Jakarta Public Phone
STREET5 × A4
No. 02 · Street · 2009
Street Mailbox
Still standing, still orange, mostly waiting.
The name bis surat comes from the Dutch brievenbus, and for decades this orange box of Pos Indonesia was how a letter left your street. Email and phone credit made it quiet. It hasn't gone anywhere, though. It just stands on the corner, patient, like it's sure the letters will come back.
- Scale
- 1:10
- Sheets
- 3 × A4
- Paper
- 160–200 gsm
- Published
- 24 August 2009
- Page views
- 20,002
- Category
- Street
Free for personal use · Not for commercial use
The pattern · 3 × A4
What you'll print
Print at 100% (turn off “fit to page”) on 160–200 gsm paper or thin card. The first sheet has the legend and notes.
How to build
From flat to finished
- 01Print every sheet at actual size on 160–200 gsm paper.
- 02Score the fold lines with an empty ballpoint and a ruler before you cut.
- 03Cut along the solid lines. Where the legend shows a star, cut a hole.
- 04Fold, then glue part by part in number order, holding each tab until it grips.
- 05Let it dry before you play with it.
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