No major changes allowed to Hotel Indonesia: City
No major changes allowed to Hotel Indonesia: City
Bambang Nurbianto, The Jakarta Post, Jakarta
An official at the Jakarta Culture and Museum Agency says no
proposal for the renovation of Hotel Indonesia has been
submitted.
The hotel, the management of which has been taken over by
cigarette producer Djarum Group, is a heritage site.
The head of the agency's supervision division, Candrian
Attahiyyat, warned on Thursday that no renovation work should
take place without the contractors meeting the rigid requirements
set by the agency.
"Changing the original structure and appearance of a building
classified as an A-class heritage site like Hotel Indonesia is
not allowed," he said.
Candrian added that even the wall relief in the hotel's lobby
could not be changed.
The Djarum Group, through its affiliate PT Cipta Karya Bumi
Indah (PT CKBI), is reportedly to develop Hotel Indonesia and the
adjacent Hotel Inna Wisata located on Jl. M.H. Thamrin, Central
Jakarta.
The 30-year build, operation and transfer agreement was signed
by the government and PT CKBI in mid-February. The company said
it would invest Rp 1.3 trillion (US$154.76 million) on renovating
the hotel and on the construction of a shopping mall there.
Separately, the agency's heritage division head, Soesilojono,
said renovation of a building categorized as a national heritage
would be discussed by a team comprising architects, historians,
archeologists and other relevant experts.
He said that the team would assess whether the renovations
plans were in line with Gubernatorial Decree No.474/1993 on the
protection of national heritage sites in the city.
The report will be handed to the head of the culture and
museum agency, who then issues a recommendation on whether
renovation should go ahead or not, he said.
"The team can make changes to the proposal so that it is in
accordance with the regulation."
The recommendation is required to obtain a renovation permit
from the Jakarta Building Supervision Agency (P2B).
Hotel Indonesia, the first high-rise building in the capital
city, was built in the 1960s prior to the Sixth Asian Games in
1962. The hotel was used to accommodate athletes and officials
from participating countries.
The five-star Hotel Indonesia and its traffic circle triggered
the development of the prestigious golden triangle business
district spanning Jl. M.H. Thamrin, Jl. Jend. Sudirman and Jl.
H.R. Rasuna Said in South Jakarta.