Intertwining Art, Culture and Technology in Girimekar Village Planning towards Tourism Village in Bandung Regency
Trihanondo, Donny; Endriawan, Didit
Department of Creative Arts, Telkom University
Abstract
Tourism can be generated through creative sectors. Bandung as a potential tourism area could be developed further, especially with its culture and heritage intertwined with art, and technology especially within ICT (Information and Communication Technology) mindset. Girimekar village in the northeastern part of Bandung, has several advantages to be developed towards a tourism village. The key advantages are the relatively short distance from the city center, great views to the city, nice temperature, and also the villagers that have the willingness to develop its village. Girimekar village is the subject of several community service programs initiated by Telkom University, programs like developing its people and also area through mural program, village website development, business workshops, are among the programs conducted in the village. The community service program also added with a research to get better knowledge about the village and to design and plan the area as a heritage and tourism spot. This research uses participatory approach methodology and currently is still ongoing. The preliminary results of the research are that the Girimekar village has the potential to be developed further as a tourism village, and that the design and planning of the area should use the local Sundanese culture for its architectural landscape philosophy.
Keywords: Girimekar Village, Urban Planning, Sustainable Architecture
Topic: Architecture, Urban and Regional Planning, and Civil Engineering