Slum Upgrade Project Samarinda

Citra Niagra:
A Livable Bazaar
Samarinda, Indonesia

Antonio I. Risianto, our partner and his team (Triaco & Associates), introduced architecture as a catalyst to create new spaces for jobs and families.

200 vendor stalls were provided for the residents so that they could open micro-businesses right from their home.

141 permanent shophouses were built around the site for larger type of businesses.

The new site also included recreational facilities for the residents. The project was then selected as the winner of the Aga Khan International Award in 1989 and according to the jury:

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"This social, economic and design accomplishment has been achieved through private and community involvement, without financial or technical assistance from the government or foreign donors.... the whole process has been a democratic one, culminating in the establishment of a management board representing through a co-operative, the interests of the peddlers, the shop keepers, the local government and the consultants."

The most important thing
according to Antonio is that
"Citra Niaga became a living
monument and a new urban
space that can attract its
people, the youth, the old and
all factions of the community to
come to enjoy. "

Such inclusive urban space
also gives back to the "host"
culture of the indigenous
population in East Borneo who
had been "left out" and were
dominated by the
overwhelming migration of
external population.

The shophouses provide jobs for middle-income residents while the more informal bazaar serves lower-income residents.

The plan allows for higher income groups to cross-subsidize lower-income groups.

Mixed-income communities operate very much like the airlines; they provide people with 3 basic options: "Economy Class," " Business Class," and "First Class."

But unlike the airlines, such communities cannot fly; all they can do is to rise together with dignity. They no longer carry the weight of stigma.


		Citra Niagra: A Livable Bazaar Samarinda, Indonesia Antonio I. Risianto, our partner and his team (Triaco & Associates), introduced architecture as a catalyst to create new spaces for jobs and families. 200 vendor stalls were provided for the residents so that they could open micro-businesses right from their home. 141 permanent shophouses were built around the site for larger type of businesses. The new site also included recreational facilities for the residents. The project was then selected as the winner of the Aga Khan International Award in 1989 and according to the jury:
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		"This social, economic and design accomplishment has been achieved through private and community involvement, without financial or technical assistance from the government or foreign donors.... the whole process has been a democratic one, culminating in the establishment of a management board representing through a co-operative, the interests of the peddlers, the shop keepers, the local government and the consultants." The most important thing according to Antonio is that "Citra Niaga became a living monument and a new urban space that can attract its people, the youth, the old and all factions of the community to come to enjoy. " Such inclusive urban space also gives back to the "host" culture of the indigenous population in East Borneo who had been "left out" and were dominated by the overwhelming migration of external population.






		The shophouses provide jobs for middle-income residents while the more informal bazaar serves lower-income residents. The plan allows for higher income groups to cross-subsidize lower-income groups. Mixed-income communities operate very much like the airlines; they provide people with 3 basic options: "Economy Class," " Business Class," and "First Class." But unlike the airlines, such communities cannot fly; all they can do is to rise together with dignity. They no longer carry the weight of stigma.