KREA Architects

KREA Architects Krea Architects registered as PT. KREAMATRA CIPTA RUPA. Previously known as Platform Collaborative.

Krea Architects is a collaborative network of practicing young architects. Based in Jakarta with a close collaboration with Singapore counterpart. We are constantly searching for innovative, sustainable and contextual design solution that reflects our contemporary living. At its earliest development stage, we are always looking for opportunities to maximize its true potential.

Mencari sebuah masjid.Taufiq Ismail, Jeddah, Januari 1988Aku diberitahu tentang sebuah masjidyang tiang‐tiangnya pepohon...
26/07/2026

Mencari sebuah masjid.

Taufiq Ismail,
Jeddah, Januari 1988

Aku diberitahu tentang sebuah masjid
yang tiang‐tiangnya pepohonan di hutan
fondasinya batu karang dan pualam pilihan
atapnya menjulang tempat tersangkutnya awan
dan kubahnya tembus pandang, berkilauan
digosok topan kutub utara dan selatan

Aku rindu dan mengembara mencarinya

Aku diberitahu tentang masjid yang menara‐menaranya
menyentuh lapisan ozon
dan menyeru azan tak habis‐habisnya
membuat lingkaran mengikat pinggang dunia
kemudian nadanya yang lepas‐lepas
disulam malaikat menjadi renda‐renda benang emas
yang memperindah ratusan juta sajadah
di setiap rumah tempatnya singgah

Aku rindu dan mengembara mencarinya

Aku diberitahu tentang masjid yang beranda dan ruang dalamnya
tempat orang‐orang bersila bersama
dan bermusyawarah tentang dunia dengan hati terbuka
dan pendapat bisa berlainan namun tanpa pertikaian
dan kalau pun ada pertikaian bisalah itu diuraikan
dalam simpul persaudaraan yang sejati
dalam hangat sajadah yang itu juga
terbentang di sebuah masjid yang mana

Tumpas aku dalam rindu
Mengembara mencarinya
Di manakah dia gerangan letaknya?

Pada suatu hari aku mengikuti matahari
ketika di puncak tergelincir dia sempat
lewat seperempat kuadran turun ke barat
dan terdengar merdunya azan di pegunungan
dan aku pun melayangkan pandangan
mencari masjid itu ke kiri dan ke kanan
ketika seorang tak kukenal membawa sebuah gulungan
dia berkata :

“Inilah dia masjid yang dalam pencarian tuan”

dia menunjuk ke tanah ladang itu
dan di atas lahan pertanian dia bentangkan
secarik tikar pandan
kemudian dituntunnya aku ke sebuah pancuran
airnya bening dan dingin mengalir beraturan
tanpa kata dia berwudhu duluan
aku pun di bawah air itu menampungkan tangan
ketika kuusap mukaku, kali ketiga secara perlahan
hangat air terasa, bukan dingin kiranya
demikianlah air pancuran
bercampur dengan air mataku
yang bercucuran.

Collaborator & Contractor : Matrixindo Multi Kreasi

From the archive :2023,  Jimbaran Bay Resort and Housing Villas Development The history of development in Bali , maybe s...
19/07/2026

From the archive :
2023, Jimbaran Bay Resort and Housing Villas Development

The history of development in Bali , maybe span across 100 years, in 1931 world colonial expo in Paris, introducing the Dutch indies pavilion that showed replica of Bali’s candi bentar and recreation of Balinese courtyard, designed by PAJ Moojen, same person who designed Kunstring in Menteng, Jakarta.

Up to Tandjung Sari hotel, residence turned to hotel, private home of a businessman Wija Woworuntu, who brought geoffrey bawa, to Sanur beach.
And of course the first “high rise” hotel, The bali beach, Sanur, completed in 1966 that was initiated by President Soekarno.

Till today, megadevelopment and sprawling of resorts, hotels, villas, homestays etc are an integral part of Everyday Lives in Bali.
Finding the balances, of tourism, enviromental sustainability and for the benefit of peoples of Bali is as and more important as designing itself.

The proposal sets in coast of jimbaran, comprising of residential in the flat surface of lands, optimizing orientation with carefull siteplanning. While on the steeper side and at the deepest site, alocated zone for beachfront view villas and stacked hotel rooms.

It didnt went thru, however it was great exercise on history, testing typologies and knowing when to stop.

