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ADVENTURES IN SPACE No walls; No cells; No gridlock – life’s new at The Keraton BY LIM SAY LIANG 40 January 2009 |
LEFT: Artist’s impression of possible living space overlooking Jakarta’s CBD BELOW: Artist’s rendering of Plaza Indonesia Complex LUXURY LIVING AS EXTENSION PLANS GO, the ones for Plaza Indonesia Realty (PIR) – one of Indonesia’s premier mall developers – are whoppers, with 220,000 sq m of chic space in the middle of Jakarta’s CBD that includes an expansion of the mall; an office tower (The Plaza); and, at the heart of what’s been called one of Asia’s most prestigious mixed-use developments, The Keraton. Back in the mid-‘90s, the luxury residence would have been the stuff of pipe dreams. The economic crisis put PIR’s grandiose plan on the backburner and construction came to a standstill in 1998. Those who had money down for a unit at The Keraton were refunded. “We are very conservative,” said Dinna Muskita, General Manager of The Keraton and The Plaza. “Other developers, high-risk takers, will forge ahead,” she said, “but we wait.” For seven years, all PIR had to show for its residential development were foundation works. The project seemed to languish, but, even during the lull, the honchos at PIR huddled and decided to ride out the storm, but not passively. The site became a way station as former buyers were consulted; they wanted larger units and the freedom to design their homes. “It’s our first residential tower. We have to have the best – the best trends and lifestyle for high society,” said Muskita. But there were no fitting projects on which to model their vision, she recalled. This meant coming up with something completely new. Being first with the concept meant neither contractors nor consultants had experience with this approach, said Brian Laurence, Project Manager for the Plaza Indonesia Extension Project. Heads down, PIR got to work: layouts plans were scrapped, the number of units halved and apartment sizes doubled. Designs were updated in 2004 and construction began again in 2006. | January 2009 41
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