Realrich Architecture Workshop (RAW)

[English text below] Realrich Sjarief lahir pada 1982. Ia menamatkan pendidikan sarjana arsitektur dari Sekolah Arsitektur, Perencanaan, dan Pengembangan Kebijakan, Institut Teknologi Bandung tahun 2005, dan mendapat gelar Master of Urban Development & Design dari Universitas New South Wales, Australia, pada 2010. Realrich pernah bekerja di DP Architect Singapura dan URBANE INDONESIA pada periode 2005- 2007. Selanjutnya di Foster + Partners hingga 2009, dan setahun kemudian mendirikan Realrich Architecture Workshop (RAW).

Sejak didirikan pada 2010, RAW yang terkenal eksploratif dan inovatif telah mengerjakan banyak proyek dan sering mengikuti kompetisi arsitektur. Karya-karya RAW antara lain, Hotel Rivoli, School of Alfa Omega, Tangerang, dan The Guild, Jakarta. RAW telah memenangi berbagai penghargaan, di antaranya Juara Pertama IAI Jakarta Awards 2017 untuk karyanya The Guild, dan OMAH Library. Karya lainnya, Alfa Omega School menjadi nominasi Building of The Year World Architecture Festival (WAF) 2018 kategori sekolah.

Hotel RIvoli, Jakarta

Karya RAW pernah dipamerkan di beberapa ekshibisi arsitektur, seperti karya instalasi 99% Sumarah pada CASA Indonesia 2016. Selain sebagai peserta, RAW pun kerap bertindak sebagai penyelenggara pameran, seperti ‘Pameran Titik Awal’ di Jakarta, tahun 2017 dan 2018 serta mengadakan open house pada karya-karyanya. Sejumlah karyanya telah dimuat di sejumlah publikasi arsitektur, antara lain proyek OMAH Library dalam Architectural Guide (IAAW, 2015) dan Dezeen (2016) lalu proyek Parabolic Plywood Office yang diulas BOB Magazine (2017). Proyek RAW lainnya juga pernah dimuat dalam ARCHINESIA #4, #10 dan #12.

Selain merancang, Realrich juga menaruh kepedulian pada dunia literasi, yang diwujudkan dengan mendirikan OMAH (On Meeting Architecture Hub) Library, tahun 2015. Lebih dari sekadar ruang perpustakaan arsitektur secara fisik, namun juga lembaga penyelenggara aneka aktivitas edukatif di bidang arsitektur. Selain menyelenggarakan diskusi, OMAH Library juga menerbitkan buku, di antaranya adalah buku Alpha: Never Ending Discussion in Strange Library of Architecture (2016), dan Materialitas: Kilas Balik 500 tahun Identitas Arsitektur Dunia (2017) yang ditulis oleh Gregorius Jasson.

Realrich Sjarief was born in 1982. He achieved a Bachelor of Architecture degree from Bandung Institute of Technology in 2005 and received his Master of Urban Development & Design from the University of New South Wales, Australia, in 2010. He once worked at DP Architect, Singapore, and then at URBANE INDONESIA in 2005-2007. He also worked at Foster + Partners until 2009. A year later he established the Realrich Architecture Workshop (RAW).

Since the establishment in 2010, RAW is known for being explorative and innovative and has worked on 300 projects and participated in 110 architecture competitions. Their projects include Rivoli Hotel, Jakarta, Alfa Omega School, Tangerang, and The Guild, Jakarta. RAW has won numerous awards, including 1st place in the 2017 IAI Jakarta Awards for Residential category for their work OMAH Library. Another work, Alfa Omega School, was nominated in the 2018 Building of the Year in World Architecture Festival (WAF) in the School Building category.

Wood Box, Jakarta

School of Alfa Omega, Tangerang

The Guild, Jakarta

Their works have been exhibited in several architectural exhibitions, such as 99% Sumarah installation work in CASA Indonesia 2016. Aside from being a participant, RAW often acts as an exhibition organizer, such as Pameran Titik Awal in Jakarta, 2017 and 2018. They also held an open house on their works. Their works are featured in a number of architectural publications, including OMAH Library that featured in Architectural Guide book (IAAW, 2015) and Dezeen (2016), and the Parabolic Plywood Office project has been reviewed by BOB Magazine (2017). Some of their works also published in ARCHINESIA #4, #10, and #12.

In addition to designing, Realrich also cared about literacy, which was proven by their OMAH (On Meeting Architecture Hub) Library project in 2015. OMAH Library is not just an architecture library space, but also an organizer of various architectural and educational events. OMAH Library have published several books, two of which are Alpha: Never-Ending Discussion in Strange Library of Architecture (2016), Materialitas: Kilas Balik 500 Tahun Identitas Arsitektur Dunia (2017) written by Gregorius Jasson. School