Space Utilization and Transformable Architecture of PeriUrban Co-Living Concept in Rancaekek, Bandung

摘要

Peri-urban issues are generated by the problem of uncontrolled increase of settlement land-use that converts and decreases the agriculture and water absorption land-use. Development improvement is needed to support food protection and environment sustainability from urbanization pressure. Co-living Rancaekek in Bandung's peri-urban area is a concept which aims to improve the effectiveness of land use by providing multifunctional living space and household food production through hybrid infrastructure. This residence consists of five families living together in a modular housing unit with an area of 21 m~2. Each unit supports families with different responsibilities: farming; food processing; capacity building; building and infrastructure management; and special units for external researchers. The analysis in this paper provides evidence that each responsibility requires specific spatial planning and multifunctional furniture that can support various activities, tools, and processes to enable adaptation in limited space. The solution to space utilization is determined through the proposed movement of furniture based on a review of transformable architecture, namely flexibility and functionality of the space being utilized, to maximize functions in a minimum size space. This research requires deeper research and/or experiments on materials, community acceptance, and a more in-depth review of furniture design in accordance with the concept of transformable architecture.