RECONCILING BUILDING CHARACTERISTICS IN ADAPTIVE REUSE

Abstract

Adaptive reuse gains importance considerably in current times as this strategy has ecological, economical and socio-cultural benefits especially related to attempts in urban renewal . In adapting a building into commercial services, it is advisable to consider the preferences and the behavior of the customers to ensure the success of the business. The author participate in the adaptation of a mundane garage and an elegant Javanese traditional buildings into a café and eating place serving university students. Employing research by design method, this research aims to understand the strategies applied in reconciling these two very different buildings into one integrated facility. The result is by understanding the characteristics of the buildings and the behavior of the customers these two different buildings may play distinctive roles yet integrated into one service with coherent atmosphere