The Various Activities And Building Facades As Place Making And A New Identity In Dago Street, Bandung
Dago was known as a place for villas which colonial style for along time ago, the cool weather with shade trees along the road, the beautiful view of natural features, had been a dominant source of identity to early settlement. The strategic location encourages the change of land use; recently many factory outlets, restaurants, hotels, banks which located along the street. The objective of the research to understand the place making and identity of Dago Street at present time. Method of the research was handled by observation survey of activities, function transformation from house to commercial, and façade of buildings along the street from Cikapayang until Dago Junction. The research also was supported data from questionnaires to know the collective memories of the people about Dago Region. Placemaking strikes a balance between the physical, the social and even the spiritual qualities of a place. These could include a place to sit, playgrounds to enjoy, art to touch, music to hear, food to eat, history to experience, and people to meet. The various activities and façade of buildings as place making to chage become a new identity for Dago Street as a place where people to meet and hanging out with their friends, culinary, and shopping to Factory Outlet. Pedestrian where shade trees along the road and Pasopati Flyover with Cikapayang Park can also provide identity for Dago Street. Juarni Anita (anit@itenas.ac.id) Department of Architecture Engineering, National Institute of Technology, Bandung, Indonesia. Key Words : building facade , identity, place making, various activities The Various Activities And Building Facades As Place Making And A New Identity In Dago Street, Bandung.