ELEMENTS OF OPEN PUBLIC SPACE AT CORRIDOR SOMBAOPU STREET MAKASSAR CITY

ELEMENTS OF OPEN PUBLIC SPACE AT CORRIDOR SOMBAOPU STREET MAKASSAR CITY

Sriany Ersina

Lecturer, Department of Architecture, Urban Design Data Lab., State Islamic University of Alauddin Makassar, South Sulawesi, Indonesia.

Abstract_ Physical elements forming characters in the Makassar Somba Opu street corridor such as trees /shade, diversity of buildings, street furniture, open space, accessibility, density, contrast, parking, pedestrian pathways, and pavement are still considered to be less supportive of characteristics and strengthen the identity of the corridor area the street. In this case the physical elements still give the impression of being neglected on several Somba Opu Makassar streets, besides that improper arrangement and processing of elements can also affect the convenience of visitors in shopping or users of the Somba Opu Makassar street, giving rise to responses from community groups to the physical elements in the street corridor.

From this background, the formulation of the problem in this study is the extent of the influence of the physical elements forming the character of the Somba Opu Makassar street corridor, and which physical elements dominate the character formation of the Somba Opu Makassar street corridor, according to the community response. This paper is intended to analyze and find out the physical elements that dominate the character formation of the street corridor that automatically affects the characteristics that already exist on the Somba Opu Makassar street, based on the response from the community.

In this study, it is based on a quantitative paradigm with a comparative research approach (comparison), which will compare the response of the community to the physical elements forming the street character. The method in this study was through questionnaires and interviews with community groups (shop owners, street users/visitors, and street vendors) to find out their responses to the physical elements that make up the character in the Somba Opu Makassar street corridor, and then obtain the data analyzed with the help of the SPSS program with discriminant techniques.

The results of this study indicate that tree elements/properties as shade and contrast elements dominate the character formation of the Somba Opu Makassar street corridor, according to responses from the community (shop owners, street users/visitors, and street vendors).

Keywords :  Physical elements forming characters, characteristics, street corridors.

Koridor Somba Opu, Makassar, Sulawesi Selatan, Indonesia

Source: Personal Documentation, 2014