JAILCD2025-001: Imagining Inside Outside Nature Integration on Adaptive Reuse Design Strategies for Forestry Ministry Office Complex

Authors

  • Bianda Christabel Pingkan Wantah Universitas Pelita Harapan Author
  • Julia Dewi Universitas Pelita Harapan Author https://orcid.org/0000-0003-2477-9939
  • Andreas Yanuar Wibisono Universitas Pelita Harapan Author
  • Felia Srinaga Universitas Pelita Harapan Author

DOI:

https://doi.org/10.69368/jailcd.20250001

Keywords:

Adaptive reuse, Inside outside nature, Design strategies, Regenerative

Abstract

As Indonesia plans to relocate its capital, many government buildings in Jakarta, including the Ministry of Environment and Forestry (KLHK) complex, are set to face underutilization or vacant. The KLHK complex, designed initially with low-carbon principles, is dominated by large, rigid structures and hard surfaces that limit its environmental potential. The research explores how architectural strategies can utilize threshold spaces to connect inside and outside areas, transforming the KLHK site into a revitalized urban forest. A design that combines the elements inside and outside can enhance the relationship between a structure and its surroundings; it also strengthens the role of KLHK as the heart of the city's natural heritage. This study explores the role of threshold in architectural design and analyzes how to connect a structure and its natural surroundings. A few proposed examples were redefining a structure's room limit and combining the natural elements with the structure of the building to encourage more people to get involved with their surroundings. Thresholds can create harmony between buildings and their natural surroundings, improving the environment's ecological and social standards.

Author Biographies

  • Bianda Christabel Pingkan Wantah, Universitas Pelita Harapan

    Fourth-year Architecture Student at Universitas Pelita Harapan Architecture Undergraduate Program.

  • Julia Dewi, Universitas Pelita Harapan

    Julia Dewi is an Assistant Professor at the Department of Architecture, Faculty of Design, Universitas Pelita Harapan. She holds a Doctoral Degree in Architecture with research interests in urban morphology studies, heritage, place attachment, and sense of community.

  • Andreas Yanuar Wibisono, Universitas Pelita Harapan

    Andreas Yanuar Wibisono is a Junior Lecturer at the Department of Architecture, Faculty of Design, Universitas Pelita Harapan. He holds a Master's Degree in Architecture with research interests in History and Theory of Architecture. Recently, he has developed architecture design methods and learning.

  • Felia Srinaga, Universitas Pelita Harapan

    Felia Sringa is an Associate Professor at the Department of Architecture, Faculty of Design, Universitas Pelita Harapan. She holds a doctoral degree in psychology and a Master's in Urban Design and has research interests in people's behavior in urban environments.

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Published

2025-09-05

Issue

Vol. 2025 (2025): Journal of Asian Institute of Low Carbon Design

Section

AILCD Journal