Sarinah Braga, a Revitalization of the Landmark

Abstract

The Braga area in the city of Bandung, which is two centuries old, is still a legendary area that continues to preen. Its two-centuries-old certainly leaves many traces and silent witnesses to the beautiful past on these Dutch colonial buildings. Conservation in an area has a significant role in maintaining the dignity of a region and a sustainable city. One way to conserve cultural heritage areas is revitalization. Sarinah building, one of the Braga landmarks, has been established since 1910 has changed its function after the revitalization process of this historic building was carried out in 2018. The purpose of this research is to review the significant change inSarinah Braga over 110 years and how the latest revitalization carries the image of Sarinah Braga to the new lifestyle as a method of adaptive reuse. This research uses the descriptive method of Qualitative methodology using survey and documenter analysis to describe the phenomenon of the Sarinah Braga revitalization as an area landmark, thus its image as a city landmark. This research uses descriptive qualitative methods by making direct visits to the location, documentation, and literature.