Jakarta Philatelic Building Renovated To Become A Hangout Place With The Name Pos Bloc

Appearance of Pos Bloc, the former Post Office Philatelic Building owned by PT Pos Indonesia which has now been completely renovated into a public creative space (Photo: Mentari Dwi Gayati/Antara)

JAKARTA - The former Jakarta Philately Building owned by PT Pos Indonesia in Pasar Baru Central Jakarta has been completely renovated into Pos Bloc Jakarta, a public creative space for a new "hangout" place for all people. Project Manager of Pos Bloc Jakarta, Lila Adinugroho, in Jakarta, Tuesday, said, Pos Bloc Jakarta is a placemaking project as a result of collaboration between PT Pos Properti Indonesia and PT Pos Indonesia as the oldest state-owned company in Indonesia with the private sector, PT Ruang Kreatif Pos. PT Ruang Kreatif Pos, which is a subsidiary of a business group Radar Ruang Riang has previously succeeded in realizing the public creative space M Bloc Space in South Jakarta and will soon follow JNM Bloc in the city of Yogyakarta. The first pilot project that we are running is in Jakarta, at the Philatelic Building," he said Tuesday, October 12. Lila explained, the construction of the Jakarta Post Bloc utilizes the assets of the former Philatelic Building or the former Post Office Building in the Dutch East Indies era. creative communities, and empowerment for micro, small and medium enterprises (MSMEs).

However, due to the gradual development, currently the renovation has only been completed in the first phase of 2,400 square meters. Meanwhile, the second phase is planned for 2022 with an additional area of about 4,800 square meters. In the first phase, a number of areas that can be used by the public consist of the front veranda, the main hall (the "great hall"), gardens, loading and unloading areas, and exhibition halls. ("cultural hall"). The building that has been designated as a cultural heritage has also now been enlivened by dozens of MSME outlets selling food, drinks, antiques, photo shops, and barbershops. "We give space and time to the assembled community, If you want to organize an event, you can. Functionally, we also want to empower local MSMEs," said Lila. Pos Bloc itself was just inaugurated by SOE Minister Erick Thohir on Sunday (10/10) night. He hopes that collaboration will be carried out to convert and manage state assets This very historic place has become a public creative space that has a contemporary spirit but does not abandon its original identity.