The coastal design of the Sumur Tiga beach as a coastal tourism destination

Abstract

The East Coast of Weh Island, Aceh has good ecological conditions with high coral fish biomass. The coastal tourism activities spread over the east coast of Weh Island, especially at Sumur Tiga Beach. The tourism activities in Weh Island especially Sumur Tiga Beach can certainly contribute to the development and economic sectors and also have an impact on the surrounding environment. Thus, an alternative landscape design is needed for structuring the site to create environmental preservation, and sustainable tourism. This study aims to identify the elements and characteristics of the site, analyze-synthesize the potential and constraints of its coastal landscape, and create the concept and design of the landscape. The study was located in Sumur Tiga Beach, Sabang City, Ie Maulee District, Sukajaya Village, Weh Island, Aceh. The method includes several aspects, such as physical and biophysical, tourism, social, and hydro oceanography which is using both qualitative and quantitative descriptive and spatial analysis. The basic concept is “Adat ngon hukom lagee dzat ngon sifeuet” which is implemented into three concepts, such as hablumminallah, hablumminannas, and hablumminalalam. This concept is used to determine the design concept. then the development concept and block plan are determined then used as a reference in developing alternative designs for the site. And from these alternatives, the final design for the site is concluded. The design concept is a metaphor of “Ragam Hias” refer to the Acehnese motifs, such as pucuk reubong, awan si on, awan meucanek, putra taloe dua, and sulur. Such as gazebo, main gate, main hall, main signage by a form that comes from a pucuk reubong motif with the additional pattern of acehnese culture, also plantation and circulation patterns using a combination of pucuk reubong, awan si on, awan meucanek, putra taloe dua, and sulur motifs. There are also seawalls on the shoreline to avoid abrasion due to high sea waves and wind speeds that blow quite fast during the east season.