Villa Isola

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View from the south (photo taken between 1933 and 1940)
Aerial view of the property with gardens
The gardens (1934–37)

The Villa Isola (today: Bumi Siliwangi ) is an Art Deco building in the northern part of Bandung , the capital of the West Java Province in Indonesia . The villa was built in 1932/1933 for the Dutch media tycoon Dominique Willem Berretty. It was built by the Dutch architect, sculptor and painter Charles Prosper Wolff Schoemaker . With two large gardens, the building complex extends over an area of ​​almost 120,000 square meters.

Usage history

Berretty only lived in the villa for a few months, as he was killed in a plane crash on the way from Batavia to Amsterdam in 1934 . The Villa Isola was then initially converted into a hotel. During the Japanese occupation of Indonesia (then Dutch East Indies ), the property served as the headquarters of the Japanese army in Bandung in 1942. After the Indonesian declaration of independence in August 1945, Villa Isola was renovated and an additional floor was added. From then on she was called "Bumi Siliwangi". From October 1954 a pedagogical institute was housed in the villa. Today the dean's office of the “University of Education” (Indonesian: Universitas Pendidikan Indonesia) is located in the building complex.

architecture

The Schoemaker architectural style was shaped by the local Javanese philosophy. The building design is reminiscent of the Candi of Indonesia in the east of Java (for example: Borobudur ). Circular shapes determine the complex as the main architectural theme. The reception hall is on the ground floor and the living room on the floor above. On the second floor there is a large south-facing bedroom, connected by two corridors to the west and east terraces. Guest rooms and lounges with a bar are on the floor above. Due to the hillside location, the building has an additional basement on the south side, which was used as a rest area.

Two gardens on different levels surround the complex.

See also

Individual evidence

  1. ↑ About Isola (Article published in the Java Bode, Tuesday 14th of March 1933)
  2. ^ DW Berretty
  3. ↑ SEJARAH UPI

Web links

Commons : Villa Isola  - Collection of pictures, videos and audio files

Coordinates: 6 ° 51 ′ 39.6 ″  S , 107 ° 35 ′ 38.4 ″  E