SURAKARTA PALACE SPATIAL ORGANIZATION

Abstract

Surakarta Palace derived from the Mataram Kingdom, known as one of historical kasunanan palaces that still exist today. Even more, Surakarta Palace architecture is a combination between local javanese Indonesian architecture and europian architecture. It existence makes a lot of people feel curious about what is behind it. One of the most interesting part of this palace is the organization and the arrangement of the spaces. The space organization of Surakarta Palace has a philosophical meaning from gate to gate, place to place that represent each hierarchy and activity inside. The reason for the study is to identify the kinds of spatial organization in Surakarta Palace Complex. The study was conducted by analyzing spatial organization in the Surakarta Palace based on the theory of Francis D.K. Ching in 1943 in his book named Architecture: Form, Space, and Order. In designing architectural project, space organization becomes matter. Different spaces has different functions, purposes, and different role to it's surroundings. It can be briefly visually explained through a well space organization and arrangement in the design.