Open AccessOld shophouses facade of the waterfront city
Author(s) -
Pedia Aldy
Publication year - 2020
Publication title -
iop conference series. earth and environmental science
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 0.179
H-Index - 26
eISSN - 1755-1307
pISSN - 1755-1315
DOI - 10.1088/1755-1315/452/1/012041
Subject(s) - facade , assimilation (phonology) , architectural engineering , colonialism , geography , architectural design , regional science , civil engineering , economy , architecture , engineering , archaeology , economics , philosophy , linguistics
Selatpanjang city is a part of trade development since Siak empires. The trading areas were starting from waterfront to the Ahmad Yani, Merdeka, and Imam Bonjol corridor. As a result of the activity, shophouses began to appear around the area. Generally, this building is combining residential and commercial were typically used for business and trading. The research purpose is to analyze and understand the characteristics of the old shophouses façade. The method used is qualitative descriptive by façade element, façade composition, and building profile. The result shows that there is an architectural assimilation between Chinese, Colonial, and local. The implication of this research will be a reference to preservation corridor development in the future.