JAPAN POP CULTURE COMMUNITY CENTER IN BANDUNG

• Main Author: Renaldo, Erik
• Format: Final Project
• Language: Indonesia
• Online Access: https://digilib.itb.ac.id/gdl/view/74331
• Institution: Institut Teknologi Bandung

Many activities or events in Indonesia use the theme of Japan pop culture. With this many events, the public's interest, especially among teenagers and adults is increasing. Examples of Japan pop culture that are currently popular in Indonesia include anime, manga, cosplay, v- tubers, j-pop, and others. This increase in events and interest in Japan pop culture has led to the emergence of various communities based on Japanese popular culture. This community regarding popular culture exists online through social media and there are also offline ones such as Genshiken and UKJ ITB. The large number of these communities makes it necessary to design facilities that can bring communities together, but can also provide educational, entertainment functions, and increase the potential of the community's creative industries. The design of this community center is expected to implement facilities and activities that can increase creativity, as well as public interest in Japanese popular culture such as exhibition areas, cosplay activities, workshop activities, and others. The design project that will be made will apply a design with the theme "Mini Akihabara". This is because Akihabara City in Japan is an electronics center and a center for Japan pop culture. The city of Akihabara, which has many colors and popular cultural ornaments in it, creates the impression of a fun, creative and uplifting area for visitors to the city. From the design theme, the design of this facility is expected to provide a pleasant atmosphere and provide enthusiasm for visitors inside. In order to apply the design theme, the main keywords are made which are used as a reference to realize the design vision and mission, namely creative, playful, and modern. These keywords will be implemented in design concepts such as the concept of color, shape, material, and lighting in the community center facility that will be made.