Indonesia, with its 34 provinces, has a diverse cultural, historical, and geographical... Show More

Indonesia, with its 34 provinces, has a diverse cultural, historical, and geographical influence reflected in its traditional architecture. It is considered to be a national heritage which deeply associated with its various ethnic groups’ social activities. Nearly all of Indonesian’s provinces has its own distinct shape and material shaping its palaces, houses, and even religious places. East Nusa Tenggara is a province of Indonesia that is located in the eastern part. It houses 5 million people in its 20 islands. And among its biggest island, there is Alor.

Alor has an area of about 2800 km2, at least 12 ethnic groups and more than 15 different indigenous spoken languages. Its vernacular architecture carries many different, often religious, symbolisms. As an example, there is one cultural value in building houses which requested the houses to be strategically put in a linear form facing an open space and megalithic monument in the centre of the village. It is with this local value we try to implement on our design : Mali Airport.

We hope this building can be a representation of Alor culture welcoming people to this beautiful island as well as a reminder for the people departing from here.