Journal of Architectural Research and Design Studies

Atumics Methods Implementation: Work and Eat Activity Improvement in Warunk Upnormal as Study Case

2023-09-23T02:45:26+00:00

This article aims to improve the quality of eating and working activities provided by restaurants/cafes in their indoor facilities by using one of the furniture objects in the Warunk Upnormal case study as study material. It starts by analysing consumer activities and their relationship to the facilities provided by the service provider. Warunk Upnormal in its marketing campaign informs about activities that can be accommodated by its consumers, including eating, gathering, working, etc. In a survey conducted on a sample of these consumers, it is stated that the dominant activities are eating, drinking, and working. With this background, data collection related to profiles, activities, and activity support facilities was carried out through direct observation and online surveys using convenience sampling techniques. The literature on dining table facilities as a medium that accommodates activities is also studied. Ergonomic data on dining and worktable artifacts, and supporting tools for eating, drinking, and working activities were collected. These data were analysed through the revitalization method of traditional design, called ATUMICS, where this method is a method used to design new artifacts with an innovation orientation that refers to certain intentions or goals. Dining table innovation supports eating and drinking activities, and this work aims to accommodate these activities so that they can be carried out comfortably and productively. Adjustment of ATUMICS elements is applied to the design, which includes elements of technique, utility, materials, concept, and shape. In conclusion, it is found that by using the ATUMICS method the dining table object in the restaurant/cafe can be adapted to the service facilities provided by the restaurant/cafe so that consumers can carry out their activities optimally.

Keywords: activities; consumer; design; dining table; furniture; innovation; productivity

Potential use of Floating Architecture for Flood Mitigation in Bulungan Regency

2024-03-05T08:40:38+00:00

Flooding is a natural phenomenon in Bulungan that can affect the discomfort of people's living conditions. Floating house technology has the potential to be a flood mitigation strategy in Bulungan Regency, North Kalimantan. Through the study of Floating Architecture technology, including floating houses, raft houses with plastic drums and houses made of EPS (Expanded Polystyrene) material. This research explores the use of this technology in the context of flood mitigation in the Bulungan district. Analyzing various sources of information, this research identified 3 (three) potential technologies. This research is limited in being able to identify technologies that have the potential to be applied. Each of these technologies has similarities that have the potential to be applied as flood mitigation in Bulungan Regency, looking at aspects such as the Bulungan floating house concept, security and sustainability efforts.

Keywords: Bulungan; floating house; flood house; flood mitigation; mitigation house

BambuFlex – a Digital Form-Finding Tool for Curved Bamboo Structure based on Indonesian Bamboo

2024-02-09T03:31:21+00:00

Contemporary bamboo buildings with curved structures have recently gained popularity despite their challenging nature to design and construct. The inherent material characteristic must be incorporated into the design process, often called form-finding. The typical form-finding approach in Indonesia incorporates physical mediums known to be complex and laborious. On the contrary, the digital medium is rarely used due to the lack of tools capable of performing quick and accurate form-finding while incorporating local bamboo and bending methods. This paper showcases BambuFlex, a digital tool that performs quick and accurate form-finding based on local bamboo and bending approaches in Indonesia. The algorithm’s capability was validated by comparing its accuracy and real-time material feedback with the conventional physical method. The result shows that BambuFlex is able to provide accurate and materially informed form-finding, but it has some limitations. To conclude, BambuFlex can complement the conventional physical form finding, allowing architects to explore more design alternatives rapidly.

Keywords: bending-active bamboo structure, digital form-finding, local bending method

A Transitional Space for Raising Public Heritage Awareness: A Preliminary Study

2024-02-09T03:35:25+00:00

The Heritage awareness is an important element in ensuring the preservation of cultural heritage. Religion and cultural similarities are known to play an important role in heritage awareness. The problem in this research was the low awareness of the local community of their heritage, which was built from different religious cultures. In line with this, it is important to build an identity that can connect the community's religion with the religious context of the cultural heritage so that the community is aware of this heritage. This research aims to propose an architectural solution for raising public heritage awareness using religious similarity. Using literature review, the authors suggest the existence of a time tunnel that becomes a transitional space that connects people's current religious awareness with the past. The time tunnel is the context of cultural heritage in sites as well as in educational programs to raise awareness of the community's heritage as part of their identity. In general, the idea is supported by the liminality theory and threshold concept learning theory. We show the idea of using Buddhist heritage in contemporary Islamic Indonesia. These results provide concrete ideas based on architectural psychology and education and encourage the development of heritage conservation in areas that already have significant cultural differences from the communities that produce this heritage.

