“ an ARCHITECT’s STORY “ or, a Compendium of the Works of H.G Batara is a portfolio of Hagai G. Batara, an architectural designer based in Bekasi, Indonesia from the year 2017 - 2022
(I) Curriculum Vitae (II) Architectural
(1) Kopi Shiro (2020)
(2) Mantheos Micro-Library (2016)
(3) Vic’s House (2020) (4) Jul’s House (2016)
(5) Paradisum Hotel (2019) (6) Padasuka Pop Music Community (2019)
(III) Non-Architectural
(1) ‘ki.ev (2) Rela & Hentikan
Part I ***
Hi!
My name is Hagai, I’m passionate in architecture, visual arts and music. Personally, I pursue architecture because I believe we can change our environment into something better through it.
For me, architecture is not just about buildings and spaces, it’s about its impact to the society and its surroundings.
Hagai
(Architectural Designer)
p. +62 812 9519 9517 e. hagaibatara@gmail.com i. instagram.com/hagaibatara
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(I predominantly use SketchUp, AutoCAD, Lumion, V-Ray, Adobe Photoshop, Adobe Illustrator, Adobe InDesign for my works)
Education
2013 - 2015 Kolese Gonzaga 2016 - 2020 Universitas Katolik Parahyangan
Bachelor of Architecture
Organizational Experience 2017 Parahyangan Fair Graphic Designer 2018 - 2019 Himpunan Mahasiswa Program Studi Arsitektur
Human Relation 2019 - 2020 Media Parahyangan Editor
Work Experience
2020 Atelier Riri Architectural Internship 2021 - Present Studio Rara+ Co-Founder & Architectural Designer
Awards
2017 Metamorfosa 2017 Top 10 Best Design Award 2020 SAA Awards 46 Honorable Mention
Languange Indonesia Fluent English Advanced (IELTS Score 6.5)
Vic’s House
Category: Professional
Location: Bekasi, Indonesia
Scope of Work: Interior Design, Graphic Design Year: 2020 Area: ±18 m2
Chapter 1 ***
Kopi Shiro is a newly established coffee shop based in Bekasi. The theme which highlighted is “Friendly Neighborhood Coffee Shop in Jatibening Estate, Bekasi”, so that inclusivity concept is used as the main design approach such as open-plan concept and semi-outdoor spaces with the hope of warm welcome from the neighborhood.
This project is one of the most challenging one due to client’s minimum budget. Thus, we experiment with cheap and mass-produced material with the purpose of keeping the budget does not swell but the aesthetic and function remain optimal.
The main material that is being used for this Kopi Shiro project is local plywood and concrete exposed, as well as water-based finished and paint finished for the finishing. In some parts we did not use any material finishing to save the budget. However, we made sure that those parts still giving the function, aesthetic and does not show any ‘low budget’ impressions.
Chapter 2
Category: Academic
Scope of Work: Architecture
Location: Bandung, Indonesia ***
Year: 2017 Area: ±104 m2
Mantheos micro-library is a project from college architectural design studio 2. This micro-library is designated as a communal space for Mantheos Village people and education facility for the children.
As a communal space for villagers, this building must be able to accommodate every community activity in this village. Highdensity site is a challenge for designing this building, as a new building in middle to lower economy area, the design must be familiar yet iconic. That challenge becomes the basic concept of this micro-library.
On this assignment, the building criteria is 2 floors high. The problem appears when the design is a must 2 floors high because the site is flanked by 2 floor high building and a 1 floor house. When this micro-library builds in 2 floors high, there will be a sunlight problem for the houses. In this area, sunlight is the most important thing for dwellings, they use it for drying clothes and reducing humidity as well. Without sunlight, this high-density housing in Bandung city will have a problem with healthiness. That’s why sunlight is very important to this high-density village.
The idea comes from the problem of this site. Inspired by Sundanese culture to say “punten” or excuse me in Sunda while bowing when passing through the crowd or people who are interacting.
