badrul hisham architect: BHA FAMILY TRIP 2011

2011, June 2 - 5 _ Jakarta - Bandung

For a project that we are currently undertaking we need to study what makes factory outlets work and how to manage the abundant natural resources God has created for us for a sustainable lifestyle.

Since quite a number of us had to go for the study trip, we turned the trip into a BHA Family Trip affair.
A bus load of us made the trip to Bandung via Jakarta. KL - Jakarta via Garuda Airlines and by bus to Bandung.

The trip turned out to be an eye opener how low tech solutions made architecture very pleasant [ and how cheap clothing were in Bandung factory outlets compared with KL! ].

CONTEMPORARY SHOPPING

Bandung do have the latest Shopping Centres in Paris van Java and CiWalk [Cihampelas Walk] Mall and a few others but the houses turned into shops were more interesting.
CiWalk Mall is a street mall which is good to emulate - with its interesting individual formed shops and the heavily landscaped malls.

THEMATIC RESTAURANT _ KAMPUNG DAUN

Kampung Daun, a sprawling restaurant set along a forest stream next to granite hillside, was a dream. The setting was surreal. Might look for a natural setting here in Malaysia to turn into something like that. It would be great!

Kampung Daun Restaurant

CULTURAL SHOW - SAUNG PAK UDJO

The trip to Saung Pak Udjo to watch a cultural show with the main feature on an Angklung orchestra was enlightening. Preserving and presenting the local cultural heritage with all artists trained from the whole of the village [ I was made to believe as an effort to enable them to have something worthwhile to do, beats leaving them to turn into Mat Lepaks or Mat Rempits, I am sure ].

It was a noble cause and looked like a commercially rewarding venture.

We could learn a trick or two from the cultural show, the architectural set up is basic but very vernacular and interestingly done. The show is a must see.