Apartment with Social Interaction Approach in West Jakarta

Abstract

This research departs from problems related to the high demand for housing and limited land in Jakarta, which makes it difficult for Jakarta residents to have a place to live, which is affected by rising house prices that are disproportionate to income. apartments can be a solution to this problem, because apartments do not require as much land as housing, apart from that apartments here are expected to be the answer to vertical housing in the city of Jakarta that is adequate and safe for residents of Jakarta with easy access to public transport, schools, hospitals, shopping centres, etc. Apartments as a high-rise residential environment could result in social isolation, social disruption and anonymity for its residents, where these problems are related to the issue of social sustainability, so that by implementing social interaction which is part of social sustainability in apartment design it is hoped that it can answer these problems because social interaction can increasing social cohesion, a sense of community and promote social welfare. This study uses qualitative methods by collecting data from literature studies, questionnaires and comparative studies. The results of this study discuss architectural indicators that can accommodate social interaction and architectural indicators of social interaction that are applied to apartment buildings.