Vertical Residential Development in Medan City in Supporting Sustainable Development

Abstract

Regional development strategy emphasizes economic growth, then growth and employment opportunities, growth and equity, emphasis on basic basic need approach, growth and the environment and sustainable development . Regional development that can cause spatial changes in urban areas will encourage population growth, thus forming a new social and cultural life for residents in urban areas. This phenomenon of spatial change will encourage revolutionary changes to the spatial area. The current condition of spatial change is the designation of new activities such as residential areas for community dwellings. Housing development is a multi-sectoral activity and is closely related to community welfare. In its development, the housing sector, which should be the spearhead in urban development, often contributes serious problems for life in the city itself. Many problems stem from the housing sector, such as the unavailability of a proper housing environment. This problem is often a problem that cannot be handled optimally. Not to mention, the growth and development of housing that does not pay attention to the interests of the community from various circles, especially the low-income community, can create gaps and difficulties for MBR in obtaining decent and affordable housing. Vertical housing is a new breakthrough in minimizing land use conversion for housing, so that the problem of limited land can be solved and land use becomes more optimal. In addition, with the construction of vertical housing, it will be able to reduce the cost of buying land which is already very expensive. In the future, in developing vertical housing in addition to meeting the community's needs for residential housing, it is necessary to design sustainable housing development policies by prioritizing community participation. Therefore, in accordance with public perceptions regarding vertical housing, the development of vertical housing must lead to sustainable development that pays attention to social, economic and environmental aspects.

Design Criteria of Vertical Housing for Social Communities

“…This causes the availability of land to decrease and become limited because population dynamics have a direct relationship with the production and reproduction of urban space (Rosemback et al, 2017). In the previous study stated that to keep up with population development projections through 2030, an annual average of 34,000 new dwellings would be required and vertical housing is a novel innovation for minimizing land conversion for housing purposes (Conefrey & Staunton, 2019;Melinda et al, 2021).…”

“…Nevertheless, the development of vertical housing provides few shared housing facilities or communal spaces as a forum for interaction. In building a vertical residence, it is necessary to pay attention to cultural activities because it's related to social, economic, and environmental aspects which are a reflection of efforts to realize the sociocultural values adopted by the prospective occupants, and not merely to build a shelter (Melinda et al, 2021).…”