RANCAKBANA, MODERN PADANG PERANAKAN & SPECIALTY COFFEE SHOP
A Modern Vernacular Architecture Project At the heart of Bandung. Jl. Otista no.62. Bandung. West Java.
AKG designed this restaurant concept around Vernacular Architecture, an architectural concept that takes its cue from local behaviour and cultural elements. In the Minang language, Rancakbana means “very good, very beautiful.” These two ideas were adopted as the building’s identity for the Rancakbana restaurant concept.
AKG, a restaurant architecture concept firm in Jakarta, translated all of this into a building with a beautiful feel, beautiful in the sense of Minang culture, creating harmony and a distinctive character between the building and its name.
Minang heritage character wrapped in a more modern mixed-use function.
Adapted from the Jam Gadang landmark in Bukittinggi, a legacy of the Dutch colonial era, whose original European-style top was replaced with local cultural elements by adopting the roof of the Minang Rumah Gadang, known for its “Bagonjong” shape.
The essence of “Bagonjong” itself means buffalo horns. This is what shaped the architectural design concept for the Padang restaurant “Rancakbana”.
Restaurant architecture concept by Henri Pribadi – Founder of Ardeco Karya Global.
