Asian Architecture

1. The buildingwithtriangleshape window whichisbuiltinthishistorical streetduringDutch
colonial era. DuringDutchcolonial era,thisbuildingfunctionasthe office forDutch
government.Besidesthat,Nowthisbuildingthatstill there asamemoriesforthe people in
Medan. The BuildingnowfunctionasMedantourismgovernmentoffice orcentral of
tourist.Onthe otherhand,the architecture elementthatcanbe seenonthe buildingisthe
repetitionof the triangle shapeandthe repetitionof the triangle shape onthe window in
thisbuildingisthe mostobviousandsignificantelementthatthisbuilding influencedto.
Thenthe buildingfaçade isdesignwithall the triangleshape window andairvent fromthe
firstfloortill the secondfloor.The mostobviousbuildingthatcan be foundunique inthis
historical street,thisbuildingisactuallyone of it, because the style of thisbuildingislooks
differentwithanotherbuildinginthe surrounding.The Dutchstyle architecture isthe
architectural style thatthe buildinginfluencedto, the twotoweronbothside of the
building,andthe roof type makesthe buildingmore obviousthatthe buildingiscame from
Dutch colonial era.The towerthatplace in the bothside of the buildingmakesthishistorical
buildinglooksmore strongerandhaspowerif compare withotherbuildingduringDutch
colonial era. Overall of thisbuildingfromthe architecture pointof viewandfromthe size of
thisbuilding,thisbuildingshowedthe powerof DutchduringDutchcolonial era.

2. The untouchedshoplotinKesawansquare or Jendral AhmadYani street,itgivesdifferent
feelingwhenyoupassthroughthatstreet,because inthishistorical street,there are alotof
untouchedshoplotsince colonial era.the untouchedshoplotstillremainthere because
governmentwanttopreserve the originalityof the buildingorshoplot that leftbythe
colonyduringcolonial eraandmake it as a historical streettoletthe visitororpeople to
knowthe historybehindit.Inthiscase,Governmentonlyallowedthe usertorepaintthe
shoplot or buildingwithoutchanginganyof the shape.Otherthanthat,thisshoplot
actuallyisrebuiltbyChinese peoplewhocame fromMalacca that stay inthat street,they
rebuiltbecause whenMelayupeople staythere andtheybuiltthe shoplotwithtimberor
wood,andone day the Jendral AhmadYani streethas fire eventandburnalmostall the
shoplot,that’swhy the Chinese people whostaythere rebuildthe shoplot.The untouched
shoplot thatstill inKesawansquare until now isthe shoplotthat influence totraditional
shopstyle andart decostyle.Thisfaçade orthe face of the shoplotit still like whatthe
Chinese people builtbutthe onlythingissome of ittheyalreadyrepaintthe shoplot. When
the userwant to repaintit,alsoa limitationof colourthatthe usercan choose,whichis
white orblack.Nowthe building,some businessmanuse itto opensouvenirshopandalso
sport equipmentstore.

3. Pre modernchinaarchitecture style still canbe foundinMedan,Indonesia. ThisFrontgate is
the front gate of TjongA fie MansioninMedan.Thisfront gate actuallycontentthe
traditional dwellingwhichisone of the traditional Chinaarchitectural style.The designof
the gate call Brilliantgate. Besidesthat,the ornamentationlikethe lionwhereitcalled“Foo
Dogs” inthe west.The FooDog or lioncame from Han Dynastyera andwere believedas
benefitwhichispowerful mythicprotective.Foodogalsorepresentgoodfortune,
magnanimity,longevityandwisdom.Otherthanthat, FooDog mostlycan be seenin
palaces,governmentofficesorthe home of governmentofficials.QuestioningwhyinTjonga
Fie mansionthere are alsoa setof Foodogs in frontof Tjonga fie house,it’sbecause tjonga
fie isone of the importantpeople orbusinessmanthathave powerduringthatera. so the
ornamentationof the gate roof where the mostobviousthingisthe art of peacockin both
side, the peacockrepresent5mainvirtue whichare sincerity,justice,loyalty,humane that
showedfromthe 5 colour of the featherwhichisgreen,yellow,red,whiteandblack.Nextis
the ornamentationonthe wall,it’smostlycarvedwithgranite orstone.Onthe otherhand,
the historybehindthisamazinggate,givingandimpressionthatthishouse ininfluence by
the architectural style thatcame longtime ago duringcolonial era.Thisbrilliantgate also
showthe powerof the people wholiveinthere.The frontgate of the Tjonga Fie mansion
that locatedinkesawansquare asone of the historical buildingface of chinain that streetit
remindsthatJendral AhmadYani streetisthe village of Chinese peopleduringthattime.

