Study of public seating facilities with behavior and activity approaches on pedestrian street Ir. H. Djuanda Bandung

Abstract

This research is motivated by the large number of public furniture, especially the means of seating on the pedestrian that is not functional, out of place and even unused. The expected result is finding criteria for suitable seating facilities design tendencies so that it can meet the needs of pedestrian users. The area which is the case study is the pedestrian of Ir. H. Djuanda street which is one of the icons of Bandung City. Three theories about human behavior according to Elizabeth D. Hutchison, Christoper Alexander and Edward T. Hall are used as an approximation method to observe users activities in pedestrian Ir. H. Djuanda street. In this study, the pedestrian Ir. H. Djuanda street with the boundaries of the area used as a car free day areas (from Simpang Dago to Layang Pasupati Underpass).