Summary: | Settlement Baluwarti as traditional royal heritage historic village (historical
urban centers), contained within the walls of the fortress palace of Surakarta is a
traditional form of settlement is still actively populated and possess historical
background, physical form (artifacts), and activities typical. As time goes by and
the demands and system life, Baluwarti has undergone phase change from time
to time, which appears on occupancy, facilities and infrastructure, as well as the
various elements or elements forming the structure Baluwarti environment in the
past and in the present. Notice any symptoms of the area changes, it becomes
an important thing to be found is related to the settlement structure seen from the
study of spatial semiotics.
The purpose of this study is to find the elements of urban design and the
changes that have semiotic value of valuable historical meaning signs yet of
change as a structure - forming settlements in Baluwarti useful for the preparation
of directives or guidelines in handling regional development Baluwarti.
This study included exploratory research into the area, as is expected to
see a change or degradation of the region from the perspective of the meaning of
signs (semiotics) that make up the façade and identity Baluwarti region. This
study uses qualitative research rationalist models, with an approach that departs
from the theoretical construct, then compiled the foundation of his theory of
substance literature review, which is then used to guide the research step.
The results of the study semiotics Baluwarti forming region of space this
will be the basis for the management and structuring of the area as a form of
settlement tradisioanal Baluwarti which have a specific arrangement and requires
the handling of detail in the arrangement of the building and its environment, to
support the potential of preserving the history and heritage artifacts the culture, in
order to remain sustainable (non-bleeding) facing the changing times there.
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