BUILDING TRANSFORMATION AND AGENCIES INFLUENCE IN DAGO AND RIAU CORRIDORS, BANDUNG

• Main Author: Najmi, Isan
• Format: Theses
• Language: Indonesia
• Subjects: Arsitektur
• Online Access: https://digilib.itb.ac.id/gdl/view/34209
• Institution: Institut Teknologi Bandung

This writing explains about phenomenon of transformation from residential purpose into commercial and the influence of agencies on changes in Dago and Riau corridors, Bandung. This research uses sequential explanatory methode. This methode is started by quantitative research to describes building transformation phenomenon, then followed by qualitative analysis to find out the influence of agencies in the changes. Analysis is started by identifying types of changes based on building elements characteristics in Dago and Riau corridors that caused by functions and styles change. The characteristics can be seen on roof and window proportion changes, signage addition, entrance openness, and changes of plan which produce three types of building changes: extremely changed, fairly changed, unchanged. This research also investigates the influence of agencies on the building changes from the perpective of their roles and motives. Agencies roles in the transformation can be seen from agencies interests inside and outside the company, in a hierachy. Meanwhile, agencies motives are branding needs, fund availability, technical ease, functional and operational needs, the need to follow trends and regulations. Result of the analysis shows that, there is a high relationship between agencies inside the companies and extremely changes in the buildings. In contrast there is a high relationship between the agencies outside the companies and fairly changes in the buildings. Furthermore, there is a high relationship between motive to follow architecture trends with extremely changes in the buildings, and motive to follow regulations with fairly changes in the buildings.