing, technologically advanced and world-class destination for tourists as well. These marked improvements will not only contribute substantially to the cultural and economic prosperity of Jakarta cosmopolis, but also add to the overall infrastructural development of Indonesia as a whole.
What can I say, SOM...You have done it again!
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