Kinds of Architecture Architecture 3 Madeline, Vinny, Michael, Erick
Definition of Architecture The style of a building with regard to a specific period place, or culture The art or practice of designing and construction building Planning of a building
Examples of historical building in Surabaya Grahadi Building (State Building) Grand Mosque (Masjid Al Akbar) Ampel Mosque (Mesjid Ampel) Cheng Hoo Mosque (Masjid Cheng Ho) Jalesveva Jayamahe (Monumen Jalesveva Jayamahe)
Kinds of Architecture based on its function Buildings Function House of Sampoerna(Dutch architecture) Jembatan Petekan(Dutch architecture) Hotel Majapahit(Armenian architecture) Cheng hoo(Chinese) Ampel Mosque(Arabic architecture) Grahadi(Dutch tropical atchitecture) Kepanjen Church(Dutch architecture) Jembatan Merah(Dutch architecture) Kya-Kya(Chinese architecture) PTPN Office(Dutch architecture) *Dutch tropical architecture: a Dutch architecture style combined with culture of local people Cigarette company and museum Used to be bridge, but now abandoned Hotel Mosque Formal place to accept government guest Catholic Church Bridge Business district Office of sugar plantation
Other countries influence on surabaya’s old architecture China: Cheng Ho One of the building that has the Chinese influences is Cheng Hoo. It is a mosque that was built by the Chinese-Indonesian who is a moslem. Its architecture has some Chinese architecture influences because the colors are so striking and beautiful combination of red, green, yellow and golden brown. This mosque has name of God on the window in Arabian calligraphy instead of Chinese character. However, on top of the entry gate, the name of the mosque is written in Bahasa Indonesia and Chinese characters
Pictures of Cheng Ho
Other countries influence on surabaya’s old architecture Dutch: House of Sampoerna One of the building that has the Dutch influences is House of Sampoerna. It is a building that was built by the Dutch but on 1932 it was bought by Lim Sim Tie. On his building on the entrance has the sign of Wang which mean king because he wanted to be the king of “rokok kretek” (cigarette). We can see the Dutch influence on the house of Sampoerna architecture from the windows and door.
Pictures of House of Sampoerna
Other countries influence on surabaya’s old architecture Armenia: Hotel Majapahit Hotel Majapahit has Armenian influence on its architecture. It was built by Lucas Martin Sarkies. It has a style of art deco or more specifically, Armenia. From the outside, it looks like a very old architecture but well preserved building. Armenia architecture effects the building from the outside of the building inside the interior is a different story.
Pictures of Majapahit
Cheng Hoo- Ustad, Ahmad. Personal Interview. 25 January, 2013 Resources Bibliography Anonymous “Welcome to Surabaya City, East Java” http://www.eastjava.com/tourism/surabaya/ 23 January 2013 Anonymous ”Architecture” [Online] Available http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Architecture 23 January 2013 Outing resources Cheng Hoo- Ustad, Ahmad. Personal Interview. 25 January, 2013 Hotel Majapahit – Receptionist, Unknown name. Personal interview. 25 January 2013 House of Sampoerna – Guidance in the museum, Unknown name. Personal interview. 25 January 2013