The People's Space: Designing for Public Visibility

Aji, Christianita Putri (2026) The People's Space: Designing for Public Visibility. Diploma thesis, Institut Teknologi Sepuluh Nopember.

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Abstract

Public life is an important part of urban life because it supports everyday activities, social interaction, and different forms of public expression. However, providing a place for activities to happen is not always enough, especially when those activities need to reach people beyond those directly involved. This project explores how Hannah Arendt’s idea of public space as a space of appearance can be translated into architecture that supports public visibility. In this project, visibility refers to how people, movement, activities, and shared concerns can be seen, noticed, and understood by others through spatial arrangements. Since public activities can change in scale and intensity, the space also needs to be neutral and adaptable so it can remain useful for everyday activities while supporting larger public events. Demonstration is included as the highest-intensity scenario to test the building’s capacity, movement, visibility, and supporting facilities, rather than as its main function. The design process uses a user-centered approach through divergence, transformation, and convergence, supported by literature review, precedent studies, site analysis, activity analysis, scenario development, and design exploration. The result is The People’s Space, an adaptable public space located in Indonesia’s parliament area in Jakarta. The design places activities around a central area and keeps the circulation open and visible, allowing both the main activity and the movement around it to be easily seen and understood. This arrangement allows the same space to support different activities and levels of intensity while connecting participants, observers, and the surrounding city.
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Ruang publik merupakan bagian penting dari kehidupan kota karena mendukung aktivitas sehari-hari, interaksi sosial, dan berbagai bentuk ekspresi publik. Namun, menyediakan tempat untuk beraktivitas saja belum cukup, terutama ketika suatu kegiatan perlu menjangkau orang-orang di luar mereka yang terlibat langsung. Perancangan ini membahas bagaimana gagasan Hannah Arendt tentang ruang publik sebagai space of appearance dapat diterjemahkan ke dalam arsitektur yang mampu mendukung visibilitas publik. Dalam rancangan ini, visibilitas berarti bagaimana orang, pergerakan, aktivitas, dan isu yang dibawa dapat terlihat, diperhatikan, dan dipahami oleh orang lain. Karena aktivitas publik dapat berubah dalam skala dan intensitas, ruang perlu bersifat netral dan adaptif agar dapat tetap digunakan untuk kegiatan sehari-hari dan mendukung acara publik yang lebih besar. Demonstrasi digunakan sebagai skenario dengan intensitas tertinggi untuk menguji kapasitas bangunan, pergerakan, visibilitas, dan fasilitas pendukung, bukan sebagai fungsi utama bangunan. Proses perancangan menggunakan pendekatan yang berpusat pada pengguna melalui tahap divergensi, transformasi, dan konvergensi. Proses ini didukung oleh kajian literatur, studi preseden, analisis tapak, analisis aktivitas, pengembangan skenario, dan eksplorasi desain. Hasil perancangan ini adalah The People’s Space, sebuah ruang publik adaptif di kawasan parlemen Indonesia di Jakarta. Rancangan ini menempatkan aktivitas di sekitar area pusat dan menjaga sirkulasi tetap terbuka dan terlihat, sehingga aktivitas utama dan pergerakannya dapat mudah dilihat dan dipahami. Penataan ini memungkinkan ruang yang sama dapat digunakan untuk berbagai aktivitas dan tingkat intensitas, sekaligus menghubungkan partisipan, pengamat, dan lingkungan kota di sekitarnya.

Item Type:	Thesis (Diploma)
Uncontrolled Keywords:	Public Space, Public Visibility, Space of Appearance, Adaptable Architecture, Public Expression, Ruang Publik, Visibilitas Publik, Space of Appearance, Arsitektur Adaptif, Ekspresi Publik
Subjects:	N Fine Arts > NA Architecture > NA2750 Architectural design.
Divisions:	Faculty of Civil, Planning, and Geo Engineering (CIVPLAN) > Architecture > 23201-(S1) Undergraduate Thesis
Depositing User:	Christianita Putri Aji
Date Deposited:	04 Aug 2026 02:55
Last Modified:	04 Aug 2026 02:55
URI:	http://repository.its.ac.id/id/eprint/142859

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