Housing Behavior in High-rise Apartment Adapting to the New Forms of Housing in Jakarta

Abstract

As part of a series studying high-rise apartments in Jakarta, this study aims to understand how people live in high-rise apartments and how the apartment design reflects the housing behavior of residents, thereby revealing how the behavior of Indonesian people has been transformed along with their society and environmental contexts. In this context, a field survey conducted in January 2019 includes the measurement of 10 units and evaluates interviews with the residents using a semi-structured questionnaire. Based on a precedent study, Indonesians prefer natural drying of their clothing once laundered with the use of the heat provided by sunlight to air dry their clothes. However, in many cases, back and side yards or utility spaces open to the outside air were either not provided by the landlords in the apartments rented, or the areas that were provided were considered to be too small. It is ideal for these requested amenities and activities to be elaborately reflected in the housing design for apartment dwellers. However, in high-rise apartment plans in Jakarta, there are some discrepancies between housing design and behavior. In these terms, to be settled down as popular housing typology in Indonesia, the high-rise apartments should be carefully designed to address tropical climatic conditions, and to adhere to the unique housing behavior of apartment dwellers in Indonesia.

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