The Study Of Lost Space In Pekanbaru City

Abstract

The utilization of urban voids in Pekanbaru Kota Subdistrict grew no control causes problems in decreasing visual quality and slums. It happened because there were no clear rules regarding the utilization of urban voids in this City. This study aims to identify the distribution and utilization of urban voids becomes an active space. The approach of this research is to observe physical form city through figure/ground, ligkage and place. The targets achieved are identified the distribution, the factor that influence space, identified government regulation in the utilization and recommendation and direction for the design of urban voids. The analysis used are analysis of spatial, figure/ground, lingkage and place as basis to finding and the characteristics of urban voids it self. Data collected using observation techniques, open interview with purposive sampling to the relevant agencies. This riset was conducted in Pekanbaru Kota District, Pekanbaru City. The result obtained from this riset are : 1) Identification of six points a urban voids sporadic with types of spatial pattern and characteristic of urban voids, namely pattern of linear arch, angular, and organic. 2) The identification of the factor that form the urban voids, namely zoning regulation, the unwillingness of some contemporary institution to contribute to the management and utilization of urban voids. 3) The absence of specific policies related to planning, utilization and control urban voids. 4) Recommendations by designing urban voids with visualization.