ABSTRACT

Laurentzia Himawan (00000006272)

DESIGNED QUALIFIED PUBLIC SPACE AS SUPPORTER OF

COMMERCIAL ACTIVITIES IN CILIWUNG RIVERBANKS.
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Riverbanks are part of public spaces. A good public space is a place

where social activities, economy, and inter-cultural mixing occur. That is because
there are social activities and interactions between humans within the public
space. Riverbanks are one of the public spaces that can be utilized by the
surrounding community for recreation, and can even be utilized to support their
daily activities such as commercial activity which is trading. But often the river
banks are neglected. Residents did not manage the riverbanks to be better and did
not utilized the area as much as possible. This happens on the riverbanks of the
Ciliwung River on Jl. Pembangunan I, which river banks that should be made into
public spaces and supporters of commercial activity even got neglected by
citizens. It then makes the riverbanks become slumy and unorganized. So the
authors formulate several questions such as, How to design a qualified public
space in a riverbank? What does the public space require to support the
community's commercial activities?
According to Carmona (2008), public space has an important role for
society one of them is improving the economy of citizens. The existence of public
space will increase the social activities and interactions which will then increase
the commercial values in the region. In addition there are several criterias that
can be achieved in creating a qualified public spaces such as Comfort,
Relaxation, Passive Engagement, Active Engagement, and Discovery. This
research is conducted qualitatively, that is by data collecting technique obtained
from literatures study and observations. The literatures study was used to derive
theoretical conclusions used as parameters for designing public spaces that
support social activities and social interactions. Observations were conducted
based on literature studies and analyzing the study sites.
The conclusion of this research is in designing green open spaces by
rivers that can be used as public spaces that support the commercial activities of
the citizens, that must be able to meet elemem of buildings, landscape,
infrastructure and uses must meet the criteria of comfort, activity, access, and
sociability. By fulfilling the elements and criteria will be able to create a quality
and successful public space.
References : 12 (1936 – 2017)
Keywords : Riverbanks, Open Space, Commmercial Activity.

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