The main material of this micro-library is wood because most of the villagers mainly work as builders and most of them familiar with wood material. So, the building construction process can be carried out by local workers. Other than that, the mobilization process of the material can be done easily, because the road in front of the site is ± 2 meters long, only a motorcycle can drive on that road.
Section A - A’
Ground Floor Plan
1st Floor Plan
Section B - B’
Roof
1st Floor Ground Floor
Category: Professional
Scope of Work: Architecture, Interior Design
Location: Bekasi, Indonesia ***
Year: 2021 Area: ±180 m2
The first brief from our client was that not only that they want to a big garden within the middle of the house, but also a ‘growing house’ concept. By this information, we must think of several steps until the house become a final house.
From this brief, we have some ideas to divide this house into two masses, which are the front mass and the back mass. First, the front mass has the function as a garage, sitting room, and foyer. Next, the back mass will become the main mass, with the configuration of a first floor, as a living room, kitchen, and guest room, then on the second floor, as the master bedroom and service area.
Facade concept of this house is rather unique. We maximize the use of the roof and use that roof as the main expression of this house’s facade. Therefore, the impression that this house made is a modern tropical house.
Ground Floor
1st Floor
Category: Professional
Scope of Work: Architecture
Location: Tangerang, Indonesia ***
Year: 2021 Area: ±240 m2
This project is located in a suburan area of Jakarta, specifically in Pamulang, Tangerang Selatan.The main problem of this project was our client had large space requirements but the site surface area is limited.
With that big amount of space requirements, the problem that will arise is a compact space organization and probably will prevent the natural ventilation and natural light. To overcome that problems, a design idea to create a V-shaped plan appear and divide the house’s mass into 2 masses that are the main mass and the service mass.
Based on that design idea, we visualized that there will be a open space in the middle of the masses and use the site surface area effectively. So that the natural ventilation and natural light in this house can run properly.
Section A - A’
Category: Academic Scope of Work: Architecture
Chapter 5
Location: Bandung, Indonesia ***
Year: 2019 Site Area: ±4570 m2
Paradisum Hotel is a college architectural design studio 6 assignment. This 3+ star hotel is designated for tourists and businessman who wants to stay over in Bandung city center.
Paradisum means paradise in Latin, where the idea comes while visiting the site and seeing the site condition that was busy and crowded. The idea based on site condition to make a paradise in the middle of the city center by creating masses organization leads out the site with the result formed a boundary between inside and outside the site.
First of all, the design process is looking at the access on the side and a big crossroads in front of the site. From those 2 factors, formed imaginary lines that become design reference. The “Paradise” of this hotel located on the dot that comes from a section of imaginary lines.
Chapter 6
Category: Academic
Scope of Work: Architecture Site Area: ±11.835 m2
Year: 2020
Location: Bandung, Indonesia ***
Padasuka Community is a pop music community building in Bandung. This facility is located on Jl. Padasuka Atas, Bandung. Designated for musicians and music enthusiast, this building is designed in such a way as to support all musical activities from the process of making music, to performing music.
The basic concept taken is pop music reinterpretation, space inbetween, and musical journey. These three things are chosen so that the concept can support the main function of the building more optimal.
Pop music reinterpretation is a reinterpretation of pop music and is presented in an architectural form. The essence of pop music is taken “easy listening” and is used as a parameter form that is easy to understand by the public so that this building can become an icon of the pop music community in Bandung as well.
Space in-between is an effort to trigger the arrival of inspiration by making a room that does not have a strict boundary between the outer space with the inner space. So that the rooms in this building have good communication with open nature.
Exterior Bird Eye View
Category: Non-Architectural
Scope of Work: Producer, Graphic Designer
Chapter 1
Location: Bandung, Indonesia ***
Year: 2015 - 2019
Chapter 2
Category: Non-Architectural
Scope of Work: Musician, Graphic Designer
Year: 2020
Location: ***
1st Layer
2nd Layer
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Keep in touch! Phone: +62 812 9519 9517 Instagram: @hagaibatara
E-mail: hagaibatara@gmail.com
Location: Bekasi, Indonesia ***