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can experience the sensation of historical and parking spots. The concept is meant to support
old building from it. The frames and structures of the government’s policy in promoting the use
the building is left as it is so it beautifully creates of public transport for the citizens. Lila also
an ambience of the past. revealed that they have asked all of their staffs
to use public transportation for daily commute,
When we explored the right wing of the building, which she hopes will support the government of
we saw a young man with glasses who was taking Jakarta in reducing the use of private vehicles.
pictures with his friends. Rifky, as he prefers to be sam
called, comes from Pontianak, West Kalimantan.
He who is a student of IPB University, Bogor, said
place like Pos Bloc should be built in every city
in Indonesia. He assumed that the combination
concept of historical value and modern lifestyle
is unbelievably suitable to be applied on the old
buildings like the Philatelic Building. He believed
that in Jakarta alone, there are still many historic
buildings that are abandoned for years.

Rifky admitted he would be ecstatic if similar
revitalization would be done to transform old
building nearby his house, for he had to take a
two-hour ride (about 60 km long) to go to Pos
Bloc.

Project manager of Pos Bloc Lila Adinugroho
told JaKita the concept design for Pos Bloc was
initially created to bring the ambience of history
and culture, which is combined with modern
lifestyle and culinary. From the beginning,
when the project was launched officially until
today, many lifestyle communities has made
the building as meeting centre. Some of them
are the historian communities who set regular
meetings every weekends.

Moreover, as a lifestyle centre in strategic
location, Pos Bloc could be a choice for transit
place after you take a trip to many historical
places surrounding it, like the Pasar Baru. For
that reason, you can enjoy many foods in the
building while taking a break.

On a side note, just as the M Bloc in South
Jakarta, Pos Bloc doesn’t have any dedicated

EDISI 10 TAHUN 2021
10th EDITION 2021
Sarana Informasi Pemerintah Provinsi DKI Jakarta
Sarana Informasi Pemerintah Provinsi DKI Jakarta