PLACE

PLACE

By NN revised Dik 2012

 Figure-ground
Lingkage

PLACE
Character,
Identity, sense of
place

Place Theory
The place theory goes one step beyond figureground and linkage theories in that it adds the
components of human needs and cultural,
historical and natural contexts (Trancik, 1986, p.98).
It gives physical space additional richness by
incorporating unique forms and details indigenous to
its setting.
In place theory; social and cultural values, visual
perceptions of users, and an individual control over
the immediate public environment are important
principles.

Place definition..
Place is a space that we
can remember, care about
and make part of our life.
Place could bring
emotions, re-collections,
people and ideas to mind.
(Donlyn Lyndon, 2001)

Relationships with Place (Cross 2001)

Relationship

Type of Bond

Process

Biographical

Historical &
familial

Born & living in

place; takes time

Spiritual

Emotional &
intangible
Moral & ethical

Sense of
belonging
Responsibility to
place
Choosing a place
based on lifestyle
preferences
Constrained by
lack of choice

Ideological

Commodified

Cognitive (choice
& desirability)

Dependent

Material

 More importantly, the identification of places, as well

as their organization into mental structures, not only
allows people to function effectively but is also a
source of emotional security, pleasure and
understanding.
We take delight in physically distinctive, recognizable
locales and attach our feelings and meanings to them.
Place character is often recalled with affection; its lack
is a frequent subject of popular complaint. People are
pleased to "know" a great city, or to understand its
history.
(Kevin Lynch)

Karakter kota (Trancik, 1986)

Karakter fisik, lebih ditujukan kepada penampilan
bentukan fisik bangunan dalam sebuah kota yang dibentuk
oleh komposisi massa dan ruang dalam skala tertentu.
Karakter non fisik merupakan karakter yg ditinjau dari
hubungan antara manusia dengan lingkungan sosial
budayanya, dan digunakan sebagai background dalam
membentuk lingkungan fisik tertentu.

Pemahaman tentang nilai suatu tempat (spirit of place)

merupakan pemahaman tentang keunikan dari suatu tempat,
sehingga tidak akan terlepas dari karakter yang membentuknya.
Karakter yang spesifik merupakan identitas dan pengenalan
bentuk serta kualitas ruang sebuah daerah perkotaan, disebut
sense of place.

sense of place

Sense of place
is one of many characteristics which displayed
by people congruent with local identity
is a factor that makes an environment
psychologically comfortable. Three variables of
sense of place are:
- legibility
- the perception of and preference for the visual
environment
- the compatibility of the setting with human
purposes

Sebuah space menjadi place bila

mempunyai arti dari lingkungan yang
berasal dari kondisi fisik dan sosial
budaya masing-masing daerah.

DAFTAR PUSTAKA
Cross, Jennifer. 2001. Protecting Our Place: Establishing
and Maintaining Place Attachments In the Face of
Population Growth and Change. Ph.D. diss., University of
California, Davis.
Donlyn Lyndon, dkk, 2001, A sense of place, Kate Ferrucci,
People to people Press
Trancik, Roger, 1986, Finding Lost Space, Van Nostrand
Reinhold Company.
Spiro Kostof, 1991, City Shaped : Urban Pattern and
Meanings Tough History, London : Thames and Hudson,
Ltd.
http://pegasus.cc.ucf.edu/~janzb/place/placesense.htm