Authors : Sonja Mirzani; Maria Sudarwani; Sri Pare Eni

Volume/Issue : Volume 8 - 2023, Issue 6 - June

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DOI : https://doi.org/10.5281/zenodo.8166892

Abstract : The Senen area is quite well known by all circles of society, especially the station, the used clothes market and used books which are the main attraction or generator of the area. Many people considered Senen as a trading area in the past, but now the identity and image of this area is starting to shift. Triggered by the uncontrolled development of the city. The Senen area grows in heterogeneity, making it lose its character and values.Development and modernity are being proclaimed, such as the construction of JPOs and busway stops that are connected to regional nodes, but in its development, the architectural history of the city has escaped attention. There are historical buildings that have not been empowered, the relocation of the area of used kwitang books and the emergence of new buildings which quite affect the visual character of the area. Basically, the development of the city cannot be avoided but the artifacts owned can be maintained and strengthened, through the history of identity and architectural values contained. Proper arrangement, management and coordination within the urban fabric can strengthen the image and identity of the area.Senen is expected to be able to fulfill its function as a place for community service by having intact character values. The method applied in research is exploratory- descriptive as a tool in analyzing character, history and its constituent elements, while the rationalistic- qualitative method is used as a tool in forming arguments or a logical understanding of the results of the analysis.

Keywords : Architectural Character, Senen Area, Image, and Identity