Known for its culinary diversity, Pantai Indah Kapuk area has become one of Jakarta’s favourite destinations for families to enjoy its different sceneries and experiences. Seeing this enthusiasm, Agung Sedayu Group (ASG) and Salim Group, as developers of the PIK area, welcome the opportunity to offer various thematic tourist activities, which are curated and conceptualized by Amantara, one of its subsidiaries.
STORY BY Iman Hidajat | PHOTOS BY Amantara
Come to Golf Island, a visitor destination at PIK area full of history and cultural diversity. The area is also an eco-lifestyle hub with an environmentally friendly concept that applies green technology. Golf Island offers entertainment and also means of education, recreation, and empowerment.
Entering the 303-hectare Golf Island PIK area, visitors will be greeted by Pantjoran PIK, a tourist and culinary destination, specially designed by Jacob Tian, a famous architect from China and aims to preserve the history and culture of Peranakan Chinese in Indonesia.
Not far from Pantjoran PIK, the main gate of Batavia PIK, a tropical vernacular architectural designs, reminding us of the glorious moments of Batavia, known as the Queen of the East. Batavia PIK, the largest floating destination in Jakarta, was designed by Legacy Entertainment, a well-known American consultant who collaborated with A+A architects, to apply Environmentally Sustainable Design through water waste management and eco-friendly building materials. This has led Batavia PIK to earn as the Best Retail Development award from the PropertyGuru Asia Property Awards 2022.
“Indonesia is rich in history, art, culinary, and various colorful cultural aspects. From our ancestors, these indigenous wisdom now inspire and enrich our works at the destinations curated by Amantara in Golf Island PIK like Pantjoran PIK and Batavia PIK,” said Natalia Kusumo as the CEO of Commercials and Hotels, Agung Sedayu Group (Amantara).
Shifting to the east side, there is an eco-lifestyle hub that applies green technology, called Central Market PIK. Located in the heart of the PIK Island Golf Area, this destination was designed by PTI Architects based in China in collaboration with well-known local consultants and designers such as Bitte Design Studio, Eco Mantra, Grow Little Garden, and others.
By The Sea PIK is located on the seafront of Golf Island PIK and is the first fashion district in North Jakarta to be integrated with Central Market PIK, East Coast By The Sea, and the Transjakarta bus stop in East Jalasena.
Meanwhile, Cove PIK, located on the seafront on Golf Island’s west side, is an outdoor destination with a retail concept with various F&B and lifestyle tenants to provide a pleasant shopping, culinary, and relaxing experience for families and the community. The area offers beautiful sunset views and a unique open space concept.
Anwar Salim, Director of Operations ASG (Amantara) remarked, “Golf Island PIK offers a 360-degree experiences from tourism, culinary, entertainment, to transportation. It is easy to access for residents, visitors, and the community, both in the PIK area and from the surrounding areas of Jakarta.”