Two student teams from the Department of Architecture, Faculty of Engineering, Universitas Indonesia (FTUI), won awards in a competition held by ARCH:ID 2025, The 5th Indonesia Architecture Exhibition and Conference. The winners were announced on May 11, 2025, at ICE BSD, Tangerang.
The competition, which carried the theme “Design, Innovate & Fabricate,“ explored Building Information Modeling (BIM), parametric design, and digital fabrication using Autodesk Forma, Rhino + Grasshopper, and 3D printing tools. Guided by experts from leading architecture firms, participants were challenged to conceptualize, develop, and prototype real-time solutions within just six hours.
The team that won 3rd place in the category Design, Innovate and Fabricate with Autodesk Forma was led by Muhammad Osama Alfajri (Interior Architecture, 2022). The team included Aydin Savandya Herlambang, Bani Khalil, Indira Maia Kinanti, and Fatima Medina Wayarabi Alhadar (Interior Architecture, 2022). Their project was titled Charming Tower.
Charming Tower is a mixed-use building designed in response to environmental and socio-cultural contexts. It addresses thermal discomfort in Jakarta, particularly in the SCBD area, and aims to accommodate the needs of workers and the surrounding community. The primary goal is to enhance quality of life by applying work-life balance principles by providing flexible multifunctional spaces.
Meanwhile, the team led by Fahira Amaliya (Architecture, 2022) secured 3rd place in the category Designing with Grasshopper for their project titled Alveus Tower. This team consisted of Arecta Eghalion Pangemanan (Architecture, 2022), Filzan Fathi (Architecture, 2022), Muhammad Rakan Firzatullah (Interior Architecture, 2022), and Nabilla Nurraini (Architecture, 2022).
Alveus Tower was conceived as a response to deteriorating urban air quality, recognizing the need to improve air conditions for public health and overall well-being. The site is located in an area with high wind speeds, so pollutants are more likely to be carried into the complex. Alveus Tower addresses this issue by incorporating air filtration systems within the building. Vents are placed in the direction of incoming wind, channeling airflow into internal filtering plants. Simultaneously, the building design responds to thermal discomfort caused by Jakarta’s humidity, allowing incoming wind to help mitigate indoor heat.
Dean of FTUI, Prof. Kemas Ridwan Kurniawan, S.T., M.Sc., Ph.D., expressed his pride in this achievement. “We hope that by participating in such events, our students find a platform where ideas, solutions, and opportunities meet—enabling collaboration with professionals, manufacturers, distributors, and stakeholders in the architectural industry.”
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