Re-Historic House Destruction Mode

Every play to Taman Suropati, Taman Menteng, and Situ Lembang, Muhammad Ikrom with his friends always stop by the 'beautiful house'. This colonial-style house is at the intersection of Jl. Teuku Cik Ditiro No. 32 and Jl. Ki Mangunsarkoro No. 62. The owner, Ibu Sari Shudiono, 75 years old, always provides a large jar of water on the fence of the house. Visitors like Ikrom usually drink the water through coconut shell pieces. "Fresh drinking water," he said.

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This beautiful house is admired by many people. The front yard, immersed in a neat grass, overgrown with colorful flowers. This house was once the filming location for the video clip of the pop band Jikustik. However, the 'pretty home' is now a memorable stay. The economic factor.

Sari Shudino sold the house for not being able to pay the land and building tax of Rp16 million per year. Despite being taxed, he still felt heavy.

Sari Shudino's 'beautiful house' case illustrates the complexities of the local government handling a unique house of historical value, finally loosening into the hands of others, then changing shape or function so that the control of the house is completely gone.

Jani Malau, Head of Development and Housing Section of the Jakarta Housing Agency, recalled that after the Dutch left, the government granted residents' residence permit (SIP) to an individual in a former Dutch-owned house. This letter as evidence of the legality of Indonesian citizens occupy and occupy the Dutch house or building. Data Agency in 2014 mentioned there are 1280 houses and buildings relics of the Netherlands are scattered in the Jakarta area. Of this number, only 200 people are extending every three years.

In the era of Basuki Tjahaja Purnama, there was a communication between the Provincial Government of DKI Jakarta and the Corruption Eradication Commission regarding the assets of the former Dutch homes. At that time KPK and Ahok assess the civil servants or officials who control the Dutch house with SIP can only extend or mutate to his son, not to the rich. Jani said that there is a SIP clearance to the other party because there is no fixed rule who can accept it.

"The rule does not lock that mutation into anyone, it's hard to monitor the private space of individuals to do a legal relationship, maybe those who have a home can not afford the cost of care when someone offers it," he said.

Various ways done by financiers to be able to master the house certified SIP. For example, the investor already has a legal relationship or sale and purchase agreement by notarial deed without the knowledge of DKI Housing Agency. Furthermore, the notary went to the Office for the change of SIP's name from the old owner to the property of the financier. Upon verification of both parties, the new Office issues SIP on behalf of the new owner.

When owning SIP, financiers do increase the right of home ownership. From SIP become certificate of property rights (SHM) in National Land Agency. Beres procedures, the financier to change the house as he wishes. This is what causes neglect, building changes, to destruction.

Chandrian Attahiyat, Cultural Heritage Expert Team of Jakarta Tourism and Culture Office, said there are two ways of destruction of former Dutch homes: first , the neglect of unkempt buildings after purchase; secondly , the neglect of the building because the owner is unknown.

According to Chandrian, most cases of neglect of Dutch homes commonly use scenarios to restore the building. During the renovation, "they are often out of the way that we recommend, and there is even a change of Dutch house by the new owner without the knowledge of the Team for the restoration of Jakarta Cultural Tourism Department," he said.

"This scenario is often seen in the Menteng area, a house with old architecture turned into a modern house," said the archaeologist graduated from University of Indonesia and once served as Head of Conservation Center of Jakarta Tourism and Culture and Head of Technical Unit of UPT Kota 2008.

He said, not all the colonial houses in Menteng have cultural heritage, but are in the restoration area according to Ali Sadikin's Governor's Decree 1975. That is, the colonial house can not be carelessly renovated or destroyed even though the building has not been registered.

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Weak Monitoring

The case of the 'beautiful house' can be used to explain the disappearance of the entire old architecture.

The Cultural Heritage Team initially disputed the roof and the window frames of the house were dismantled by the new owner. Although Tim called the owner to explain about the reshuffle of some of the houses, but who came precisely was the architect of the house. This meeting, said Chandrian Attahiyat, resulted in the recommendation that the original form of 'beautiful house' will be maintained.

After all, the reality is different. "It's like a fortified house," he said.

The team summoned the owner several times to apply the recommendation, "but it's still ignored," Chandrian said.

Chandrian said that the 'beautiful house' belongs to the Class C cultural heritage. This means that the restoration of this house should consider four aspects, as regulated in Article 21 of the 9/1999 Regulation concerning preservation and utilization of cultural heritage buildings .

First , the building changes still maintain the face pattern, the main architecture, and the shape of the roof. Second , the details of ornaments and building materials adjusted the architecture around it in order to be in harmony with the environment. Third , the addition of buildings in parcels can only be done behind cultural heritage buildings, and should be in accordance with the architecture of the main building. Fourth , the building function can be changed according to the city plan.

Unfortunately, when ownership has been transferred and the house is filed for "restoration", what happens is a total change.

JJ Rizal, the historian involved in the campaign to save Cimanggis's home in the 18th-century colonial legacy, said that although the regulations on cultural heritage have been laid out in layers, "but the issue is that the regulation is just a paper tiger."

"There is never a legal action for the destroyer of cultural heritage," Rizal said.

In fact, if it refers to Law 11/2010 on cultural preservation, destroyer of cultural heritage can be sentenced to at least 1 year and maximum 15 years imprisonment or fine between Rp500 million and Rp 5 billion. The same regulation also mentions "unauthorized persons transferring ownership of cultural heritage" could be sentenced between 3 months and 5 years in jail or a fine of between Rp400 million and Rp1.5 billion.

Chandrian said cases such as 'beautiful houses' as well as other cultural heritage houses in the Jakarta area due to their "unusual supervision and minimal personnel in the field." The supervisory team, including those from the Jakarta Dept. of Cipta Karya, Spatial and Land Affairs, is generally limited to the attention of the buildings but minimally supervises the cultural heritage buildings.

Chandrian hopes that there is supervision over surveillance so that the colonial buildings will be maintained and preserved for the foundation of history for the young generation of Indonesia.

The destroyer of 'beautiful house' in Menteng has obliterated some of the city's history in Jakarta. Also the memory of ordinary citizens like Muhammad Ikrom who often rest there while taking a leisurely stroll. His personal history annoyed his iconic disappearance of the city of Jakarta. link Source