Post Occupancy Evaluation after Earthquake and Tsunami in Meuraxa Sub-District: Case Study in Banda Aceh

Abstract

An earthquake with 9.0 SR faced Aceh, followed by a tsunami in the coastal areas of Aceh, causing severe damage, especially in the city of Banda Aceh. The worst affected area was the Sub-district Meuraxa because it was directly adjacent to the sea. In-depth and ongoing evaluations were needed to solve these problems. In this case, POE was used as a study. POE is a process of evaluating the performance of buildings, occupants and their environment. POE consists of three aspects, namely functional, technical, and behavior aspects. There are three levels in this study, namely indicative, investigative, and diagnostic levels. The level used was investigative because it was a continuation of previous study with two comparative objects. So, the formulation of the problem in this study was to look at the performance of the elements of POE and the response of occupants of the house. The method used in this study was Mix Method Research which was a combination of qualitative and quantitative methods with descriptive statistical techniques which were then analyzed using theory and related references so as to produce a kind of comparative study. The study results were as follows; technical aspects which included structural systems, lighting, and interior finishing as a whole having better performance than comparable objects. Functional aspects included organizational structure, communication, workflow, spatial organization, and circulation and support of human having better performance than comparable objects. While the behavioral aspects which included productivity and territoriality, privacy and interaction, perception, image and meaning, and cognition and orientation tended to be the same as the objects of comparison, it could be said that the behavioral aspects in this study began to move in a more positive direction.