The Influence of the Concept of Nusantara Architecture on the Architectural Concept of Aldo Van Eyck: Study of the Pastoor van Ars Church in Den Haag

Abstract

— Aldo van Eyck, a Dutch architect in the era of modern architecture after the second world war in the category of structuralism, his philosophy values and architectural theory supported by philosophy values when he was in the journey to Indonesia, Africa, the Far East, Mediterranean, New Mexico and Scandinavian. These values give to philosophical theories and architecture about the dimensions of the microcosm and the macrocosm, local culture and traditions, human nature and local identity. This research is to see the extent to which the concept of Indonesian Architecture influences the work of Aldo van Eyck which will be discussed through the case study ‘Pastoor van Ars’ Church in Den Haag. The research method was carried out by describing the architectural theory of Aldo van Eyck and the philosophy of Indonesian architecture by Romo Mangunwijaya with indicators of human relations with the macrocosm of nature and microcosm, human relations with culture and location identity. The second meeting of these theories will produce a reading tool to analyze case studies. The results of this study conclude and find that Aldo van Eyck's architectural theory was approved by the understanding of Nusantara architecture and the philosophy of Nusantara Architecture can enrich the insights for architects in Indonesia, for this reason this research is expected to be an opening for research so that Aldo van Eyck's research and knowledge and education of the world of architecture that has insight into local wisdom.