1. CONCRETE RIVER / KALI BETON
re-thinking spaces of urban infrastructure in jakarta

2. 1
[ mass interiorization ]

3. [ urban ] chronology
+ 22 years megalomaniac modernism
+ 32 years of authoritarian rule
+ public [official] - private partnerships
+ econocentric growth and globalization
- social welfare and protection of the poor
- human centered urban planning
= widening socio-economic gap
= ease of access and privatization of public land
= diminishing public spaces
= [ mass interiorization ]

4. [ interior ] urban landscapes
2003 2004
eviction of informal settlements
2009 in Latu Menten
development of mixed-use real
estate, Seasons City

5. [ interior ] urban landscapes
2006 2009
community Emporium CBD Pluit
sports facilities Pluit Junction
Mall

6. [ interior ] urban landscapes
+ urban fears and inaccessibility

7. 2
[ extensions: productions of ambiguous zones ]

8. definition.
ambiguous zones, also known as “rumija” = rumah milik jalan
river / canal
banks
train tracks
“ kolong tol ”

9. extensions of the [ interior ]
+ underutilized spaces
+ fragmented urban fabric

10. + rapid urbanization in bifurcated directions
informal
2003 2008
formal

11. + colonization of ambiguous zones is common in other places
Guang-Shen Highway, Pearl River Delta

14. 3
[ case : rawa bebek ]

15. + historical images of Rawa Bebek area

16. + In 2007 and 2008, squatter or informal settlements were cleared
+ Frequent fire incidents along with the stigma of “premanisme”

17. + Aftermath of the fires and reconstruction

18. 2008
the governor signed an agree-
ment to zone the space as
Ruang Tanah Hijau [RTH]
the allocated budget for the
toll-way is
Rp 872,763,000
approximately
$ 94,250

19. [rawa bebek RW 13]

20. + neighborhood

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22. + Pluit
+ + Kota
+ To Airport
RW 13

23. + kolong tol
scenes and
community
programs

25. + participation and local diagnosis

26. + commited
local
leadership
+ mobilizing individuals
+ involving the community

28. + potentials

29. [ urban ] politics
+ empower grassroots advocacy
+ re-thinking informality
+ local diagnosis through participation is good governance
[ urban ] environment
+ underutilized spaces -> socially generative landscapes
+ innovative spaces are needed to re-create the ‘public’
+ remove boundary conditions created by infrastructure

30. [ urban ] poor
+ productive spaces for community development
+ participation as a tool for empowerment
+ participation as a tool for accurate diagnostics
+ accumulation of political voices
+ capacity building to fight poverty
+ subverting their stigmatized image

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32. + increase ambition and long-term planning
$ 384
$ 172
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million
Seoul River Walk
$ 94,250 NYC highline
kolong tol

33. + increase public particiaption
+ intellectual activism
+ opinions and ideas

34. THANK YOU