Keywords: architectural solution; Buddhism; heritage awareness; Hinduism; Islam; time tunnel

A Placemaking Approach to Assessing the Resilience of the Kelompok Tani Jambu, Gemblakan Atas Kampong

2024-02-20T02:59:05+00:00

Gemblakan Atas Kampong, Suryatmajan, is one of the kampongs in the Malioboro area that produces processed guava products marketed at culinary festivals in Yogyakarta City. Kelompok Tani Jambu conducts the production process on one of the kampong roads. The road, which initially functioned as a circulation route, has changed its function to become a production space for processed guava. The change in the function of the kampong road has the potential to cause conflicts of interest between kampong. Based on this background, this study aims to identify social interactions between residents and Kelompok Tani Jambu on the kampong road used as a production space for processed guava. Placemaking will be used as a theoretical framework to assess the resilience of the Gemblakan Atas community, Suryatmajan. The identification of the placemaking process uses a table that crosses the characteristics of placemaking with space interfaces related to social interaction in public spaces. Community resilience is measured based on the social and physical capital owned by Kelompok Tani Jambu. The results showed that the residents of Gemblakan Atas kampong and Kelompok Tani were actively involved in forming a public production space on the kampong street. The production space formed by Kelompok Tani Jambu got a good response from the community. This is the physical and social capital of the resilience of Kelompok Tani Jambu, Gemblakan Atas Kampong.

Keyword: Kelompok Tani Jambu; Gemblakan Atas Kampong; Placemaking; Space Interface; Sustainable Livelihood Frameworks

A Fractal Dimensional Analysis of Vernacular House Façades in Indonesia: Rumah Gadang and Uma

2024-02-20T07:40:05+00:00

Vernacular house façades have distinct visual characteristics as a reflection of the factors that influence vernacular architecture, one of which is how the locals perceive and interpret aesthetics. This study attempts to quantitatively examine the aesthetic qualities of the façades of two vernacular houses, namely Rumah Gadang from West Sumatra, western Indonesia, and Uma from Sumba Island, eastern Indonesia. Both have very different geographical conditions, cultural, and historical backgrounds. The fractal dimension analysis is used by breaking down the façade into 5 layers of architectural attribute; silhouette, main tripartite, structure, façade components, and material texture. Using the box-counting method, it is known which layer is the biggest contributor to the visual complexity of the façades. Based on the calculations, it is concluded that there are differences in the degree and proportion of visual complexity in the case of the two houses. The façade of Rumah Gadang has higher visual complexity than Uma. Material texture is the most dominant contributor to visual complexity of both houses. In Rumah Gadang, the façade components greatly contribute to visual complexity, while in Uma the silhouette has a big influence. This finding can be attributed to the way the homeowners place importance on the façade and the house in its respective social system, or even the development of civilization behind the two houses. It is also found that subjective-qualitative visual observation and philosophical approach do not always correspond with the result of mathematical calculation.

Keywords: façade; fractal analysis; fractal dimension; Indonesian vernacular house; rumah gadang; uma; visual complexity

Inclusive Campus Design in Islamic Institution

2024-03-05T08:37:22+00:00

Designing an inclusive campus is an evolving process. Each educational institution has varying levels of awareness of the importance of inclusive campus design. As the highest public educational institution that follow Islamic values, Islamic University has a strategic function to serve as a benchmark for providing more inclusive facilities. This study will explore the process and challenges to implement inclusive design in its buildings in Universitas Islam Indonesia (UII) Yogyakarta. To understand how inclusive design has been implemented in the UII Main Campus facilities, qualitative methodologies were employed, including field observations, access audits, and interviews with key stakeholders. The results indicate that awareness of the implementation of inclusive design at the UII Main Campus develops gradually alongside the availability of universal technical accessibility and design standards and the growth of an understanding of their significance. The finding shows that the younger the generation of buildings, the more inclusive the designs.

Keywords: inclusive design; Islamic values; Islamic institution

Community-Based Ecotourism: A Case Study of Pentingsari Village

2024-04-23T06:01:16+00:00

Environment is related to tourism as one of its components to maintain tourism sustainability. Eco-tourism is environment-based tourism that run by community to improve community capital which lived in its community. The community capitals that can be an input to community-based tourism which will practice the eco-tourism. This research aimed to explain how the eco-tourism could be implemented through community-based tourism. The findings of this research were Pentingsari tourism village reached self-organization through community-based tourism concept by using human and social capitals that the community have, Pentingsari tourism village reached self-sustainability through community-based tourism concept by using natural and cultural capitals, and from self-organization and self-sustainability Pentingsari tourism village could provide eco-tourism to its tourists. This research concluded eco-tourism in Pentingsari village could be reached by using self-organization and self-sustainability. Self-organization and self-sustainability could be reached by using community capitals in community-based tourism concept to develop the tourism in Pentingsari.

Keywords: capital; community; ecotourism; sustainable; village