Studi Penataan Kawasan Konservasi Kembang Jepun Surabaya

Abstract

The purpose of this study is to converse and provide an arrangement concept for Kembang Jepun area. As the center of trade and commercial district, this area remains to preserve some historic heritages. Unfortunately, the condition is far from being well maintained and has some undesired changes that lessen its image as a historic area. This study utilizes three methods; identification of building and environment quality, and concept establishment for arrangement of building and environment conservation. The result shows that the building and environment condition discourage the establishment of area identity. The physical damages founded on buildings are caused by three main factors: goverment's role, community's role, and the building itself. The proposed conservation, concept resulted from this study are preservation, conservation, gentrification, and demolition strategies, with keeping the existing environment condition and spatial characteristics as its concept for the area arrangement.