Urbani izziv Volume 30, No. 2, December 2019
: 95-104
(Articles)
UDK: 314.1:728.1(594)
doi: 10.5379/urbani-izziv-en-2019-30-02-003
Author
Maria Lestari Olivia
Department of Architecture, Faculty of Engineering, University of Indonesia, Depok City, West Java, Indonezija
marialestario@gmail.com
Joko Adianto
Department of Architecture, Faculty of Engineering, University of Indonesia, Depok City, West Java, Indonezija
joko.adianto@ui.ac.id
Rossa Turpuk Gabe
Department of Architecture, Faculty of Engineering, University of Indonesia, Depok City, West Java, Indonezija
rossa@ui.ac.id
Title
A post-occupancy evaluation study
of a mixed-income gated community in Cibubur,
West Java, Indonesia
Abstract
Gated communities (GCs) have been demonized as a
malicious form of urban segregation because they provide
a secure neighbourhood and exclusive facilities. The
objective of the Indonesian government policy related
to balanced housing is to create mixed-income housing
in order to foster interaction between social classes in
neighbourhoods and reduce the alarming social gap. This
study seeks to validate the occurrence of social interaction
among different economic strata in a mixed-income
GC. To understand social interaction among its residents,
the reasons why residents from different economic strata
selected their housing are examined. The research
methodology includes a post-occupancy evaluation in
a mixed-income GC in Cibubur, West Java, Indonesia,
an area known for its high quality neighbourhoods and
facilities. This study identifies security as a major housing
preference factor for many people living in a mixed-income
GC. However, the reduced exclusivity of such
facilities decreases their usage frequency, giving rise to
trans-cluster social interaction within the same class. This
finding contradicts the objective of the balanced housing
policy because the residents interact with others in
a similar social class beyond the segregated walls of the
housing clusters.
Key Words
housing preference, balanced housing, mixed-income, secure neighbourhood