Technische Hoogeschool te Bandung (THB) was administrate by the Dutch colonial during their years of colonizing. It was officiated and opened on the 3rd of July 1920 by Mr. J.P. Graaf van Limburg Stirum, Jeneral Gabenor of the Dutch. ITB’s main campus basically covers up of 770,000 square meters of the whole area. The main campus consists of two main building, which is Barakgebouw A (Aula Barat) and Barakgebouw B (Aula Timur). Ir. Henri Maclaine, the architect, planned it as an experimental architectural building in compromising the traditional architecture with the west advanced construction techniques. •A. Hoofdgebouw - Gedung pusat •B. Bibliotheek - Perpustakaan pusat •C. Kleine aula - Aula kecil •D. Groote aula - Aula besar •1. Barakgebouw A - untuk Matematika dan Mekanika •2. Barakgebouw B - untuk Penelitian Bahan Bangunan •3. Ilmu Ukur Tanah dan Perataan (Teknik Geodesi) •4. Bangunan Jalan dan Air (Teknik Sipil) •4a. Gedung administrasi sementara (sampai Barakgebouw A dan B selesai) •4b. Gedung kuliah sementara (sampai Barakgebouw A dan B selesai) •5. Ilmu Alam (Fisika) •6. Teknik Mesin •7. Teknik Elektro •8a. Kimia •8b. Teknik Kimia •9. Arsitektur •10. Teknik Pertambangan •11. Matematika •12. Mekanika Aula Barat know before as Barakegebouw A is an icon (Institute Technology Bandung) established on 1920 is located in Bandung Institute of Technology, Bandung, Indonesia. It is owned by Faculty of Architecture and known to symbolise cultural heritage in the campus of ITB . Bandung is renowned for its large stock of Dutch colonial architecture; most notably the tropical Art Deco architectural style Barakgebouw A is now the Western Hall is the first building to be built at Bandung's TH Campus, but it was only to be completed around June 1921, and it was immediately used for the implementation of the 1st Dies Natalis 1st Bandung event on Saturday, 2 July 1921. Apparently the parabolic wood curves and the complicates the roof construction thus increasing the duration for the building to complete Henri Maclaine-Pont is among the first Dutch Architects/ Engineer who realized how important to combine each architectural style with culture of local people. He stressed that modern architecture should be evolved from local history and native elements. This shows hybridization between two domain cultures creates clashes between it. While maintaining the bound of the historical past (traditional), the politics of the present (colonialism) was born. STYLE AND CONCEPT
Art Deco style was
purely decorative; this style was seen as elegant, functional and modern. The decorative art and the architectural development shows how the acceptance of the later and best of western architecture allowed the Dutch influence to be absorbed without destroying the city’s long term identity. The existence of this hybridization draws people to enter a discourse on the colonial presence as being manifested in one major corporeal dimensions of society of architecture. A striking local Javanese roof style is noticeably seen on top of the campus ceremonial hall, embedded in his artwork The main roof signifies the Dutch colonial in Bandung. It uses the pitched roof. FUNCTION AND SPACES Building consists of hall, Surau, VIP room, store room and Cultural centre STRUCTURE
The building uses teak timber for its beam and from the observation, all beams structure are recognized as an original structure where there are no additional beams or changes being made.