Evaluation of Classroom Performance in the Post-Covid-19 New Normal Era at the Building Program Vocational High School

Abstract

Covid-19 as a new disease is rapidly spreading worldwide, including in Indonesia. The government immediately took steps to suppress it through: the phase of staying at home, large-scale social restrictions, and the new normal phase. This condition impacts the learning structure in schools by imposing learning from home and limiting 50% of students entering school in rotation. This study aims to determine the readiness of educational infrastructure to adapt to the new normal of social distancing and circulation. The qualitative deductive research method is used to compare the measured data with standardization, analyze spatial configurations, and end with design solutions. Manual Drawing Studio and Digital Studio were chosen because they represent the characteristics of the Vocational High School (SMK) Building Program. The results showed that several indicators did not meet the guidelines for implementing learning after the Covid-19 pandemic: air temperature, noise, and lighting conditions. For this reason, it is necessary to add openings and modify the room configuration as a solution related to the effective use of the room by 40.84% with a distance between chairs of 1.5 meters, using barriers between chairs to block droplets between students and lecturers in the room. For circulation, signage for entry and exit is given, so they do not cross paths. According to new normal conditions, the optimal design studio is expected to achieve comfort and improve the quality of learning while supporting the program to break the chain of the Covid-19 virus.

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