New York City-based Urbahn Architects has launched Urbahn International, a new affiliate to focus on healthcare, public, commercial and institutional work globally. Urbahn International will operate in both New York City and Jakarta, Indonesia. The Minister of Trade of the Republic of Indonesia, Zulkifli Hasan, announced the new office at the Consulate General of the Republic of Indonesia in New York during a business forum focused on real estate development opportunities in Nusantara, Indonesia’s planned new capital city.
Pratt Institute-educated architect Rafi Haikal will serve as Urbahn’s Director of ASEAN Region Business Development. According to Haikal, “Urbahn International has already won two projects in the region, both at Sanur KEK in Bali, a 106-acre beachfront health and wellness tourism complex. These include accessibility consulting for the restoration and upgrade of the Grand Inna Bali Beach Hotel – originally designed by Indonesia’s first president and architect Sukarno – and the design of 70 villas for convalescing patients and their families.”
In addition to its vast U.S. project portfolio, Urbahn has worked as a planner and architect delivering healthcare, education, hospitality and public service facilities around the globe.
