该项目位于廖内省Kepulauan Anambas Regency的Mengkait岛。 要到达那里，人们可以从巴淡岛飞往列东，然后乘小渡船到塔雷姆帕，最后乘船到这个偏远的岛屿。 这是Studio Lawang与Jala Kasih的首次合作，Jala Kasih是Vinea Dei基金会的一个非营利性在线众筹平台。Oang Laot，孟凯特的原住民是渔民。 他们依靠海洋作为他们的收入来源。 岛屿周围的海洋异常美丽，海水清澈，鱼类种类丰富，其中包括驼头鱼，俗称拿破仑鱼。
The project is located at Mengkait Island, Kepulauan Anambas Regency, in the Province of Riau Islands. To get there, one can fly from Batam to Letung, then take a small ferry to Tarempa, and finally a boat to the remote island. It was Studio Lawang’s first collaboration with Jala Kasih, a non-profit online crowdfunding platform by Vinea Dei Foundation. Oang Laot, the indigenous people of Mengkait are fishermen. They rely on the ocean as their source of income. The ocean surrounding the island is exceptionally beautiful with its clear water and rich variety of fish which include the Humphead Wrasse, commonly known as Napoleon Fish.
岛上现有的天主教教堂已经太小，无法容纳+/_ 500名教区成员。 岛上没有天主教牧师居住。 最近的牧师居住在主要教区的Tarempa，从Mengkait乘小船约2.5-3.5小时。 这意味着，每当牧师来到岛上，每个教区居民都想参加每周不定期的弥撒。 需要一个更大的教堂，因此计划建立一个新的教堂。
The existing catholic church on the island was already too small to accommodate +/_ 500 parish members. No Catholic priest resides on the island. The closest priest resides at Tarempa, in the main parish, about 2.5-3.5 hours of small boat ride from Mengkait. This means, every time a priest comes to the island, every parishioner would want to attend the mass that does not happen regularly every week. A bigger church was needed, hence a new one was planned.
场地位于该岛的最高点。 除了树木之外，没有任何东西能将教堂与自然元素分开，尤其是风。 因此，设计的出发点是如何应对来自海洋一侧的强风。 教堂被设计成最低点朝向海洋，并向内陆缓缓上升，形成一个三角形的轮廓作为基础设计。 这样一来，风就会轻柔地掠过屋顶表面，而不是像面向海洋的垂直墙那样猛烈地撞击屋顶。 教堂的最终形式被设计成一个简单的图标，可以被解释为海浪，也可以被看作是一艘船，这两者都与孟凯特人密切相关。
The site is located at the highest point of the island. Besides the trees, nothing separates the church from the natural elements, especially the wind. Therefore, the design started with how to respond to the strong wind that comes from the ocean side. The church was designed with the lowest point facing the ocean and gently rising toward the inland, creating a triangle profile as a base design. This way, the wind will gently sweep through the roof surface, as opposed to hitting it hard if a vertical wall was to be built facing the ocean. The final form of the church was designed to be a simple icon that can be interpreted as an ocean wave, or it can also be seen as a boat, both of which are closely related to the Mengkait people.
这个项目的特别之处在于孟凯特人的参与，无论他们的宗教信仰如何。 看到他们在建造这个岛屿的新标志时的能量和精神，是非常美丽和温暖的。 在印度尼西亚，我们有一个术语叫gong-royong，意思是不求回报地一起工作。 在整个建设过程中，这个词一直都很活跃。
What makes this project special is the involvement of the Mengkait people regardless of their religion. It is beautiful and heart-warming to see their energy and spirit in building this new icon of the island. In Indonesia, we have the term gotong-royong, which means working together without expecting any reward. This term was alive throughout the building process.
最初，我们希望在建筑中使用尽可能多的当地材料，如门、墙和天花板的木材，以及切割的当地石材，但技术上的困难、材料的可用性和成本使得一些原来的想法不得不被更容易获得、更容易安装和更经济的材料所取代。 通信也是一个挑战，因为岛屿本身的手机和互联网覆盖有限。 此外，该项目在2020-2022年Covid-19大流行期间运行，这使得前往偏远的岛屿更加具有挑战性。 项目协调和讨论将不得不依靠虚拟会议和即时通讯应用程序的更新。
Originally, we would like to have as many locally sourced materials to be used in the building, such as wood for doors, walls, and ceiling panels, and cut local stone for the floor, but technical difficulties, material availability, and cost have made some of this original idea has to be replaced with the more readily available, easier to install and cost-effective materials. Communication was also a challenge, as the island itself has limited cellular and internet coverage. Furthermore, the project ran during the 2020-2022 Covid-19 pandemic, which made traveling to the remote island even more challenging. Project coordination and discussion would have to rely on virtual meetings and updates on instant messaging applications.
另一个主要挑战是淡水的稀缺性。 当Mengkait人需要淡水时，他们将不得不乘船前往邻近的岛屿，从那里的天然淡水井中取水。 这使我们设计了一个雨水收集系统，上面有一个开放的平台和面向大海的圣母石窟，作为一个思考的地方。我们的想法是储存从教堂屋顶落下的每一滴水，供Mengkait的人们日常使用。虽然雨水收集系统尚未建成，但该建筑已经完成。
Another major challenge is the scarcity of freshwater. When the Mengkait people need fresh water, they would have to travel to a neighboring island by boat and get the water from a natural freshwater well there. This has made us design, a rainwater harvesting system with an open platform and Mother Mary Grotto facing the ocean on top of it as a place of reflection. The idea is to store every drop of water that falls from the roof of the church for the everyday use of the people of Mengkait. The building was completed although the rainwater harvesting system has not yet been built.
在所有的挑战和限制下，其结果是令人吃惊的。 本着Gotong royong的精神，共同完成这项工作，所取得的成果真是令人惊叹。 看到Mengkait的人们对该建筑的反应，更有成就感。 希望该建筑能很好地服务于Mengkait的人民，给他们带来自豪感，并为该岛带来更多的游客，从而增加该岛的经济机会。
The result with all the challenges and limitations was astonishing. It is wonderful what can be achieved when done together in the spirit of gotong royong. It was even more rewarding to see how the people of Mengkait react to the building. Hopefully, the building can serve the people of Mengkait well, give them a sense of pride and bring more visitors to the island, hence increasing the economic opportunity of the island.
Architects: Studio Lawang
Area : 400 m²
Year : 2022
Photographs :Michael Sunders + Janice Widjaja
Lead Architects : Patrisius Marvin Dalimartha
Structural Engineer : Grand Optima Design
Project Architect (Former) : Thomas Pradipta
City : South Siantan
Country : Indonesia
