Providance Arcade is one of the buildings of historical value, which is located in downtown Providance, Rhode Island. As America's first shopping mall, the building has been properly maintained and preserved its existence. But with the passage of time, the building is sluggish referred to physical damage of the building, had to undergo closure. Seeing this situation, it is necessary to be able to save the sustainability of conservation Providance Arcade. The method which is selected by adaptive re-use, of their original function as a shopping mall into a mixed-use commercial building. This step will be taken by considering historical content, which belongs to the physical building, which will be retained. In the organization of space, then this change is appropriate for plans beginning as a shopping mall, still employed, namely as a retail area and the second and third floors, will function as a unit - a unit of micro apartment, which basically has a pattern plan that is almost similar to shopping mall. Thus, the positive impact is felt not only on the building itself, but also in the surrounding area, especially in terms of economic, social, cultural and environmental. This research was conducted with descriptive method, by describing an object in accordance with the current state of research in progress. Hopefully, through this study can obtain information about the application of adaptive re-use, which occurred in the building Providance Arcade
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