15/06/2026
03/05/2026

Why 2 May ?

In Indonesia, 2 May is commemorated annually as National Education Day. The date is corresponded to the anniversary of one of the nation’s foremost educational figures, Ki Hajar Dewantara, born Raden Mas Soewardi Soerjaningrat.
He established a school for indigenous Indonesians known as Taman Siswa in Yogyakarta in July 1922.

Notably, KH. Ahmad Dahlan had, in fact, already founded educational institutions and developed an inclusive system of education accessible to all as early as 1912. By 1918, these initiatives had expanded across residencies in Central Java and Yogyakarta.

It appears that the designation of National Education Day—its date, form, and mode of commemoration—has been inseparable from the political choices of those in power. The selection of 2 May as National Education Day was formalized on december 1959 during the “Orde Lama”,

in what may be interpreted as an effort to diminish and obscure the historical role of educational movements rooted in Islamic traditions.

Fast forward Today, KREA have the opportunity to design numerous schools and educational buildings. Through this work, we aspire to uphold the ideals of Ki Hajar Dewantara and, indeed, the Enlightener, Sang Pencerah, KH Ahmad Dahlan.

Education, in this sense, is a means of empowerement and intellectual advancement—one that fosters societal welfare and brings benefit for all creation.

Al-Ikhlas school Cipete, Jakarta Selatan
PIC :

“Never demolish. Always transform, with and for the inhabitants” Anne Lacaton. - Lacaton Vassal-When we are faced betwee...
19/04/2026

“Never demolish. Always transform, with and for the inhabitants” Anne Lacaton. - Lacaton Vassal-

When we are faced between designing from scratch, but we chose otherwise. we see bigger and better opportunities in transforming it, act beyond sustainability by reducing carbon waste

So here it is. Invicible beams on voids, extending slabs, rerouting services, and seamless connection to the cities with new public spaces.

Commercially civic.

Karang Indah Mall, Bandar Lampung. 2024

JOIN US! Send your CV before April 24th, 2026Metropolis magazine, november 2008Featured special reportage on “Eero Saari...
10/04/2026

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Metropolis magazine, november 2008
Featured special reportage on “Eero Saarinen, the office that shaped America”

How it creates important buildings, monuments, urban design and importantly generations of architects.
Cesar Pelli, one of Saarinen’s office alumni described his formative time as
“ A wonderful years to be young”

This is studio and working environments,
We are aiming.

JOIN US! Send your CV before April 24th, 2026
10/04/2026

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Program first-Architecture Later.KAI Cirebon Development, 2025Situated in a prime location within inner city, the develo...
29/03/2026

Program first-Architecture Later.

KAI Cirebon Development, 2025
Situated in a prime location within inner city, the development was to optimize and adapting new functions to the 7 existing building, formally have not been categorized as heritage buildings, we committed to keep the legacy intact.

Our presentation is to propose what type of program we need to propose, from we have learned that, there were too many, Buildings that carrying burden of “cultural center, creative center, community design center” etc. were never fulfilled their true potential.

The approach of “COMMERCIALLY CIVIC” altogether with HERITAGE will provide more feasible and sustainable proposal in increasing it lifespan and adaptive to future needs. Embedded to its city contexts.

Extending legacy.  Continuing futurePerpustakaan pusat UGM-Phase 1 ,  inbetween Romo mangunwijaya and alvar aalto. Using...
22/02/2026

Extending legacy. Continuing future

Perpustakaan pusat UGM-Phase 1 ,
inbetween Romo mangunwijaya and alvar aalto. Using white, indirect lighting and warm wood panel, in reference to the harald herlin learning center. Contrasting with the heaviness of the precast panel from the exterior.

The extension itself will be subtly added and treated as a “linear void” from both of the existing volumetric masses.

Architects Don’t do buildings, We create Drawings. Series of instructions, guidelines, Law abiding documents, and system...
01/02/2026

Architects Don’t do buildings, We create Drawings.

Series of instructions, guidelines, Law abiding documents, and systems embodiment
Its a thoughtful process, involving specialists, experts and different workflows.

Its diagrammatic device acts as an operative tools and descriptive ideas.

From the archive :
2020, RSPTN & IRC (Integrated Research Center) Unila.
Design Document 2021, - tendered 2023.

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Yogyakarta City

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