TY - GEN
T1 - The effect of public spaces' physical features on interaction between strangers. Case study
T2 - 16th International Conference on Quality in Research, QiR 2019 - 2019 International Symposium on Sustainable and Clean Energy, ISSCE 2019
AU - Amran, Muhammad Farhan
AU - Fuad, Achmad Hery
N1 - Funding Information:
We would like to thank the Directorate of Research and Community Engagement Universitas Indonesia for funding this research under the grant of Hibah PIT 9 2019.
Publisher Copyright:
© 2020 Author(s).
Copyright:
Copyright 2020 Elsevier B.V., All rights reserved.
PY - 2020/5/4
Y1 - 2020/5/4
N2 - A public space can be regarded as sociable and successful through its social indications, one of which is the existence of interactions between strangers. Those social interactions influence the formation of communities and social cohesion. However, social interactions within public spaces are decreasing, and one of the reasons is the condition of social over-stimulation. To induce meaningful interaction between strangers, it is necessary to consider physical features in the process of designing public spaces. One of the physical features that affects the interaction between strangers is the physical features which can generate opportunities to pause, sit, and think there. One instance of a public space capable of initiating interactions between strangers is a fourth place, and one example of which is transit spaces. This paper's objective is to examine said physical features and their effects on interactions between strangers by observing a transit space near Jurangmangu Station, South Tangerang, Indonesia. The observation that was conducted shows that interaction between strangers does not only rely on the existence of physical features that generate opportunities to sit, pause, and think more in the space. However, spatial configurations within the pausing space also play a significant role in inducing interactions between strangers.
AB - A public space can be regarded as sociable and successful through its social indications, one of which is the existence of interactions between strangers. Those social interactions influence the formation of communities and social cohesion. However, social interactions within public spaces are decreasing, and one of the reasons is the condition of social over-stimulation. To induce meaningful interaction between strangers, it is necessary to consider physical features in the process of designing public spaces. One of the physical features that affects the interaction between strangers is the physical features which can generate opportunities to pause, sit, and think there. One instance of a public space capable of initiating interactions between strangers is a fourth place, and one example of which is transit spaces. This paper's objective is to examine said physical features and their effects on interactions between strangers by observing a transit space near Jurangmangu Station, South Tangerang, Indonesia. The observation that was conducted shows that interaction between strangers does not only rely on the existence of physical features that generate opportunities to sit, pause, and think more in the space. However, spatial configurations within the pausing space also play a significant role in inducing interactions between strangers.
UR - http://www.scopus.com/inward/record.url?scp=85096439019&partnerID=8YFLogxK
U2 - 10.1063/5.0002573
DO - 10.1063/5.0002573
M3 - Conference contribution
AN - SCOPUS:85096439019
T3 - AIP Conference Proceedings
BT - Recent Progress on
A2 - Yuliusman, Yuliusman
A2 - Dianita, Cindy
PB - American Institute of Physics Inc.
Y2 - 22 July 2019 through 24 July 2019
ER -