PUHSARANG CHURCH IN KEDIRI AS EFFORT THE REVITALIZATION AND

TRANSFORMATION ARCHITECTURE
To Look At Modern Architecture In A Useful Local Potency

Maria I. Hidayatun.
Petra Christian University, Department of Architectur
Jl. Siwalankerto 121 – 131, Surabaya, Indonesia.
mariaih@peter. Petra.ac.id

Abstract. To discuss about Revitalization and transformation architecture still interest until now, even may
be is not to finish to discuss.
Puhsarang Church which located at Kediri, East Java, Indonesia, who’s made by Henri Maclaine
Pont, give an illustrated of case study, how to efforts about revitalized and transformed architecture which
ever done. How the Church developed with a good and great idea from the Architect which his effort to
revitalized a local mind (intelligence) and then to transformed in a new form (modern form), but it is still
hold on a local paradigm. Of course this project supported with some innovation in technology and build up
technique. Thus we can see a masterpiece which very innovative form, or we can said that creation become
to change form, from general to a unique form.
Because of it, the form of Puhsarang Church in Kediri is different with any church form that build
in Java (in that time) which some Church architecture a propose from Europe. Besides make use of local
potency, Puhsarang Church shown the impression of an sustainable product, because all of the
transformation which Henri Maclaine Pont has already happen, he still use the natural paradigm became
prime element for the design and the development.
Acute awareness of the qualities of Henri Maclaine Pont Church design carried his whole
knowledge. He learns very careful about local architecture and he is very understood of west architecture.
Every concept, which he used, always clears come into the deep impression which comprehension in
design. The material that he used is a result decision from his investigation about character, which he wants
to reach. So when he want to make a decision to change some materials from general use with a new
material which brought from West Architecture, he has already to learn correctly about the characteristic
own material can be find in the new material. Thus when he makes a decision to use any material, he
thought about the character of the material too. So Pont was very care about the setting and the
environment, when he want to design the building (church), from it that the building is not a conceited
building but that building is very sustainable with surroundings.
The aim of this paper is want to show if the architectural product done with use local paradigm in
the design and carried by material, new technology (modern) is effort revitalization and transformation
architecture as a holistic and comprehensive thinking.

1. REVITALIZATION EFFORT

Revitalization effort is come in to impression from a thinking process by Henri Maclaine

Pont, that became from whole local (indigenous) knowledge (that Pont study) with the
meaning and to showed in to form of the Church

1.1. Revitalizing Knowledge

• To revitalize the local knowledge for example: the principle of “soko guru” concept, to
exist the building
• Knowledge concerning concept “soko guru”, structural principle is forming of a
stanchion building there must be especial [of]
• Pelataran concept at traditional architecture of Java yard is the part of meaning a house as
a whole.
 Figure1. Pelataran concept at traditional architecture

1.2. Revitalizing Form.

• Revitalizes form maintained taken away from temple forms like entrance form into
church yard (temple of bentar), relief is a good ornaments of interior and exterior church.
• Usage of construction material of nature like; rill stone, brick, wood.
• Open form church building also show taken away from revitalizes effort is traditional
architecture of Java

Figure 2.To Showed the form of Church Complex

2. ARCHITECTURE TRANSFORMATION.
Architecture transformation done principally from: local knowledge, church concept, and use of
materials that is sustainable, productively a new forms able to be told as modern form.

2.1. Plan Transrformation

• To integrate the Church concept with local knowledge can be shown on the orientation,
from Javanese orientation that North-South (sacred orientation) and Church orientation
that sacred-profane.

sacred

profane.

figure 3. Of the Plan: to showed the integration of orientation

 • Zoning church transforms into Java zoning
Dalem = nave = have been baptized
Pendopo (verandah of ancient palace) = Narthex = catechist
• Position placement of East Java temple to inner yard pass by stepping stone, temple as
climax = church as climax.

2.2. Form Transrformation

• Building form of dalem and pendopo (verandah of ancient palace) and is expression of
form of Joglo roof at dalem and form of Big Sunda roof at pendopo (verandah of ancient
palace)
• Form attainment into building pass through with turning around circulation to
contemplation before reaching sacral area, the physical form for that circulation is: aling-
aling, adapted from Balinese concept
• Used [by] natural and local materials as form transformation, which is sustainable.

Aling-aling

sirclation

Figure 4. Form transformation fromcirculation concept with aling-aling

2.3. Structure and Construction Transrformation

• Structure principle of Java’s house into Church structure of Puhsarang with “soko guru”
consist of 3 log symbolizing the amount of [all] rasul the dome-shaped ness of
• A construction roof wearing construction principle of joglo translated as constructions
tend and is symbol of mount Ararat as braid love.

Figure 5. The Java’s Constructions

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