At the invitation of PT Kereta Api (Persero), an identification mission has come to Indonesia for the Indonesia’s Railway Station Revitalization, which consists of Homme JE Heringa (Spoorbouwmeester Bureau) and Ben de Vries MA ( Netherlands Cultural Heritage Agency).
In this visit, a team from the Bureau and the Netherlands Spoorbouwmeester Cultural Heritage Agency would build a network with the principal stakeholders and identify key issues related to the revitalization of historical stations in Indonesia, of which the number is estimated not less than 900 stations. For this reason, a series of discussions and seminars has been held, among others, in Jakarta (at Kota Station, September 14, 2009) and Semarang (at Semarang Tawang Station, September 16, 2009).
In addition to the seminars, PT Kereta Api (Persero) also took a group of people from the Netherlands to visit the heritage of their Dutch administration era, including a number of stations: Jakarta Kota, Tanjung Priok, Pasar Senen, Kemayoran, Manggarai, Semarang Tawang, Tanggung, Kedungjati, Ambarawa, Solo Jebres, Solo Balapan, Maguwo, Lempuyangan and Yogyakarta stations.
Visiting the teams from Bureau Spoorbouwmeester and Netherlands Cultural Heritage Agency to Tanjung Priuk, Tanggung, Kedungjati and Ambarawa station
Goals :
1. To obtain a standardized reference which is applicable, structured/systematic and refers to the rules of preservation (preservation codes) for handling maintenance, repair and preservation of historical railroad building assets, including:
- Floor treatment guidelines
- Plaster and wall treatment guidelines
- Wood treatment guidelines (for frames and doors/windows, stands, structural ornaments, decorations, etc.)
- Roof and gutter maintenance guidelines
- Doors and windows accessories treatment guidelines (locks, lock cases, handles, hinges, etc.)
- Decorative ornaments treatment guidelines (stained glass, relief, sculpture, etc.)
- Electrical-mechanical devices and plumbing treatment guidelines
- Service facilities maintenance guidelines
2. To obtain a standardized reference which is applicable, structured/systematic for organizing historical railways building assets and subject to the rules of conservation (preservation codes), including:
- Guidelines on the building layout arrangement based on operational needs, characteristics of the building, the class (type) of the stations, the environment and its potential development
- Guidelines on the space organization arrangement according to the function and class (type) of the stations inside and outside the building area which is adjusted to the characteristics of the surrounding environment
- Guidelines on the preparation of the master plan of the building/ station
- Guidelines on structuring information devices e.g. signal box, signboard, gate, etc
- Guidelines used when there is a change in building mass both on reduction of the old buildings (existing buildings) and addition of new mass
3. To obtain a standardized reference which is applicable, structured/systematic for structuring historical railways building assets and compliant with the rules of conservation (preservation codes), including:
- Guidelines on the allocation of space management (zoning) which still refers to the main functions of the station and standardization of work space of PT Kereta Api (Persero)
- Guidelines on the provision of public space, open space, green space (landscape), etc
- Guidelines on commercial space planning in accordance with the regulations of PT Kereta Api (Persero)
4. To obtain a standardized reference which is applicable, structured/systematic for utilizing historical railways building assets and at the same time compliant with the rules of conservation (preservation codes), including:
- Guidelines on using the historical building assets based on potential, location and environmental characteristics
- Guidelines on the revitalization and re-functioning of historical buildings assets, such as re-functioning of station buildings that are inactive for museums, etc
Guidelines developed by taking into account the characters of each area of operations and regional divisions, so that the resulting guidelines can be more flexible from one area to another.
Data which must be collected and analyzed :
1. Technical data of buildings:
- Figures of site plan, layout, look, cut
- Construction system (foundation, floors, walls, roof) and its material
- Fresh water and wastewater plumbing systems
- Mechanical and electrical systems
- Finishing material
- Environmental conditions in which every building stands, such as soil conditions, rainfall, height of buildings above the sea level, etc
2. Historical data of each building:
- Architect and years of development of the building
- Architectural style of the building
- Technology used in construction of the building
3. The data were collected by taking samples from 9 regional operations and 4 regional divisions. From each region, the 8-10 building samples taken are representing every character of the building and the environment, including:
- 1 large station which is located in a major city
- 1 first class station which is located in big cities (urban)
- 1 first class station which is located in a small town (sub-urban)
- One 2nd class station which is located in big cities (urban)
- One 2nd class station which is located in a small town (sub-urban)
- One 3rd class station in a small town (sub-urban)
- One 3rd class station in the countryside (rural)
- 1 train or locomotive maintenance depot building
- 1 non-operational railways building, e.g. office buildings, employees’ residence, etc{jcomments on}