ARCHITECTURAL COMPLEMENTARITY OF URBAN NATURAL AND MAN-MADE ELEMENTS IN DISCLOSING FUNCTIONAL TOWNSCAPE

Abstract

Abstract - Architecture is always pervaded by the context in which it is placed. This is of course closely related
to the visual impression created on a large scale, namely the city scale. A city can have an identity because the
architecture in it is related to its nature. The elements that make up the urban space will adapt and anticipate
using designs that respond to geographic facts. These adjustments can lead to dif erent visual goodness values.
Cities are often simply separated from nature, coupled with the destruction of nature caused by
indif erent humans. This thinking is called binary pairs, where a city and nature are considered contradictory
and cannot be united. Humans raise their hands against exploitation and environmental pollution. Valsson
writes that this thinking is wrong, and can be corrected by the method of complementarity. Therefore, the focus
of this research is to find the level of complementarity between the geographical facts of the city and the
arrangement of architectural elements through panoramic view of the city's space and functional condition of
the Segiri Market Area, Samarinda.
This research was conducted qualitative descriptive with the help of pictorial analytic technique. The
research aims to contribute a study of urban aesthetics, with a focus on the complementarity of urban elements.
This research is theory-based from several literatures and online observation of the object of study. The data
collected is associated with a theoretical study of urban literature of urban aesthetics.
Samarinda City is a waterfront city which is crossed by the Mahakam River and its tributary, the
Karang Mumus River. Even though it is a tributary, the Karang Mumus River has a fairly large width of 40
meters. This geographical fact relates to the surrounding architectural elements visually. These relationships
can be complementary or analogous, dif ering in each area of observation. The review of the complementarity of
each observation area is accompanied by observations of the activities in it, and dif erences in human activity
patterns are found based on these relationships.
It is hoped that this research can provide benefits in the form of a study of urban aesthetics, with a
focus on the relationship between natural and artificial elements of urban space and activity patterns in urban
space in the Segiri Market Area, Samarinda. In addition, it is hoped that this research can become additional
knowledge and as a reference and basis for further research.
Keywords: complementarity, urban elements, functional townscape, Samarinda