Jakarta, IO – The first shipment of facade claddings for the new presidential palace in Nusantara has departed from Nyoman Nuarta workshop in Bandung to Sepaku, North Penajam Paser, East Kalimantan on Wednesday (30/8) evening. A total of 80 pieces or eight modules were transported by truck via Tanjung Perak port, Surabaya.
The 4.5m-long pieces are made from brass and will be installed in segment 7 and 8 of the building which is made up of a total of 16 section being the tips of wings of Garuda.
To mark the departure and pray for safe arrival, the Sundanese traditional ceremony “Ngarajah” was held at the Amphitheater, NuArt Sculpture Park Bandung. The ceremony themed “Rajah Pangjurung Ringkang” was carried out by Titikdua Art Studio Community in Ciamis, West Java, led by the poet Godi Suwarna. The end. It is hoped that the entire process of working on the presidential palace will run smoothly according to construction schedule.
Sculptor maestro I Nyoman Nuarta on Wednesday (30/8) in Bandung, said that 3,477 of a total 4,687 brass cladding and 528 perforated weathering steel blade frames have been produced so far. “We have been working on this since March. We hope that in October all of them will be finished. We hope to complete the perforated frame blades in Bandung in February 2024,” he said.
Nyoman said that to achieve the target 242 artisans had been deployed to work day and night. According to him, it is not easy to treat metal like brass because it is harder than copper.
The entire design process was carried out with 70 experts from various disciplines to ensure precision and strength of the building. As a sculptor, Nyoman laid down the basic idea of the palace and developed the accompanying ideological foundation which was later perfected by architects, structural engineers, geologists and other experts.
Energy conservation
The brass claddings will form the facade of the presidential palace. Together, they will form the shape of mythical eagle Garuda, Indonesia’s state emblem. “They will form wind cavity and prevent sunlight from penetrating directly into the building. With these, we hope that energy conservation in this building will be optimal,” said Ir. Lilik Haryo Panadi, lead architect of the planning team. “Later, naturally when it is in an open space, due to the effect of the weather and sun exposure, the surface color will gradually become greenish.”
Beneath the facade, there will be garden with trees that towered to the height of the building. This is also to provide a natural cooling effect amidst the generally hot weather of Kalimantan,” said Nyoman, who was born in Tabanan, Bali.
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He said all the claddings would be gathered at a workshop in Sepaku, North Penajam Paser. He hopes that it will be ready for use, so that the process of assembling the claddings into modules can be carried out immediately. “I ask for prayers from all quarters, I hope that the work will run smoothly as planned. This will be a historic moment for our nation,” he said.
According to Nyoman, his involvement in the design and construction process of the presidential palace was solely motivated by his desire to do and give his best as the nation’s child. He also hopes the new capital can become a catalyst for equitable development in the eastern part of Indonesia. (des)