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The Place of Indonesia

Through this interior renovation program, the Consulate General of the Republic of Indonesia in Los Angeles will showcase Indonesia’s tropical design and art immersive experiences with contemporary urban coastal architecture in this iconic Art Deco building. The interior building renovation program will pay homage to the historic Wilshire corridor, transform itself into a welcoming hub representing Indonesia’s cultural sensibility and design excellence to compliment the role of the Consulate General of the Republic of Indonesia in increasing positive relationship between Indonesia and the host country of USA, and particularly with the host city of Los Angeles.

This interior renovation program will continue the work completed on the Ground Floor featuring spatial experiences representing Indonesia’s signature natural wonders and native cultural traditions through a wide array of Indonesian decorative and functional artwork and contemporary California furnishing. The improved space will provide visual opening and connection between spaces, and will create a fluid transition between public service areas, community activity rooms, and diplomatic offices.
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UPPER GROUND (FL: 2)
BIODIVERSITY

Showcases Indonesia’s important contribution to global biodiversity, Upper Ground interior spaces utilizes tenun-inspired patterned wall, connecting the spaces with traditional weaving custom of Indonesia including ikat and songket.

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Blessed with a tropical climate and around 17,000 islands, Indonesia is a nation with the second largest biodiversity in the world. The archipelago consists of a variety of regions from the tropical rainforests of the northern lowlands and the seasonal forests of the southern lowlands through the hill and mountain vegetation, to sub-alpine shrub vegetation. Having the second longest shoreline in the world, Indonesia also has many regions of swamps and coastal vegetation. Combined together, these all give rise to a huge vegetational biodiversity.

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The flora of Indonesia reflects an intermingling of Asian, Australian, and native species. There are about 28,000 species of flowering plants in Indonesia, consisting 2500 different kinds of orchids, 6000 traditional medicinal plants used as Jamu. 122 species of bamboo, over 350 species of rattan and 400 species of Dipterocarpus, including ebony, sandalwood, and teakwood. Indonesia is also home to some unusual species such as carnivorous plants. The two biodiversity hotspots in Indonesia: Sundaland and Wallacea formed the unique bed of landscape in Indonesia. Sundaland, which is located on the west part of the Indonesian archipelago, holds about 25,000 different species of plants. 15,000 of them are endemic to this region and cannot be found anywhere else. Wallacea has about 10,000 species of plants with about 1,200 species and 12 genera are endemic. 

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During the 16th century, the spice trade powered the global economy. Spices such as nutmeg and cloves, which came from the famed Spice Islands (now the provinces of Maluku and North Maluku in Indonesia), fetched fabulous prices in Europe. Explorers Christopher Columbus, Vasco da Gama, Ferdinand Magellan, Samuel de Champlain, and Henry Hudson all sought routes to the Spice Islands. The search for Indonesian spices thus gave humans their first comprehensive understanding of the geography of the planet.
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FIRST FLOOR (FL: 3)
NATIONAL PARKS

Raising awareness for Indonesia’s growing national parks including its expansive underwater coral reef parks, the this thematic floor represents one of the two private diplomatic offices with unique indoor garden that opens up through atrium onto the fourth floor.
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Covering about 9% of its surface, the 54 national parks in Indonesia comprised of six World Heritage Sites (Ujung Kulon, Komodo, Lorentz, Bukit Barisan Selatan, Gunung Leuser, Kerinci Sebiat), nine part of the World Network of Biosphere Reserves (Bromo Tengger Semeru, Gunung Gede Prangrango, Tanjung Puting, Lore Lindu, Taka Bone Rate, Wakatobi, Siberut, Gunung Leuser, also Komodo), five are wetlands of international importance (Danau Sentarum, Wasur, Rawa Aopa Ratumohai, and more), and nine are largely marine (Taka Bone Rate, Wakatobi, Teluk Cenderawasih, Bunaken, Kepulauan Togean, Karimun Jawa, Kepulauan Seribu, also Komodo).

SECOND FLOOR (FL: 4)
FAUNA

Reconnecting biodiversity highlights on second floor and globally recognized national parks, the fourth floor FAUNA diplomatic offices highlights the diverse protected animals of Indonesia. 

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Sundaland is home to 381 mammal species, most are currently endangered including Borneo and Sumatran orangutan, 771 bird species, 449 reptile species and 242 amphibian species. 1000 fish species also known to live in the rivers, lakes, and swamps in this biodiversity region.
Not directly connected to other regions due to the deep water straits at its borders, Wallacea has several ecoregions with highly unique species. There are 223 native mammal species, 650 bird species including maleo, 222 reptile and amphibian species including Komodo, 310 fish species, and 82 birdwing butterflies species.
Around 40 primates of the 200 primate species in the world found in Indonesian forests. Four Indonesian primates were included among the 25 most endangered primates in the world: Sumatran orangutan, Siau Island tarsier, Javan slow loris, and Pig-tailed langur. Bali tiger is first known extinct animal followed by Javan tiger. 

THIRD FLOOR (FL: 5)
TROPICAL BEACH

The penthouse features tropical and coastal-inspired terrace and rooftop garden living space, looking to the Hollywood sign in the distance. 

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The multi-functional hall connects to Sanur Room for wellness, Pangandaran Recreation Room, Senggigi Yoga Deck complete with outdoor gym equipment. Pink Flores Rooftop Garden will host restricted number of guests in an outdoor garden featuring tropical outdoor furnishings and contemporary coastal garden of California. 
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PROGRAM

ICONIC BUILDING, WELCOMING SPACES

Paying homage to the unique history of the building while bridging itself to the tropical design of Indonesia, colors of the OCEAN in these spaces is paired with textures of the EARTH depicting terraces of Indonesia’s mountainous regions down to the organic land formation along the coasts. Inspired by dried seaweed and driftwood, browns are important across the spaces while other sea-inspired hues include sand-tone whites, deep blacks, and oxygenated, cooler greens accentuate the spaces.

PROGRESS

HIGHLIGHTS

Several interior design iterations were modeled to best represent the desired spatial experiences.

REFERENCES

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