Buildings account for around 30 percent of the world’s total energy consumption and a similar percentage of the world’s greenhouse gas emissions the main cause of climate change. The building sector is a major energy consumer, and empirical research reveals that carbon-dioxide emissions from the building sector exceed those of the industry and transport sectors. Contextual juxtaposition has commonly been applied in designing a new building in the historic district. In the realm of design, such philosophy-based design approach requires objective measurements. When new glass building considered, the question on greenhouse gas emissions becomes significant. To minimize energy consumption and reduce sun glare, brise-soleil and horizontal fixed shading devices have been used as elements of building’s facade. Nowadays, algae as part of building facade system have been used in creating a healthier indoor environment. This paper is written based on an on-going architectural design-based research on the use and role of algae as part of the building facade system. The new building of ITB Innovation Park is used as an infill project. With the help of modelling and extensive literature survey, this research will investigate how far the building (facade) design is affected by considerations on energy consumption pattern and environmental condition.

Perkembangan kota yang sangat cepat dapat dipengaruhi oleh kegiatan masyarakat didalamnya Kegiatan yang dilakukan bisa di dalam ruangan maupun di luar ruangan. Taman kota merupakan salah satu elemen pembentuk kota yang dapat mendukung kegiatan masyarakat di luar ruangan. Setiap taman kota memiliki karakteristik yang mempengaruhi respon kegiatan yang dilakukan didalamnya. Untuk mengetahui kegiatanyang biasa dilakukan oleh masyarakat di taman kota beserta alasan pemilihan karakteristik taman yang diminati, maka dilakukan penelitian dengan metode kualitatif eksploratif (open ended) atau pencarian kata kunci berdasarkan persepsi masyarakat sebagai acuan untuk merumuskan teori dasar. Ditemukan kecenderungan bahwa taman dengan karakteristik alam lebih diminati oleh masyarakat yang melakukan kegiatan rekreasi. Taman dengan karakteristik desain yang menarik lebih diminati oleh masyarakat yang melakukan kegiatan interaksi sosial. Faktor-faktor ini mempengaruhi motivasi seseorang pergi ke sebuah Taman Kota.Kata-kunci : karakteristik, kegiatan, taman kota.

Universitas Pendidikan Indonesia (UPI) plans Science and Techno Park to improve UPI’s ranking in the Green Campus Ranking in the world. Currently, UPI is ranked 44th in Indonesia, or equivalent to 100 in Asia (1000 in the world). So, to improve UPI’s ranking, an area is needed to develop research in the Green Campus field. The developed Science and Techno Park have a research focus in the fields of infrastructure, energy, waste, water, and transportation management. UPI Science and Techno Park use the High Technology Architecture Theme. So, Science and Techno Park can support the UPI area to become Green Campus based on criteria issued by Green Metric UI. Science and Techno Park UPI facilitates research collaboration with outside companies for further research by researchers. Science and Techno Park can facilitate commercialized, produced, and marketed to the public.

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