A Study of Permeability within Historical Area of Parakan Wetan, Central Java, Indonesia

Abstract

Parakan City, a sub-district in Kabupaten Temanggung, Central Java, has been designated as a Heritage City since 2015. Parakan Heritage City, in its development, will become a tourist attraction and educational city, considering that the assets of the town of Parakan include Parakan history, Parakan nature, Parakan cultural arts, and historical buildings. Moreover, accessibility to the Parakan city area will be considered by people who want to visit. The purpose of this study is to describe the physical condition of Parakan Wetan by examining and revealing the permeability in Parakan Wetan using Kevin Lynch's permeability theory. The research method used in this study is a quasi-qualitative or descriptive qualitative approach, with direct mapping and exploration in the Parakan Wetan Area. The Parakan Wetan area was chosen as a case study for its permeability using Kevin Lynch's theory because it is one of the Historical Areas in Parakan with its unique architectural characters. The principles of permeability in question are building blocks, lane widths, and linkage of circulation pathway to find out and identify the application of the concept of permeability in the Parakan Wetan area so that it can interpret and conclude the level of permeability of the Parakan Wetan area, Temanggung, Central Java, Indonesia.

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