Searching Peneleh, Past, Present and Future

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Área temática: 01 Integridad física de los paisajes urbanos históricos
Fecha de recepción: 15/11/2008

AUTORES (* Autor principal)

AGUS SAGITA, David * (Indonesia) - MAAN Indonesia

ABSTRACT

Since man knows technology to build a shelter to protect themselves from weather, animal or
others, this knowledge has been great power to change the quality of life - more over environment. From
only single, house growth became a settlement and settlement growth into a city with infrastructure inside
it, complex political system, etc. In Java (Indonesia) this process is known as "babad-alas"1 or "cutting
down a forest" for the necessity to built settlement - city, agriculture, graveyard, etc.2
This also happen with Surabaya, second big city after Jakarta have been growth, space and form
transformed - a metamorphosis. Surabaya as city that was developing during Dutch colonial period has left
many legacies for history, story, and legend. Between those history (and story), there are Peneleh. Peneleh
urban structure transform, from empty land to land that been use for cemetery around 18th century and was
growth as area that known by the origin places for "arek-arek Suroboyo".3 Peneleh also record story (and
history) from around 13th century to be a first place that visit by Raden Rahmat (Sunan Ampel)4 before he
stay at Ampel and built mosque there. On the corner of "Kampung" Peneleh there is one house that was
use by Soekarno, house of H.O.S. Cokroaminoto his tutors, friend, and father in law.
(Now) Surabaya have growth and Peneleh area is located in the center of city, make the value of
the land became high and very precious for development. According to Surabaya Master Plan 2007 the city
government have plan to change it to commercial area, which in this case many history (and story) will
disappear. Not only that the un-guided development will destroy the historical landscape of the city which
now only in that place we could find the origin root of Surabaya. At the end of 2007 several academician
make an approach to the city government and give some alternative to city government to make Peneleh
as a conservation area that involve the people who is live in there as core of the program. Middle 2008
Surabaya city government agrees to revise the Master Plan and turn Peneleh back to the conservation
area.
Until this point some question appears: What we should do with Peneleh? Which part of the area
we should save and to be conserve, only some historic building, or the whole area as one as Surabaya
urban landscape heritage? How can we do that? How academic world can give real contribution on it and
became a bridge between the policy maker and stakeholder? How physical can influence to the function
and give new image to visual as integration to safeguarding our heritage? This paper aims to discuss about
Peneleh not part by part but completely as one unique unity using participatory of people who lived in
Peneleh, what they think, what they imagine, and what their dream for the future of Peneleh based on the
experience on the project.

NOTAS:
This terminology was proven when Raden Wijaya founded a kingdom by cutting down the forest of Trik and later we know it as
Majapahit, story can be founded in Negarakretagama written by mpu Prapanca. In Negarakretama there was one chapter that
record the process very clearly about how Raden Wijaya for the first time not directly build a castle (Kraton) but first he build just a
simple settlement. Until know Negarakretagama was use by many scholar to learn about the condition of Majapahit Kingdom. Henri
Maclaine Pont (Dutch Architect) use Negarakretagama to make reconstruction of Majapahit City
2 Marco Kusumawijaya (Introduction) in Kristanto, Ady. (2008) "Alam Jakarta: Panduan Keankeragaman Hayati yang Tersisa di
Jakarta. Jakarta: Rajawali Grafindo.
3 Arek-arek Suroboyo is a terminology that use by Indonesia people to call people whose came from Surabaya. This term known as
heroism spirit during the Dutch military aggression. Until now this term, still use by people. Arek it's self mean boy.
4 Around 13th century during the appearance of Islam in Java there are famous group of Islamic Priest called "Wali Songo" (Nine
Religious Priest) the famous member are: Syeh Maulana Malik Ibrahim, Sunan Ampel, Sunan Giri, Sunan Bonang, Sunan Kudus,
Sunan Kalijaga, Sunan Gunung Jati, Sunan Muria, Sunan Drajat.

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