Promoting tropical architecture by implementing design control in zoning regulation

• Published in: IOP conference series. Materials Science and Engineering Vol. 830; no. 2; pp. 22058 - 22063
• Main Authors: Pradifta, F S, Afiya, I U
• Format: Journal Article
• Language: English
• Published: Bristol IOP Publishing 01.04.2020
• Subjects: Architecture; Content analysis; Globalization; Qualitative analysis; Redevelopment; Regulations; Stakeholder analysis; Urban areas; Urban planning; Zoning ordinances
• ISSN: 1757-8981; 1757-899X
• DOI: 10.1088/1757-899X/830/2/022058

Globalization has led to uniformity in the city images. The ubiquitous "modern" buildings have dissociated the local climate and cultural context. Frampton's Critical Regionalism postulate saw this phenomenon as the destruction of the creative nucleus of a great civilization and great culture. Postcolonial countries, like Indonesia which inherit colonial cities, facing issues to define their identity, namely in terms of performing Tropical Architecture principles and enforcing it institutionally. The private building's architectural design is seen as a private domain that cannot be regulated, thus the building owner's need to present themselves as a "modern and progressive" party shall not be restricted. This paper tries to examine how urban planning can help modern tropical city image actualization by implement supporting regulations. A qualitative approach with stakeholder analysis is conducted to seek the design control implementation opportunity by the municipal government that met with private interest. A content analysis of Landscaping for Urban Spaces and High-Rises (LUSH) Programme from Singapore's Urban Redevelopment Authority (URA) also studied as a success story. The result is that a design control, to achieve a more contextual approach in architecture design practice, could be performed with incentive and bonus schemes in the building permit process and zoning regulations.