[English text below] Studio Akanoma–kependekan dari Akar Anomali–adalah biro arsitek yang berbasis di dua kota, Bandung dan Surakarta. Didirikan tahun 2008 oleh Yu Sing dan Benyamin Narkan, Akanoma memiliki pendekatan desain dari sudut pandang budaya, potensi, dan konteks persoalan di Indonesia. Akanoma berprinsip bahwa arsitektur harus dapat menjangkau segala kalangan. Oleh karena itu, mereka mendedikasikan diri untuk juga membantu mendesain rumah murah dan layak huni, agar masyarakat menengah ke bawah bisa menikmati karya desainer.
Dengan prinsip dan pendekatannya itu, Akanoma berhasil meraih sejumlah penghargaan, antara lain juara 1 Menara Pinisi Universitas Negeri Makassar (2008), juara 1 Holcim Award Indonesia for Sustainable Construction untuk Family “Village” Improvement (2009), dan juara 3 Citation of Exellent Architectural Design Reflecting East Asian Identity untuk Karya WIKA Leadership Centre (2015). Lalu Holcim Awards Indonesia for Sustainable Construction 2015 atas karya Rumah Belajar Lingkungan Ocean of Life Indonesia-Yogyakarta, dan karya yang sama juga menjuarai Green Leadership Award BCI Asia (2016).
Dapur Komunitas Mendira, Jombang
Yu Sing lahir di Bandung (1976). Ia lulus dari Jurusan Arsitektur Institut Teknologi Bandung (ITB) pada tahun 1999. Sebelum mendirikan Studio Akanoma, Yu Sing sempat mendirikan Studio Genesis setelah lulus kuliah. Baginya, arsitektur harus dapat menjangkau semua kalangan, dan pemikirannya itu ia sudah tuangkan di buku Mimpi Rumah Murah (2009). Pemikirannya itu juga ia bagikan di workshop dan saat menjadi pembicara pada diskusi-diskusi di kampus dan komunitas yang topiknya berhubungan dengan rumah murah, arsitektur dalam konsteks kearifan lokal, sustainable design, perkotaan, dan perkampungan.
Benyamin Narkan menyelesaikan pendidikan arsitektur di Universitas Duta Wacana, Yogyakarta, pada 1999. Setelah lulus, arsitek kelahiran Bandung, 1975, ini langsung bergabung di Studio Akanoma.
Yopie Herdiansyah lahir di Majalengka tahun 1985. Sebelum bergabung di Studio Akanoma pada 2015, Yopie menyelesaikan pendidikannya di Jurusan Arsitektur Universitas Islam Indonesia, Yogyakarta, dan meraih gelar sarjana tahun 2007. Saat ini, Yopie menjadi representasi kantor cabang Studio Akanoma di Surakarta.
Studio Akanoma, which stands for Akar Anomali, is an architecture firm based in Bandung and Surakarta. Founded in 2008 by Yu Sing and Benyamin Narkan, Akanoma has the ambition to design with a contextual approach as well as the cultural and potential context in mind. Akanoma believes that architecture must be accessible to everyone. Therefore, they dedicated their time and effort to create an inexpensive and livable house design to make sure that the lower-middle-class could also enjoy remarkable designer-quality comfort.
Their approach has helped them win several competitions, including the first prize of the Pinisi Tower of Makassar State University in 2008, first prize of the Holcim Award Indonesia for Sustainable Construction for the Family “Village” Improvement in 2009, and third prize for Citation of the Excellence Architectural Design Reflecting East Asian Identity for WIKA Leadership Center in 2015. They were also awarded the Holcim Indonesia Awards for Sustainable Construction 2015 for the Ocean-Life Indonesia-Yogyakarta Environmental Learning House, which was also awarded the BCI Asia Green Leadership Award in 2016.
Rumah Lengkung Kalideres, Jakarta
Wikasatrian, Bogor
Yu Sing was born in Bandung in 1976. He graduated from the Architecture Department of the Bandung Institute of Technology (ITB) in 1999 and founded Genesis Studio. He wrote Mimpi Rumah Murah in 2009 to convey his architectural approach to building an inexpensive and accessible house for everyone. He conducts workshops on affordable housing, architecture in the context of local wisdom, sustainable design, urban and settlement.
Benjamin Narkan, born in Bandung in 1975. He earned his Bachelor of Architecture from the University of Duta Wacana Yogyakarta in 1999. After graduation, he immediately joined Studio Akanoma.
Yopie Herdiansyah was born in Majalengka in 1985. Yopie earned his bachelor’s degree in architecture from the Indonesian Islamic University of Yogyakarta in 2007. He started working for Studio Akanoma in 2015 and is currently the representative of the Studio Akanoma branch office in Surakarta.
Studio Akanoma
Category: Architect
Location: Bandung
Founded: 2008
