Pniel Church, built in 1913 to 1915, has been registered as historical church in Jakarta. More well-known as “Gereja Ayam” due to its unique chicken image on top of the roof, this church is one of religious tourism spots. PKCB assigned principal of Bagan Desain to propose a revitalization plan towards the church. We collaborated with PDA to compose a BED documents including the revitalization and renovation plan of the church, the landscape, and the supporting buildings.
Design Approach
- To research the history and the important cultural significances of the church. This research process shall collaborate with PDA.
- To coordinate with the church committee, PDA, PKCB, and structure consultants regarding the project’s needs.
- To accommodate new programs required by the church committee into the supporting buildings. These programs include a multifunction room, a prayer room, a meeting room, and a committee room. It is also important to propose a conceptual design for supporting buildings so that it will not “harm” the church.
- To propose a new concept for the landscape area, as well as solve the flooding issue that happened in the past.
Design Proceess
- The output of the research shall be considered as parameters to revitalize the church, including revitalizing its landscape area and redesigning its supporting buildings. The PDA team shall propose the revitalization document.
- In this project, Bagan is responsible for developing the design of supporting buildings. We propose to treat the supporting building as the background of the curch, so we intentionally apply a simple facade design with wood louvre. We also propose to subtract some parts of the building, specifically the one which is located near H. Samanhudi street, to ensure that people can see the church even from afar.
- Redesign for the landscape area refers to its original landscape pattern that was discovered through old photos. We also propose to transform its hardscape to be more pedestrian-friendly. In response to the flooding issue, Bagan proposes to build a hydraulic flood barrier near the entrance.