4. The buildingwithuniqueorientationof entrance thatcontentorinfluencedwith Neo
classical architectural style isLondon-basedHarrisons&crossfieldPLC. The Neoclassical
style can be seenfrom the façade or the elementthatthisbuildingusedorinfluencedto. For
example the columndesign,the ornamentationandthe proportionof the window andthe
building. DavidHarrisonsisthe designerof thisbuilding, thishistoricalbuildingbuiltin1906
as a trading andplantationmanagementservice firm.Thisbuildingisfamouswiththe name
whichismostlycalled“Lonsum”bylocal people.Thishistorical buildingbecome ahistoryas
one of the renownedplantationcompanies inthe world with100.000 hectaresof plantedoil
palm,tea,cocoa and manymore . Thisbuildinghasmake alot of historyforthe time during
the heydayof Lonsum. LondonSumatra isa verybigcompanyinthat era. LondonSumatra
until nowitstill usingthe same name because thiscompanyhalf still ownedbyBritish,and
alsohalf still ownedbyIndonesian,that’swhythe name still calledLondonSumatra.This
historical buildinglookasmagnificenthistorical buildingthatgivingstereotype tothe people
whosee thisbuildingthathave strengthand powerduringthe heydayof the company.The
size of thisbuildingamaze people duringthatera. Now this,buildingisstillusedbythe
owneras tradingand plantationmanagement

5. A greatarchitecture style withthe bestcompositionof architecture elementandalsofollow
the grid hasbeenshownbythisbuilding,thisisnotthe original façade of the historical
buildingthatleftfromthe colonial era.Thishistorical buildinghasbeenrebuiltbythe
governmentwithusingthe same architectural style andmore modern.Fromthe element,
the ornamentationandalsothe colourthishistorical buildingactually influencedtoNeo
classical Architectural style.Thisbuildinghasa greatarchitecture,itcan be seenfromthe
repetitionof the windowandthe ornamentation,all the elementandthe ornamentationis
followingthe grid.The rebuilthistorical buildingisjustanormal office duringthe colonial
era,now the buildinghasbecome the place people canhanginwithfriendandalsoa place
for people todobusiness.Thisrebuilthistorical buildingisthisfifthfloorbuildingandit’s
lookslike the buildingstandalone becauseof the size.Thisbuildingalsolooksmagnificent.
Thisbuildinggives feelingorimpressionthatduringDutchcolonial era,Dutchinfluence is
verystrong,and the Dutch has superpoweror more powerthanthe otherscolonythat ever
come to Medan or Indonesia.

6. Th
Whenpass throughJendral AhmadYani street,the withbuildingwiththe blueroof tilesthat
locatedat the endof the streetwhere isonthe right side.The buildingthatinfluencedwith
dutch architectural style whichthe buildingcanbe alsocategorizedasmodernarchitectural
style because itnotcontenta lotof ornamentationandalsohasa great proportionbetween
leftandrightside of the building.Thenthe onlythingthatthe historical buildingshowsisthe
simplicityof the buildingandthe special of thishistorical buildingwhichisveryobviousis
the exclusive entrance withbalconyonthe top,it’susuallydesignforEurope countryor
usedbyEuropeanpeople.Thismakesthishistorical buildingconsiderinfluence toEuropean
architectural style.Besidesthat,fromthe buildingform, it’slooksverystable andstrong.
Afterthat,the historical buildingisfunctionasoffice duringcolonial era.andagainwhenyou
walkthroughor pass throughbuildingitgivesthe feelinglike walkinginoldtime,the
buildinglookslike oldcolonial erabuildingthatcontentclassicelementorstyle onit.For
example the steelstickthatstandhighon the roof.Now the buildingisnolongerusedby
colonyto dotheirbusinessbuthasbeenusedbyone insurance companyastheiroffice.

7. Abandonedshoplotwithbrokenroof andbrokenstructuresthatleftoverinthishistorical
street.Thisbuildingactuallyintentionally leftthere bygovernmentwithoutdoingany
renovation,it’stoshowthatthe original structuresorshoplot that buildduringcolonialera.
Thisbuildinggive the abandonedfeelingandsad, like aplace toremindthe past to make it
as memoriesof the street.Thisabandonedshoplotistoshow the collapse of the colonyera,
to remindthe oldtime duringthe colonial era,whenfirststepinside thisabandonedshop
lot,it givesfeelingthat the sadnessandalsogive a sentence inmindwhichis “There is
alwaysa hope fora people wheneverything ruinorcollapse,onlystandanddois the only
wayto be back to glory”.Thisabandonedshoplotgivesalotof lessontothe people to
learn.The collapse of the buildingisthe innerpartof the buildingbutthe façade remain the
same like whatthe Chinese people built.It’srepresentthe painedof the people thatever
pass throughthe colonial erabutthe y the face still remainthe same onlyitleftmarkand
paininside theirheart. Now,some hawkersell coffee andfoodinfrontof thisabandoned
shoplot.

