Concrete and steel have become common building materials in Indonesia and used as main building materials by both local people as well as architects in their design project. In Indonesia, common people in urban and rural areas, engineers and architects are also more familiar with the utilization of industrial building materials rather than local materials. However, industrial building materials area often questionable as sustainable materials. While bamboo, as local material, has been known as a sustainable material. Therefore, the usage of bamboo in nowadays architecture need to be elaborated and taught to the young generation and the society for the community development project. This paper aims to discuss the method of using bamboo as local material for community development in Indonesia while involving students from architectural education for the design process. The case study was taken during the community service project for Jarak Village’s residents which was done by students and lecturer from Petra Christian University. By discussing the issue and methods, in the future bamboo architecture will present not only as a building that provides space for activities but also as an instrument of the learning process and community development.
Contemporary perspective is to transform the theory reading of space in Asian cities, particularly to the reading of kampung in Surabaya. Kampung (urban village) are commonly read as a disorder neighbourhood located in a modern urban area. Through the perspective, analysed inside out of urban spaces, the kampungs is read not only on the physical structure but the meaning behind the use. It is compulsory to consider the three parameters of urban observation for this perspective: theoretical concept, phenomenological scope, and point of view. In this research, these observed parameters: theory of townscape by Gordon Cullen, phenomenon of public and private space in the kampung, and applying the research method of ground research. Cullen’s theory one of well known Western-centric theory is needed to be included since Asian still lack of theoretical presence. The observation of the phenomenon is to extend the theory and to read urban spaces in greater Asia including studying meaning behind the urban structure. The result of this research has shown that unfixed urban elements in the kampung create stronger sense of urban enjoyment than fixed elements. The unfixed are related to the social activities occurred that identify the fluid condition of private and public usage.
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