Heritage Building Inventory: C. P. Wolff Schoemaker’s Design of Cipaganti Great Mosque

Abstract

Cipaganti Great Mosque by C. P. Wolff Schoemaker was built in 1933. Data related to this mosque was lost along with a fire that occurred in C. P. Wolff Schoemaker's house in 1948, while the mosque building has changed considerably compared to the original building. Responding to this problem, this study is conducted to reveal the origin form of Cipaganti Great Mosque, so that the results of this study are expected to help the process of inventory of cultural heritage buildings in Bandung City and to be a reference in conservation activities, especially related to the Cipaganti Great Mosque in the future. This qualitative research was carried out through two stages, starting from the data collection followed by the data verification to obtain building data from the Cipaganti Great Mosque. This study revealed that in designing the mass of the building, C. P. Wolff Schoemaker used modules of 2.5 m and 3 m in the floor plan design, while the dominance of the 1.5 m module was also seen in the height of the building mass. The mosque building was also designed symmetry as the work of C. P. Wolff Schoemaker in general.