8. The buildingwithbigcolumninfrontof the façade showsthe greatnessof the building
whichonlycan be seeninJendral AhmadYani street. The buildingwithfourbigCorinthian
columnat the front whichthe size of the columnshowsthe powerof the buildingandthe
ornamentationinthe buildingshowsthatthe buildinginfluencedtoNeo-classical
architectural style.The fourbigCorinthiancolumnshow the strengthorthe powerof the
leaderorthe ownerof thishistorical building.onthe otherhand,whenyoupastthrough
thisstreetandstop at the trafficlight,itmakesor like bringyouto Europe andthe detailing
of the ornamentationwhichisattachedtothe buildingwill amaze the visitoralso.The
historical hasa great proportion,whenstandunderthisbuilding,it’slikestandingunderthe
huge court inEurope or the historical buildinginEurope.Besidesthat,thisblue huge
buildingstillcanbe saidas one of untouchedhistorical buildingsincethatcolonial era,the
onlythingthat the governmentdoisonlyrepaintthe building.Governmentkeepthe
buildingwell,it’sbecause theywantpeople tolearnandletpeople know aboutthe
greatnessof Europe countryduringcolonial era.Otherthanthat,theybuilta great building
to everycountrythat theyeverstepinor take overto make a historyto the countryand
memoriestothe country.Now,thisbuildinghasbecome anabandonedbuildingthatonly
leftthere asopenmuseumwhere the touristorthe visitoronlycanenjoythe greatnessonly
fromthe façade of the building.

9. A courtyardand a repetitionof window withroundopenairventilation onthe topof the
window onthe façade of Tjong Afie mansionisthe typical Chinese traditional house,The
TjongAfie mansionisbuiltduringcolonial era orwhenChinese peoplecame toMedanfor
living,Tjongafie mansionisdesignedwithalotof consideration,thisbuildingcanbe said
has 10 over10 in case of fengshui.This mansionhasproved hasa perfectfengshui bythe
shifuof fengshui inthisworld. There are alotof elementbeingusedbythishouse to
complete the requirementtoachieve perfectfengshui. Thismansion isverypopularwiththe
traditional architecture style,because inthishistorical streetthe onlybuildingorhouses
withthisChinese traditional architectural of style.InJendral ahmadyani streetthe typical of
Chinese traditional houseswithtraditionaldwellingarchitectural style isonlyone,whichis
tjongafie mansion.TjongA fie mansionisalwaysrememberednotonlyfromthe shape of
the house,the designof the house,it’sbecause gotastory behindormythaboutthe statue
of Guan Yu.From the myth, thismansionalsoveryfamouswiththe statue of Guan Yu
because the mythtellingthatthe statue of Guan Yu isthe firststatue of Guan Yu that
arrivedinMedan,so it makespeople wholive inMedanrespectandstill keepthismansion
well.Otherthanthat,the thingthat makesthismansionalsopopularisthe mysticstoryin
thishouse,because thishouse everleftemptybythe family,sosome of the keepereversaw
the soul of TjongA fie familythatstill inthe mansion.Sothe keepertoldthe TjongA fie
familythatstill alive tostayinthe house,topray for the soul. Afterthat, one of Tjong A Fie
granddaughterdecide tostayat the mansion, afterstayingatthe mansionfora while, his
granddaughteralsoofferedbysome people andtourism governmenttorenovate the
mansionfortourismpurpose,because lasttime TjongA Fie islike anemptymansion and
some part has alreadyalmostcollapse.Now thismansionhasalreadybecome atourism
place since 2009 buttouristcan onlyaccess like 90% of thismansion,because the other10%
isthe place where hisgranddaughterliveandit’sonthe rightside of the mansion.

10. A buildingthatlookshuge andbuildwithproperorgreatarchitecture elementandgood
proportionisa great architecture.The buildingthatbuiltwithpostmodernismarchitectural
style isthe newbuildingthatcanbe foundinthis Jendral AhmadYani street. The most
obviousthingitthe elementthatthe buildinglike the centre part orthe roundthing of the
buildingandalsothe type of window andthe simple ornamentationof the buildingw.On
the otherhand, This buildingisaprivate buildingthatownedbyanownerof famous
newspaperinMedan.Thisbuildingjuststartoperatinglasttwoor three years. The
proportionof thisbuildingisnotthatgoodbetweenthe leftsideandthe rightside of the
building,becausethe compositionof the buildingislooknotbalance betweenleftandright
side.The oldbuildingthatstandinthe same landas thisnew postmodernismbuilding,has
beendemolishedbythe ownerdue tosome problemandrebuild.Thisbuildinghasalot of
historybehindthe governmentandthe owner,likethe permissionit’sactuallypassthrough
a lot of conflictanduntil the ownerrebuildagain.Thisbuildingactuallyisex supermarket
duringDutch colonial erain1920. Now the buildingisstillremainthere andstilloperating
like usual asnewspaperoffice andwhere theyproduce the newspaper.

11. Theme:The movementandchanging of buildingfaçade designduringcolonial era
Jendral ahmadYani is a historical streetthatknownasKesawansquare nowadays.This
streetcontenta lotof historybehindthe street,duringthe colonialera,there are a lotof
changingbetweenthe buildingthathasbeenbuiltinthishistorical street, the building
influencedbyalot of architectural style like Chinese traditional style,Europeanartdeco,
Malay architecture style,neo-classical style,Britishcolonial style,earlyshophousestyle,
traditional shoplotstyle andDutchcolonial style. From the colonial eraalotof variety or
differentdesignof buildingfaçade hasbeenbuilt.