A Study of Demonstration’s Space Pattern at Simpang Lima area, Semarang

Abstract

Public space is a place where people have a right to come without being excluded because of their conditions or backgrounds. In this space, people can do what they want to do without being intervened. Simpang Lima is a public space in Semarang City where citizen do their activities like working, shopping, refreshing and many more, including uttering their aspiration which is usually executed through demonstration. Demonstration is commonly performed by group of people on the street or other place in the city, who express their inspiration to drive the public opinion. Sometimes, they also do some happening art, to get attention and support from the public. Demonstration at Simpang Lima is a phenomenon which has its own pattern space causing some consequences for area surrounds it. The space pattern of demonstration activity in Simpang Lima area will be studied in this research by using Place Center Mapping technique. This technique concerns on three substances that are place, preference point and path. Analysis that is applied are analysis on Simpang Lima area characteristic, analysis on demonstration characteristic and analysis on demonstration activity’s pattern space in Simpang Lima Semarang.