Good home design depends not only on the design itself. However, also on the material used. Especially if you want to have a house with an unusual design, such as incorporating ethnic elements.
Viro, a provider of innovative materials solutions for architectural and interior design that recognize the importance of environmental sustainability and culture of the archipelago, participated in the IndoBuildTech 2018 event by presenting the installation of Gedong Panjang Gazebo.
Collaborating with one of the renowned architects, Dani Hermawan, this two-storey Gazebo combines the culture of archipelago architecture, such as the concept of a house on stilts, the use of alang-alang roof, and the wall that is still woven by hand, with the latest engineering technique called archineering.
Johan Yang, Executive Vice President of PT Polymindo Permata, the owner of the Viro brand, said Viro introduced the concept of archineering in 2015 which is an architectural concept by emphasizing the flexibility and strength of materials to realize the designer's imagination for both architectural and interior purposes. This concept allows the material from Viro to be formed, bent and certainly woven in accordance with the desired pattern.
"In addition to being flexible, this material also has a durable, weatherproof, and non-flammable lifetime.Our first archineering project was the creation of an escalator wall at the Aloft Hotel Sentral Sentral, inspired by symbol of fertility, in harmony with the function of the wall that seemed to lead guests to the hotel ballroom that is often used for weddings, "said Johan Yang.
The first archineering installation from Viro created for the Aloft Hotel Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia At the IndoBuildTech 2018 exhibition, Viro also featured archineering products collections representing the distinctive culture of several regions in Indonesia, such as the woven shields inspired by the Dayak shields and colors oranamen woven Bedouin tribe, as well as similar webbing Tifa Papuan music instrument entirely dikreasikan using faux Viro ecaux fiber.