Septi Dwi Cahyani

Abdulrachman Saleh Airport is the only airport serving the Greater Malang area. It plays a significant role as the main “gateway” to a region known for its rich tourism, historical value, and natural potential. However, this “gateway” identity is not yet fully reflected in the physical character or the current terminal building. The terminal fails to create a strong impression as a representative entrance and lacks coherence in both character and design unity. Therefore, a redesign of the airport area is necessary to rebuild its visual and functional identity as a key transportation hub. This design adopts a bioclimatic approach to ensure the building responds to Malang’s climatic conditions while supporting the creation of a sustainable environment. The integration of smart building concepts is also applied to enhance spatial performance and efficiency through the use of environmentally friendly technology. Furthermore, the unification of the two terminal buildings into a single architectural identity becomes a key focus to improve accessibility for the passengers, visitors, and transportation modes. This strategy is expected to serve as a solution to the existing issues and strengthen Abdulrachman Saleh Airport’s role as an adaptive gateway that aligns with its surrounding environment and keeps pace with future development.

The Jogja Planning Gallery is a cultural park designed to serve as a showcase for Yogyakarta's arts and craftspeople. The site is located within the philosophical axis of Jalan Malioboro, and, based on the organizers' guidance, the design was required to consider contextual and sustainable aspects. The cluster of buildings and the surrounding environment are expected to embody the philosophy, history, environment, spatial planning, architectural design, and future of Yogyakarta. This concept is embodied in a design that reflects the ideal dimension formed by the superimposition of historical and harmonious dimensions. The historical dimension refers to the philosophical axis of Yogyakarta and the conservation objects on the site: the former Provincial DPRD building and two ancient banyan trees. The dimension of harmony is developed from an imaginary line connecting the actual center point of the former DPRD building with Mount Merapi. The philosophical axis evokes a spiritual connection with the Creator or the journey toward existence. This pilgrimage is depicted as full of physical struggle, symbolizing the temptations of worldly functions on either side of the axis, including the future Jogja Planning Gallery building. These materialistic temptations must be overcome, even though they can be misleading. The axis of harmony symbolizes human creativity, which always strives to achieve material truth, despite its physical limitations. Jogja Planning Gallery is a superimposition of ideals that represent ambiguity, symbolizing a physical journey that must be undertaken with constant remembrance and vigilance because the main thing in life is to achieve spiritual existence.

Rapid urbanisation has significantly changed the landscape of urban environments. More specifically, land use in cities has increasingly shifted towards built-up areas for urban infrastructure, housing, transportation, and industry. This has substantially altered the microclimate of cities, with one of the most noticeable impacts being the rise in urban temperatures, which negatively affects the quality of life and health of urban dwellers. As such, there is an urgent need to address these microclimate issues. Planting vegetation is one potential solution. Although urban green open spaces (GOS) are effective at mitigating microclimate impacts, they are often favoured for their aesthetic value rather than their ecological benefits. As such, the present study conducted computational fluid dynamics (CFD) simulations to monitor the urban microclimate in tree-filled and treeless areas, specifically, the air temperature distribution, to evaluate the efficiency of trees in decreasing temperatures. The findings indicate that tree-filled are cooler than treeless areas. More specifically, approximately 24.1% of the tree-filled area recorded temperatures between 28.1-29°C, while 36.5% of the treeless area recorded temperatures between 29.1-30°C. Therefore, trees effectively decreased the temperature by 1.6°C on average. These findings provide valuable insights that stakeholders can use to mitigate the urban heat island (UHI) effect.

Toyomarto Village has a great potential that can be explored to encourage high and sustainable economic growth from the tourism sector. The geography is very profitable for Toyomarto Village because it is located on the foot of Mount Arjuna so that it has an exotic panorama and still maintains its beauty. In addition to abundant natural resources, Toyomarto Village also has a rich history and culture that dates back to the 14th century, when Toyomarto Village was the civilization area of the Majapahit Kingdom. The background of the naming of Toyomarto Village is derived from the Javanese language which means Toya (Water) A (No) Marta (Dead), interpreted as the water of life, this is related to the water sources that are of very high quality and abundant. Therefore, it is very feasible to design a cultural tourism park that raises the locality of Toyomarto Village using a contextual architecture approach.

Kebijakan Pemberlakuan Pembatasan Kegiatan Masyarakat (PPKM) pada masa Pandemi Covid-19 berdampak terhadap kegiatan di berbagai sector yang mempengaruhi pergerakan masyarakat kawasan periurban ke kawasan urban untuk berbagai tujuan. Penelitian ini bertujuan menganalisis perubahan pola pergerakan masyarakat tersebut dengan menggunakan analisis deskriptif statistik. Data dikumpulkan melalui kuesioner dan dianalisis dengan matriks asal-tujuan untuk melihat perubahan pola dan karakteristik pergerakan sebelum dan saat pandemic berlangsung. Perubahan pola dan karakteristik perjalanan selanjutnya dianalisis dengan perspektif spasial berbasis GIS. Hasil penelitian menunjukkan adanya perubahan pola pergerakan pada 38% masyarakat. Perubahan terbesar terjadi pada motif pergerakan bersekolah ke kawasan urban. Hasil dari penelitian diharapkan bisa berkontribusi sebagai salah satu dasar pertimbangan dalam merencanakan kebijakan, baik dalam aspek spasial, pembangunan fisik perkotaan serta perekonomian ketika menghadapi kembali sebuah pandemi.