Micro and mezzo space pattern in Kampung Kauman Solo

Abstract

A "Space Pattern" is a regular pattern of housing blocks in the settlement. The location of the research is in Kampung Kauman Solo, which has special link to Surakarta Hadiningrat Sunanate, the Great Mosque of Surakarta, and Klewer Batik Traditional Market. It is a main landmark of the city. They are the centers of tourist attraction in Solo. Recently, Kauman becomes a new attraction especially 'batik tourism' called Kampung Wisata Batik Kauman. This research is very important because Kampung Kauman has developed from a village of santri to a village of batik, which has potential and urgency to promote Solo city. Kampung Kauman Surakarta is the main settlement of Muslim community in the complex of Masjid Agung Surakarta and is closely related to the Surakarta Hadiningrat Sunanate. It is famous for its heritage buildings, multicultural people and tourist attraction. The objectives of this research are to identify and analyze the micro and mezzo-spatial area. The method of this research is a field study. The results showed that Kauman is unique with a grid spatial housing pattern and long corridors. The micro-space pattern is a closed pattern, consisting of groups of conserved old heritage houses, the royal servants' original houses, new settlers' houses and shophouses. The mezzo- space pattern has multi-functions: housing activity, religious activity, Islamic education activity, social activity, and trading related activity.