Public open space’s contribution to quality of life : does privatisation matters? / Achmad Delianur Nasution and Wahyuni Zahrah

Quality of life of people in urban area is the outcome of people interaction with urban environment. Many studies indicate that public open space is one of important urban environment elements which give positive contribution to quality of life. This paper investigates how privatization of public open space affects quality of life of people while many studies show degradation of 'publicness' of public space due to privatization. Research finding indicates that people keep doing their social activities both in privatized and public area but physically segregated

Women Residents’ Quality of Life in the Shophouse in Medan, Indonesia

In Medan, Indonesia, shop houses are famous buildings, though they have spatial and thermal comfort limitations. This investigation aims to find out the essence of shop house women residents' quality of life. This research is a qualitative study with a phenomenological approach. The collection of data used in-depth interviews with seven women dwellers. The research indicates that the quality of life in women's view is not determined by mere material abundance, but rather by feeling sufficient and gratitude. This research can contribute to enriching the quality of life and built environment studies of urban mixed-use living.   Keywords: shop house; quality of life; women; mixed-use living eISSN: 2398-4287© 2020. The Authors. Published for AMER ABRA cE-Bs by e-International Publishing House, Ltd., UK. This is an open access article under the CC BYNC-ND license (http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc-nd/4.0/). Peer–review under responsibility of AMER (Association of Malaysian Environment-Behaviour Researchers), ABRA (Association of Behavioural Researchers on Asians) and cE-Bs (Centre for Environment-Behaviour Studies), Faculty of Architecture, Planning & Surveying, Universiti Teknologi MARA, Malaysia. DOI: https://doi.org/10.21834/ebpj.v5i15.249

Medan The Vertical Village Design In Kelurahan Aur (With Ecology Architecture Design Approach)

Kampung Aur is one of the densely populated settlements located in Medan City Center. This village is located on the banks of the River Deli, District Mimoon Medan, Neighborhood IV. Kampung Aur is a place for the lower middle-class urban community that provides a place for unplanned settlements. This village has the potential to be reorganized while maintaining the traditions of the people. The approach used for the design of this village is Ecological architecture, where the building uses a natural building system, wastewater treatment, and rainwater utilization.&nbsp

Reconstruction and Development of Tourism Potentials in the Fishermen’s District Village of Medan Belawan

Belawan Fishermen Village is a Fisherman Village on the edge of Medan City. The fisherman is the biggest livelihood in this village. A Spatial also has a lot of activities / local wisdom as well as traditions such as traditional rowing racing, drying salted fish and catching fish. The problems of the Villages are from poverty, lack of green open space, dirty and smelly environments, waste everywhere, improper laying of buildings, and inadequate water supply. The structures of buildings and building materials in these villages are also included in the inappropriate category. This design aims to make this village as a tourist village, comfortable to live and visited by tourists, and make a friendly village face with the surrounding environment, and can improve the lives of citizens. Also, it can improve the lives of citizens. Realizing the theme of tourism by taking the potential and cultural character and local wisdom which is then implemented in the form of tourism. There are several aspects of design in this design include the following:In the aspect of this village activity, there are 2 activities that are the daily activities of citizens and tourism activities.In the aspect of this village, the site has two accesses, on land in the form of decks that are 2m wide as well as ocean circulation that is connected directly to the pier deck of residents' homes.In the aspect of the building, the building in this village uses a structure that is resistant to seawater. In addition to being able to withstand vertical and lateral shocks and buffers that with PVC pipe material filled with cement. Utilities make a biofiltration system that treats waste before entering the sea considering the area of the settlement is a conservation area

