| Summary: | Technology in construction and building materials was instrumental
in the development of the design and periodization of architectural style.
Particularly in housing, development in the physical infrastructure of
housing such as real estate building in various housing complexes in
Yogyakarta already generated diversity in facade design and various types
of the arrangement of architectural elements that are very phenomenal.
Therefore, this study is so important and necessary to conduct in order to
(a) find out the principles of the arrangement of architectural elements in
real estate building facade, and (b) describe the identification of the
architectural elements forming a configuration of real estate building
facade.
The study used an explorative method for exploration on field and
made a qualitative analysis to find the facts. Areas of the study include the
four residential real estate locations in Sleman Regency, Yogyakarta
province. The study was conducted in the housings of Gejayan Puri Indah,
Casa Grande, Bale Hinggil Residence, and Hyarta Residence. The
samples were standard-type buildings, because it is expected to maximally
represent diversity in housing design in the residential locations. The unit
of analysis was building facades on four residential locations. Parameters
of the architectural elements of the facade were roof, walls, columns,
openings, main entrance, terrace and balcony, and ornamentation. The
arrangement of residential building facade elements was studied on the
bases of symmetry, articulation, visual proportion, and horizontal-vertical
direction.
The results of the study were: first, the symmetry of a residential
building facade shows an asymmetric tendency because of aesthetic
considerations and the principles of construction as well as the intention to
maximize a selling point. Second, all the building facades in the four
residential locations have the strong articulation with focus on main
entrance, terrace and balcony, railing, balcony and roof ornamentation as
the main elements forming the facade articulation. Third, the visual
proportion of facade was found to have more balanced tendency between
roof and building body. Fourth, the facades of residential buildings have
mostly had balanced horizontal-vertical directions because the height of
building was almost equal to the width of the building and the arrangement
of horizontal-vertical architectural elements forming the facade was
averagely composed in a balanced manner.
|
|---|