Architecture

1. Personal information Name Jonathan de Veen Student number 4148282 Address Offenbachlaan 38 Postal code 4384 ME Place of residence Vlissingen Telephone number +31 (0)618900823 E‐mail address jonadeveen@hotmail.com Studio Chair The Why Factory Theme The Vertical Village, Jakarta Impian (A dream for Jakarta) Teachers Professor Winy Maas, Ulf Hackauf, Adrien Ravon Argumentation of choice of the studio We started this project as a group with the goal of researching urban villages in South East Asia. The Why Factory started a research on this topic in 2007 with the Vertical Village studios, which lead to a publication in 2011. We planned on brining the knowledge and research further by focusing on the city of Jakarta, Indonesia, and design a “real” vertical village. Jakarta as a city was chosen because of the fact that 70% of the city consists of what is called kampungs, also know as urban villages. The city is in a desperate need of a new vision on this informal part of the city while maintaining the growth of its global and formal city, the kota. 2. Product 2.1 Problem statement Jabodetabek, the urban agglomeration consisting of DKI Jakarta, Bogor, Depok, Tangerang and Bekasi, is the second fastest growing megacity on the planet (Robinson, 2011). Current projections show that Jabodetabek’s population will reach 38 million people in 2030 (Jakarta municipality, 2014). However, this growth will take place in a city that is facing major problems; all these issues are deeply interconnected and are seriously jeopardizing the city’s livability. (Kusno, 2010; Robinson, 2011; Silver, 2007). We believe these problems should be tackled with a radical reconsideration of Jakarta’s urban fabric. In doing so it the city would take decisive steps in its pursuit of becoming a world‐class megacity.