The Design Museum of Mount Sinabung with Neo-Vernacular Architecture Approach

Mount Sinabung is a volcano on the plateau of Karo Regency, North Sumatra, Indonesia. Mount Sinabung suddenly erupted in 2010. The last eruption of the volcano occurred since February 19, 2018, and until now become an attraction to find out more about volcanic disasters. Museum Mount Sinabung is present to provide the means for education, dissemination of information in the aspect of the volcano and geological disaster with recreative and educative of nature. The problem raised was "How to design a volcano museum using the neo-vernacular architectural approach?". By applying one flow that develops in this post-modern era to revive memories of a semi-historical culture, representational, plural and eclectic cultural Agenda on to evoke the Design of Museum Mount SinabungIn the application of the neo-vernacular architectural approach to the building of the Museum, the principle of building the Siwaluh Jabu is restored, physically and non-physically.By using the qualitative method of designing the Museum, it was designed because it was rational and planned systematically with the selected location. So, the Museum is conceptualized with a flexible gallery that can be used as a shelter for refugees. Thus, it is expected that the Museum can be a recreational-educational facility and as a means of supporting disaster mitigation.   &nbsp

Community-responsive Design Guidelines for Urban Street Corridor in Medan, Indonesia: Some Preliminary Ideas

The objective of the paper is to formulate the corridors design guidelines that focus on the local community’s needs. The exploration of the ideas is based on our commercial street-corridors studies in 2016-2018 in Medan, Indonesia. The methodology used a qualitative approach, which was started by summarizing the main findings of previous studies. In this stage, the study highlighted the people’s characteristics and requirements, the physical quality of the corridors, and the relevant regulation to be considered.  Next, the preliminary ideas were formulated to guide the aspects of access and linkage, functions and activities, physical qualities and facilities, management, and the implementation strategy.Keywords: design guideline; urban street corridor; public space; community-responsive designeISSN: 2398-4287© 2019. The Authors. Published for AMER ABRA cE-Bsby e-International Publishing House, Ltd., UK. This is an open access article under the CC BYNC-ND license (http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc-nd/4.0/). Peer–review under responsibility of AMER (Association of Malaysian Environment-Behaviour Researchers), ABRA (Association of Behavioural Researchers on Asians) and cE-Bs (Centre for Environment-Behaviour Studies), Faculty of Architecture, Planning & Surveying, UniversitiTeknologi MARA, Malaysia.DOI: https://doi.org/10.21834/e-bpj.v4i10.162

Exploring Ideas in Formulating Urban Design Guidelines for Public Open Space in Sumatra Utara, Indonesia

The aim of this study is to explore some design ideas that can be applied in public open space (POS), particularly in Sumatra Utara regions. The objective is to get a set of design model of POS that can meet people needs and support their quality of life. The first part of this article resumes the findings of previous research of 21 POS and 1346 respondents. The result will be the “raw material” to define problems and potencies. Next, the study analyzes some aspects o f POS to construct the initial design concept. In the end, this paper describes the proposed strategy to implement this design model to the cities and town in Sumatra Utara.Keywords: urban design guidelines; public open space; quality of life; IndonesiaISSN: 2398-4287© 2017. The Authors. Published for AMER ABRA by e-International Publishing House, Ltd., UK. This is an open access article under the CC BYNC-ND license (http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc-nd/4.0/). Peer–review under responsibility of AMER (Association of Malaysian Environment-Behaviour Researchers), ABRA (Association of Behavioural Researchers on Asians) and cE-Bs (Centre for Environment-Behaviour Studies), Faculty of Architecture, Planning & Surveying, Universiti Teknologi MARA, Malaysia

Public Life of Small Towns Public Open Spaces in North Sumatra Province

The urbanization process that change urban space and people also goes on in small towns in North Sumatra Province, Indonesia.  As the region becomes more urbanized, commercial centers grow up. In contrast, public open space tends to decline. In this condition, the study aim is to explore the public life that goes on. The research indicates that almost POS was not designed based on common criteria of successful POS in those of developed countries. However, people utilize the POS intensively and meet people needs. The using grade of the POS shows that there is no a significant different between well-design and poor design POS. © 2016. The Authors. Published for AMER ABRA by e-International Publishing House, Ltd., UK. Peer–review under responsibility of AMER (Association of Malaysian Environment-Behaviour Researchers), ABRA (Association of Behavioural Researchers on Asians) and cE-Bs (Centre for Environment-Behaviour Studies, Faculty of Architecture, Planning & Surveying, Universiti Teknologi MARA, Malaysia.Keywords: Public life; public open space; small towns; North Sumatra