ABSTRACT
Dwelling on earth…, impels for a reflection on the sharp population growth and its asymmetrical verification both in terms of time and space. In regards to time, due to the fact that the world population took 200,000 years to reach 1 million inhabitants and in only 200 years reached 7 billion, and is expected to reach 9.7 billion by 2050. In regards to space, this growth will be especially in the most underdeveloped countries, where it will occur in an unregulated and consequently disordered manner. The awareness of this phenomenon founded the reflection established by the research project Houses for a Small Planet, in which the development of the kampung of Tongkol in Jakarta case study was integrated as a fundamental exercise of body consciousness in space, within the building and in the surrounding territory.
With around 30 million people, Jakarta, the capital of Indonesia, is currently one of the largest metropolitan areas in the world. Its population is predicted to increase exponentially over the coming years. This great demographic growth has multiple consequences that are manifested not only in its physical structure but also within its social fabric, exasperating the conditions of basic habitability in the city. The following research on the riverside kampung of Tongkol—an enclave of informality within the megacity of Jakarta—will propose a critical approach seeking to elaborate sustainable and empowering solutions for the emergence of new urbanities.
