Davy Sukamta & Partners: Advancing Adaptive Reuse Through Structural Engineering

Indonesia 1 represents an important milestone in Indonesia’s structural engineering and stands as one of the country’s most significant adaptive reuse developments. Rather than starting entirely from the ground up, the project retains, evaluates, strengthens, and integrates existing structural works into a renewed development.

Davy Sukamta & Partners serves as the structural engineering consultant for the project. As highlighted by Davy Sukamta in Kompas, continuing a major development after a prolonged interruption requires a thorough assessment of the existing structure, including its materials, connections, construction records, and actual site condition.

Engineers must determine which elements can be retained, which require strengthening, and how the existing and new works can perform safely as one integrated structural system.

This approach also carries significant ecological value. By preserving usable structural elements, adaptive reuse can reduce demolition waste and retain the materials and embodied energy already invested in the building.

The project also reflects the capability of Indonesian engineering professionals to undertake highly complex supertall developments. Indonesia 1 is a 303-metre development whose structural design and construction drawings were carried out by Indonesian experts.

Indonesia 1 demonstrates that adaptive reuse is not simply about preserving an existing structure. It requires rigorous analysis, careful strengthening, and thoughtful integration to ensure safety, durability, and long-term performance.

Davy Sukamta & Partners is proud to contribute its structural engineering expertise to this landmark development.