Playground Facilities for Lower Class Vertical Housing Case Study: ‘Rusunawa’ Menteng Asri Bogor, West Java

Abstract

An increasing population causes the problem of limited land for urban dwellings. This problem encourages the government to start building lower class vertical housing as a solution to providing shelter for low middle-income people. One of the most important things that need to be considered in the design of vertical housing is the problem of availability of playground facilities. Playground facilities are often overlooked, even though it was regulated in the Indonesian Government Regulations (No). 4 act 27 of 1988 on vertical housing. This study focuses on whether the playground facilities provided in ‘Rusunawa’ Menteng Asri has aligned with SNI (Indonesian National Standard) guidelines and public playground safety handbook. The study employs an analysis method in which includes location assessment, selecting equipment, surfacing material, and equipment material. The study also conducts interviews on children and parents of ‘Rusunawa’ Menteng Asri. Even though the Rusunawa’ Menteng Asri already has playground facilities, the study found that it has not fully met the requirements.