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Saturday, February 27, 2010

Giant-Chess as garden activity


many people say the game of chess are not sports category, but this one is different,this giant chess are unique, can be played by all family members, or play with the family next door. how to play are not so different from chess in general, if played in the park we need space to put the giant chess within the ranges from 8 feet square or adjusted to the amount of chess. to choose the location within the park is better not too hot and not too humid .. chess board or mat can be made by yourself or bought from vendors who provide knock down chess board and equipment ... This game not only stimulates thinking but also strengthen kinship. next visit .. Giant-chess community... lets learn to play
Medium size of Giant Chess


common types of chess-standard size (unique style from Indonesia)

Tuesday, December 1, 2009

Dysfunction and the unclear concept of City Park

Structuring Park in the city of Jakarta less then effective
and Optimal

Most of the spatial structure in the cities of Indonesia build their concepts of park as a part of beautifying the city, town lungs that reduce air pollution even the government socializing an Interactive Park which also can be used for public activities, communicate and relax. But unfortunately, these concepts are not yet mature and synchronized, the park that conceptualized to make beauty the City does not serve as the City's lungs, and vice versa. While interactive park that proclaimed are not visible leads to the vibrant city, it can cause new problems, environmental pollution and waste. to where the concept directions of park in the function of spatial structure procurement in the capital of jakarta?
If we ask the question to the parties involved, they definitely will give clearly answered. What happened on the site park does not show the existence of the concept and the mature of applications . therefore from year to year the budget of the city administration will not be optimal. Procurement and maintenance of the park becomes an expensive projects and wastefully.
Ex-former Governor of Jakarta, Sutiyoso ever noticed this problem and try to make the sample of city garden around Monas area. The concept was still influenced by the European style and was again not yet showing the function and a clear direction. Where are the experts and our famous architects, looks like they work for them self. Or the government has not yet to try to unify these elite groups, and jointly create a feasibility study, data collection and research in the efforts of realizing the concept of Indonesian city park

City Garden Concept

Garden problem seems simple, but it needs a long process for creating and disseminating a mature concept that acceptable and exemplary by the public community. we see the Victorian garden which was be an Europe mark, Japan with a Zen garden, and China with their Chinese garden, followed by the United States, Australia which are in the process of maturation format. The formation of the garden concept itself is a blend of ; niche of the character, type, function and purpose of the creation. those are needed in the planning process of analysis (feasibility study) to the impact of social and community psychology. Are not surprisingly the term arose, home Garden showed a private character of the house owner and the city garden illustrated the character of the city community.
let's try browsing at the internet via Google, type the sentence of Indonesian Garden. On computer screen will show; furniture companies, hotels, restaurants, garden tools and other equipment that do not represent the typical concept of Indonesian garden .. There is only one make pride Bogor Botanical Gardens, even is still not represent the city park also and still influenced by European styles and concepts. that is Because of the founder Carl Reinwardt was a chemist and medicinal plants from German who was sent by Dutch in 1817 to establish Botanical garden
Back to the keyboard, and now type a sentence of Balinese garden The results are surprisingly. almost all of the hotels, spas and restaurants in Bali expose the Balinese Garden . America, Australia, Europe and other countries try a lots to adopt and learn the unique of Balinese garden. Why must Bali and is not Indonesia, many of Balinese themselves are not understood why the Balinese park became famous
Must be recognized that the foreign tourists and a lot of world Designer supports the concept, the promotion and the development of Balinese garden designs, such as Michael White an Australian Architects whom was living in the middle of the village community for one decades and more popular with his Balinese name: Made Wijaya . With the community and his ability the Balinese garden design touched an International mark, Books of Balinese garden and his company Pt.wijaya also has known in the world. "I am just a writer, an artist who happens to do architectural work, interior design and tropical garden designs, It has been a painstaking work of around 30 years of studying , documenting and promoting rich Balinese landscape and architectural masterpiece,” he replied, when asked about his activities in Bali
Other designers, such as Ross Franklin from Australia also doing the same thing, Singapore architect Tan Hok Beng promote the Balinese Park through his book. There are many other designers, the example above is just an idea of how seriously a concept has been created and promoted to known in the world of International.

Characteristic of the Garden
Was a shame for many garden designers, if some one said their work has seems like a vegetables garden, shrub , forest or even looks like a grave atmosphere. This could be happen if they wrong to put the design and determine the composition of characteristics (niche). characteristic itself formed from structuring techniques of the design and ingredients, or materials contained within the park, including philosophy and values of the mythologist as commonly use in the Balinese Garden
for example the characteristic of World garden, Victorian Garden style; the flower arrangement (usually called flower bed) arranged and shaped in such a way to follow a symmetrical pattern or symbol, and hedge plants pruned regularly with a neat composition, most of European-style accessories are not only complement the garden but also to be the object. (useful products). Another example is the characteristic of Japanese-style garden "Zen Garden", the State, and west peoples called it the sand and Rock garden. Structuring techniques and the composition of ingredients such as bonsai garden, suseiki (natural stone-shaped), water basin (stone bowl), white sand and coral, dwarf bamboo (dwarf bamboo) are having the capability to illustrate a large and spacious of the real nature
The characteristic of a park will make the ordinary people know what type of the park which has being built, they even also know whom was the garden designer. By planting frangipani tree surrounded by Airis (type of reeds with yellow flowers) and put a garden lamp with attached roof (reeds roof)under the tree plus a touch of plaid fabric black and white, one immediately knows that it is a Balinese garden. The structure characteristic of the park, are so great influence in garden arrangement. It should be considered by the experts and garden architect to prioritize the garden characteristic in Realizing the concept of Indonesian Garden.

Sustainable Park
An Interactive Park which are the costs of care and development came from the park itself, have been long flourished in America, Europe, Japan and Australia. In Indonesia there are several places managed by the private sector, even then only limited to the wedding chapel . Interactive park is set up with the concept of multi-purpose 2-way, the garden owner and the community are equally lucky. Not only looks neat and good view, the park is also serves as the city's lungs and the Central of public activities at weekend day
The Japanese Governments and private company actively manage this sustainable garden, public community could buy a bonsai (dwarf tree)collection, suseiki (unique stone)and other Japanese garden accessories at the location provided. they can be enjoy or held a Tea Party also, learn and get a training of garden knowledge, organize an art show or exhibition. In the overall, the Garden environment and their condition are always look beautifully throughout the year. that is because of no problem with the operating costs
Likewise in America, Europe and Australia, they made the park as an attractive location for the peoples to do various activities which of course would bring financial benefits for the park manager. the other positive impacts, garden community and clubs becomes alive, peoples share an information and tips about Garden knowledge, the park is also be a choice location for gathered and intimacy among family, friends and relations. The point was they greatly appreciate the park, evidenced by the development of private business in garden sector and tourism in landscaping area
Generally, the manager was very carefully to put the profits, they are garden lovers and an experts who are always trying to be a skilled event organizer. always keeping the park concept and environment as good as ordinary did in order to develop the garden onto a positive direction, they know much that once of the trademark as an activity garden going to fade the community will do not come again