Limited land and dense population in Indonesia make many things that must be considered in designing a building to give the impression of having its own appeal, having a spacious impression even though the land is limited and there will be many aspects that must be considered so that a building does not only have one function or one purpose but many functions that must be thought about and that's what happened when I saw this building and so do you of course.
This building is located in Sipirok City, North Sumatra Province and this is my stopover city when I was going to West Sumatra at that time. when I saw the Landmark in front of this yard called 'Taman Sarasi'. A very large park and I'm sure you will be tired when exploring this place on foot. This park itself is designed very perfectly with various flowers there. The combination of flower colors also affects this park, plants that are neatly arranged and always pruned make all these plants neatly arranged and all these plants are specially designed to have a unique impression, not only a beautiful impression and from a distance this park has the impression of a Labyrinth with no way out. . In between the ornamental plants there are also trees for shade so that visitors are not too hot when they are in this park.
Many visitors come to this park just to enjoy the snacks that are widely sold around the park by street vendors. And many visitors from outside the city of Sipirok also come here just to visit this park because this park not only offers views of the park but also other natural scenery, namely the mountains that are clearly visible around this park. So the air here is very fresh, the scenery is beautiful and there are no factories here, making visitors feel at home here for a long time.
But who would have thought that this very beautiful park was not just a park but it turned out to be a government environment, namely the Sipirok City Hall Building. And I just found out when I was going around this park riding a motorbike. From the front of the park I thought this building was a separate area from the park but it turned out I was wrong. In fact, this park is the yard of the office building which was deliberately designed so that people feel comfortable here and do not feel bored when their administrative affairs are not finished and this City Hall is a source of pride for the residents of Sipirok and makes this place a tourist attraction.
With its unique garden design, the government building here also has its own uniqueness. Designed by relying on a strong regional nuance with a pointed roof like a brown triangle to avoid the rust color that will appear and the color of the building is given a dominant white color. Not only that, this city hall building has a roof design that makes it a building that has a distinctive character. In addition to its triangular roof and its frame as if made to resemble a multiplication sign. That part also has abstract carvings on the roof in the upper part. And to get to the office we will pass a long sidewalk, some of which are made of ceramics and some are made of bricks.
The road divider to the office area is deliberately given colorful paint like this as a barrier that they have entered the main area of the Sipirok city hall as the center of the city administration. In addition to the roof which has a unique design. I think the design of this building is an old design and this can be seen from the height of the building which is still relatively short, unlike today's buildings which have tall buildings. So I think this very beautiful garden drowns the main building in this office as if it were hiding. So I have the impression that this building is sinking with the presence of the garden and the office building if juxtaposed with the presence of the garden is like a metaphor for the sky with the earth or the rich with the poor with their very different appearances.
Why can this happen because the City Hall building is an old building and initially the park was just a barren yard but after the new regional elections 5 years ago the city hall yard was transformed into a beautiful flower garden so that we can not only see the boring architecture of the city hall but also see the beautiful design of its exterior. Another purpose of building a park facing the city hall is so that office workers do not get bored with the atmosphere in the office environment and the Regent who is closer to his people. It is truly unexpected here and this is extraordinary for me.
Greetings from Maytom, Indonesia