Medan is the third-largest city in Indonesia, and so do their heritage. The historic building in Medan City is a valuable asset. These buildings have infinite value and essential to people that ever lived there. Throughout more than five generations, these shophouses are stood still until today and waiting to be eaten by age. Therefore, this area should be conserved. Buildings that lived in Pasar Hindu slowly become extinct because of ignorance from people. Thus, an act of revitalization to this place should be done to conserve the story that ever recorded in this place, so that our next generations can learn and appreciate our history. This project is about how architecture can act as preservation in the historical area throughout the environmental design by the methodological approach. Heritage is a beautiful theme that keeps the scent and the scars of old stories that ever crouched at the shophouse. Compared to other countries that have successfully rejuvenate their historic buildings, their achievements developed much more than building façade but also increased the economic income of the community. These historical buildings had finally become a valuable asset for the owner, precious gems to the city, and pride to the nations.

The Cultural landscape is known as an interaction between humans and nature to set up the built environment and its activity. The built environment has been created because of human activity and the social perspective of life. Toba area which is located in Sumatera island is a cultural landscape area that must be managed appropriately. The first step of the management is announcing the mosaic of Toba to describe the potency of it and understanding the outstanding universal value. This paper is describing as cultural landscape heritage and its management to preserve it. Toba lake and its caldera which have a high value can be categorized as cultural landscape heritage because of the history and process of local people to create the space. Toba area shows the long process of human creativity with the uniqueness of the landscape. The settlement with the local people activity is shown as a cultural landscape. Toba area with is unique landscape as a living space for Batak people’s is a geology process that reflect the past time era and the dynamic of local people the face modernization. All of the data included history and prevent about Toba Lake area and caldera were analysed by the grounded method and qualitative description. To keep Toba Lake area as cultural landscape be required proper management. Not to freeze the condition but how to manage the continuity with a change that is based on past, today, and future.

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Tongging Village is a tourist village located on the shores of Lake Toba. The natural wealth is owned by Tongging villages such as Sipiso-Piso waterfall which is the highest waterfall in Indonesia, also Sapo Juma which is a flower garden and camping area not far from the site location. However, with the natural wealth of various tourist areas in Tongging Village has not been developed optimally. Accommodation in the village is also still very restricted because of this the need for supporting facilities that add visitors to the region. The application of Neo-Vernacular architecture aims to revive the traditional Siwaluh Jabu house which many people have forgotten. In this building, the concept of neo-vernacular architecture is seen regarding physical and non-physical aspects. If viewed from a physical point of view, this building uses materials and ornaments in traditional Karo houses and is also seen on the non-physical side of a traditional Karo house use double-loaded corridors and more flexible use of space. A resort Hotel in Tongging village that applies Neo-Vernacular architecture is expected to be an indicator of increased tourism and a reminder of traditional homes in the villages of Tongging and also North Sumatra.

Managing is a significant process on a maintenance process. In cultural landscape heritage, it must be done for conservation. Based on values, the elements of local heritage can be define accurately and can be used as a guide to elaborate with the specific or definite goals. In the recent, Toba Lake was chosen as a national tourism destination. The main effect of it, it has been create many programs to support the tourism activity. There are many signs to elaborate Toba Lake as a tourism destination for keeping its values. All of the spatial demand must be balance with the appropriate action by the accurate policy. The next process after balancing process is about creating a built environment and the local community to become a resilience environment which supported by resilience community. Discussion on resilience with cultural landscape theory will be use as a preposition to explore field data. Without thinking about spatial and cultural value, it will occur a degradation of nature and culture that can be dangerous for the local community as the main settlers.