INCULTURATION RESEARCH OF HENRY MACLAINE PONT WORKS IN INDONESIA FROM 1918-1936

Most of Dutch’s architect who made architectural work in Indonesia were eventually did some exploration in creating vary architecture style in Indonesian colonialism era. One of Dutch’s architect who also an Indonesian descendant had succeed to mix the local heritage of Indonesian traditional building towards his work in Indonesia was Henry Maclaine Pont. Pont was indicated did an inculturation approach on design process of his work. Begin with the fascinated feeling towards Indonesian traditional architecture especially in Java Island and also a special motives due to manifest an obsession of ethical politics on architecture field in Indonesia has made his work became an aesthetic masterpiece. This research intended to elaborate Pont’s idea of architectural work which indicates the usage of inculturation approach on the design process. It is also using a qualitative method that enhance the research with case study towards the Pont’s work that represent the inculturation approach. They are Aula Barat Institut Teknologi Bandung and Catholic Church of Puhsarang, Kediri. Establishment due to assumption of the inculturation approach had done by identification of architecture and interior design elements on Pont’s work in Indonesia which also gives some results. They are results of transformation in a long process of inculturation after assimilation stage and acculturation stage. They are juxtapose, superimposing, and interlocked. Aula Barat Institut Teknologi Bandung shows the stage of juxtapose and superimposing only. Puhsarang Church shows all of the stage results of transformation. Keywords Henry Maclaine Pont, Colonial Architecture, and Inculturatio