Housing preference of small scale Gated Community residents in Medan City, Indonesia

Abstract

Gated Community is a private housing area, which originally had a public domain. Areas that were previously accessible, such as roads, open spaces, and parks, are limited by the provision of fences. Gated Community includes several categories in establishing an elite housing. That category includes lifestyle, prestige, and security. The Gated community were divided into several groups, namely large scale groups, medium scale, and small scale. The purpose of the researches is to discover the characteristics and reviewing the preferences of the small scale Gated Community residents in Medan City. The independent variable is the internal and external factor of housing preferences, which contains demographic factors, socio-economic factors, and cultural factors. The dependent variable is the individualistic level of Gated Community residents such as education, income, ethnic, religion, and the age of household. The research methodology is using a quantitative descriptive method, while the data collection method is by using interview and questionnaire approaches. The main goal of this research is to find the housing preference of Gated Community residents which indicate the habitant preferences and characteristic. While according to the researcher, the result may aim towards to more closed environments and more distinct cultures.