“WONDERFUL SIMO: STRATEGI PEMBERDAYAAN PENGERAJIN BAMBU SECARA PARTISIPATIF DALAM MENDORONG KEBERLANJUTAN PENGEMBANGAN KLUSTER INDUSTRI BAMBU DI DESA WALEN KECAMATAN SIMO KABUPATEN BOYOLALI”

Desa Walen terletak di Kecamatan Simo Kabupaten Boyolali Provinsi Jawa Tengah. Hasil bambu di desa Walen melimpah ruah. Bambu tidak hanya tumbuh di hutan bambu saja akan tetapi juga dijumpai pada pekarangan rumah penduduk setempat. Penggunaan bambu sangat intens, untuk membangun rumah, kandang ternak, hingga dianyam untuk dijual guna mencukupi kebutuhan hidup sehari-hari berkat kemampuan menganyam masyarakat yang sudah turun-temurun. Namun, semakin hari minat masyarakat luas akan produk bambu semakin pudar. Dengan ditemukannya industri modern, penggunaan bambu semakin dikesampingkan karena dianggap kuno. Harga produk hasil bambu pun juga dinilai murah sehingga dijumpai keadaan tingkat kesejahteraan masyarakat Desa Walen masih sangat rendah. Kegiatan ini diharapkan mampu mengenalkan potensi bambu Desa Walen kepada masyarakat luas sehingga mewujudkan Desa Walen sebagai Desa wisata bambu, sekaligus melestarikan bambu yang selama ini kurang diperhatikan. Luaran dari kegiatan ini adalah terpetakannya potensi bambu, terbentuknya paguyuban, terwujudnya media promosi dan kerjasama dengan berbagai pihak serta rekomendasi desain kawasan untuk memberikan rangsangan bagi pihak lain untuk mengunjungi Desa Walen dan melakukan kolaborasi dengan masyarakat sehingga diharapkan dapat meningkatkan kesejahteraan masyarakat

The Techniques of Participatory Design for Inclusive Public Space Provision in Kampung Kota of Surakarta

The technique of participatory design is essential for the future development knowledge of architecture to inform the improvement of architectural education and practice in Asia. Therefore to provide of inclusive public spaces for the community, this research article presents a field study of the usage of community participation design method in design and planning to provide inclusive public spaces within the kampung (settlements) in Surakarta, Indonesia. Surakarta has a problem to provide inclusive public space for its dense organic-informal kampung’s for the vulnerable populations such as children. Multi dimensional complexities of the kampung’s often challenge the notion of public space provision. Community participation approach arises as one of the preferred alternative methods to solve the problems with its basic community-based foundation. This research chose Sangkrah and Gandekan sub-districts as research locations both of the areas represent kampung’s characteristics and inhabited by many children population. Steps toward the goal of the study are; (1) field observation of the implementation of a community participation design through participatory place making project, and (2) examining typology assessment perspective, and (3) clarify participation techniques. This research used: (1) descriptive analysis for the project implementation, and (2) qualitative analysis for examining community’s perspectives. Through this multi-perspective analysis, this research presents the an alternative framework for implementing techniques community participation methods in design and planning to provide inclusive public spaces especially for children in Indonesia and other developing countries

SPATIAL TRANSFORMATION OF SURAKARTA’S PERIPHERAL RURAL VILLAGES UNDER IN-SITU URBANIZATION PHENOMENON : THE CASE OF GENTAN VILLAGE

Surakarta is one of the rapidly growing Indonesian cities. The pressure towards its peripheral area results in ‘in-situ urbanization’ phenomenon of its rural village surroundings. Gentan is one of Surakarta adjacent rural villages that has been undergoing rapid spatial transformation from rural to urban settlement in the last 20 years (1995-2016). This research aims to clarify the spatial transformation in Gentan village through examinations of its spatial elements on higher resolution level; (1) transformation of its street network connectivity, (2) land use pattern, (3) building density, and (4) public facilities and accessibility. Secondary data from satellite imagery and government institution and primary data from field survey were used in this research as sources. From Gentan’s spatial elements observations, this research concluded that this village was transforming into urban settlements by its spatial elements characteristics. Furthermore, this research provides interesting findings by its analysis on the neighborhood level that while Gentan was transforming into urban settlement, its internal connectivity was decreasing, residential uses dominated its land use, the village was dominated by the formal settlement, and the reach distance of its public facilities fluctuated across the time