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2019 Jakarta Cathedral Church - Plaza Sumpah Pemuda Extension

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Saint Mary of the Assumption Cathedral Church in Jakarta is one of the most famous and beautiful cathedral churches in Indonesia. The construction began in the year 1891 – 1901 lead by Pastor Antonius Dijkmans, SJ who is appointed as the architect. Due to the lack of funding, construction was halted. After sufficient funds were accrued, MJ Hulswitt resumed the construction in the year 1899. performance standards.

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The lighting design concept combine a low-output and high-output fixtures to create a subtle contrast patterns in all elements to accentuate the architectural element of the space

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With the growth of population in Jakarta and so do the members of the Catholic Congregation, the church decided to increase the mass capacity of the church by developing an outdoor area as the extension space to make room for more people on Sunday Morning Mass or Special Event Mass. The plan started in 2018, with the mindset of respecting the architectural and heritage value of the building. Taking advantage, choosing solutions and technology that would improve the congregation experience in accordance with the current comfort and performance standards.

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All the concerning issues were noted from the beginning as shown by the owners, including giving the church stakeholders: scientific methodology of lighting engineering design, transparent tender, and professional construction management. Plaza Sumpah Pemuda extension completed in 2019. Open skylight glass was designed to let sun penetrate the areas and it equipped with retractable roof to prevent discomfort glare and unwanted excessive heat. The lighting design concept for Plaza Sumpah Pemuda Extension was developed to combine a low-output and high-output fixtures to create a subtle contrast patterns in all elements to accentuate the architectural element of the space. Detail lighting emphasize the column details. Every part of the lighting design was developed in careful consideration of minimizing energy, glare, spill light, color temperature, and CRI to provide a high performance in the space.

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