KOTA LAMA SEMARANG

URBAN HERITAGE PRESERVATION

IN THE PERSPECTIVE
OF SMART PLANNING

Ir Steef Buijs
PUM senior expert
Jakarta, 27 november 2014

FACTORS DETERMINING DEVELOPMENT (1)

Mediaeval world

Economy follows demography follows geography

Geography: fertile land, mild climate, sufficient water
Tying people to the land is crucial
19th century Europe and North-America

Demography follows economy follows geography

Geography: natural resources (esp. coal/iron ore), colonial inputs,

ports, rivers, railways
Accommodating migration to cities
20th century Europe and North-America

Economy follows economy

Critical mass: industrial agglomerations, global financial centres

Slowdown of migration

FACTORS DETERMINING DEVELOPMENT (2)

Late 20th/early 21st century Asia

Economy follows demography (global level)

Low-wages industrialisation (esp. China)

Demography follows economy (state level)

Emergence of Asian megacities

21st century North-America, Europe and increasingly Asia

Economy follows demography follows geography

Geography: quality of life in large-scale conurbations

QUALITY OF LIFE attracts well-educated, creative, entrepreneurial

people
A well-educated, creative, entrepreneurial population attracts
economic development
Tying people to your city is crucial

QUALITY OF LIFE
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climate/landscape/recreational potential

clean/healthy environment/public space

character/culture/history/HERITAGE

diversity/openness/tolerance/good governance

housing stock/residential environment

services (esp. health/education)/shops/entertainment

traffic system/public transport/walking and biking

ITC-infrastructure/e-government

URBAN HERITAGE GENERAL

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major contribution to quality of life

seedbed for innovative/creative business smart city

attraction for tourists (esp. young people/intellectuals/

interested in culture/spirituality)

meeting of old and new/traditional and modern/east and west

FUSION/SURPRISE

stimulating environment for arts/crafts/professions

wide variety of domains: music/dance/cinema/photography/

cinema/painting/sculpting/fashion/industrial design/interior
decoration/architecture/advertising/marketing/public
relations/website/app/games design/old and new media/
culinary arts/etcetera/etcetera
INTEGRATION/HOLISTIC/SYNERGY

URBAN HERITAGE SEMARANG

-

complete/scientific inventory has been made

vision has been formulated

now it comes to IMPLEMENTATION workshops

1st workshop: buildings/functions (2012)

2nd workshop: business planning (2013)

3rd workshop: community building/social capital (2014)

additional: water management/green/open space

1st Workshop, November 2012

PHYSICAL AND FUNCTIONAL RENEWAL

development of methodology
selection of objects (12 buildings)
target group analysis
selection of suitable functions (Kota Lama in general)
matching of functions and buildings
clustering in relation to overall vision
improvement of public space

2nd Workshop, November 2013

BUSINESS PLANNING AND EXTERNAL CONDITIONS

architectural volume studies (8 buildings)

costs of renovation (capital costs)
fine-tuning of functions
estimate of operation costs
estimate of income
balance of costs (capital & operation) and income
water management system : flood protection and water
treatment
landscaping : greening the city wall

GKBI

Present Condition of the Building

1930

GKBI BUILDING PROFILE

Built in 1930
Located in Mpu Tantular Street 29
On 4 May 1978 used as Gabungan
Pengusaha Batik Berdiri Di Indonesia
Located in RT01 RW01 Kelurahan
Tanjung Mas, Semarang Utara.

2013

BOUNDARIES
East Gudang Kulit
West Perikanan
South PT. Pelni
North PPH
(kehutanan)

3rd Workshop, November 2014

COMMUNITY BUILDING AND SOCIAL CAPITAL FORMATION

identification of stakeholders
stakeholder categories :
owners
occupants inside
occupants outside
neighbourhood community
neighbourhood-level
public authorities

 stakeholder interviews
status
present problems
future aspirations/development ideas
feedback to workshop proposals

community building and social capital

formation

 residential and small business solutions

(alternatives) :
improving conditions for inside occupants
moving occupants from outside to inside
offering social housing relocation

GENERAL PRINCIPLES
inclusion of all stakeholders
bridging differences/bringing down barriers
create new economic opportunities (for owners,
occupants, neighbourhood)
preserve the livelyhood of occupants and
neighbourhood/offer new opportunities
community building

GENERAL PRINCIPLES (CONTINUED)

education and training

NGO/goverment support high level committee
innovative funding
branding/marketing/PR world heritage
improvement of physical surroundings (traffic,
flooding, waste water, solid waste, greening)

GKBI PILOT FOR FUSION AND SYNERGY

batik workshop
fashion shows
music classes
gamelan workshop
jam sessions
dance performances
traditional medicine study
cooking class and
restaurant
shop and gallery
hotel
artists in residence
parking

NOW
STILL ON PROGRESS

FUSION
AS A NEW CULTURE

WATER MANAGEMENT AND GREENING

no more flooding threats from East and West (Banger/Kali Semarang)
also from North and South
lower ground water table through dredging of Kali Semarang
no more seepage through ground floors

references to retention pond/former city wall/bastions/fortress

Green Belt

CONCLUSION
To succeed, you need
(1) beautiful buildings/beautifully renovated
(2) functions suiting the buildings/meeting specific market
demands/fitting in the general profile of Kota Lama
(3) sufficient return on investment to attract necessary
capital
(4) organising a community of empowered
stakeholders/offering each a better future
(5) goverment support to create a safe/healthy/attractive
environment

(2) is more difficult than (1)

(3) is more difficult than (2)
(4) is more difficult than (3)

THANK YOU