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SPATIAL QUALITY SHAPING WOMEN’S TRAUMATIC MEMORIES: A NEUROARCHITECTURAL PERSPECTIVE

Farah Widya Utami — 2026-06-03

In architectural studies, traumatic architecture positions space as a medium to evoke traumatic memories, where trauma is intentionally presented as spatial experience that built reflection, learning, and awareness, while transforming past events into architectural narratives. Humans often experience discomfort in spaces that are meant to be safe, particularly women, whose everyday experiences are shaped by gender-based vulnerabilities. Accordingly, this study aims to investigate the atmosphere and related architectural elements serve as foundation for developing formal and spatial concepts. It also explores how unpleasant events, such as discrimination and gender-based violence translated into design concept that function as a learning environment for raising awareness. A qualitative method explores human spatial experience, starting with literature reviews to synthesize architectural stimuli that trigger traumatic atmospheres through olfactory, auditory, and visual, including spatial odor, sound, spatial configuration, lighting, and colors. In-depth interviews conducted to understand events that represent women’s traumatic memories. Sketches and AI visualization are then used to visualize and validate the perceived atmosphere. Findings show that traumatic atmosphere emerges from layered multisensory stimuli and spatial qualities experienced gradually by the body, positioning it as central yet vulnerable, pressured, and discomfort. Architectural elements such as ambiguous or limited spatial orientation, dim light, cold and dark colors, amplified sound, and disturbing odors could create traumatic atmosphere into space.

TEMPORARY PUBLIC SPACE ARCHITECTURE: MUSI 2 PERIODIC MARKET, PALEMBANG

Rakhmat Fikran Zuhair — 2026-06-03

This study analyzes the architectural configuration of the Musi 2 Periodic Market in Palembang as a form of temporary public space that utilizes a public roadway and operates periodically. Temporary public spaces such as periodic markets are common in urban environments, yet their spatial and architectural configurations remain underexplored, as most studies focus on social and economic aspects. Although materially non-permanent, preliminary observations indicate a consistent spatial order across operational periods. A quantitative-descriptive approach was employed through direct measurements, structured visual observations, and on-site plan mapping across three operational cycles. The analyzed parameters include stall module dimensions (length, width, and canopy height), temporary structural systems (frame type and covering material), and spatial organization (layout pattern, corridor width, number of nodes, and solid–void ratio). The results show that stall dimensions range from 1.20–3.20 m in length and 1.20–2.40 m in width, with canopy heights of approximately 2.10–2.30 m, remaining stable across periods. The structure is dominated by portable wooden frames (±70%) and lightweight steel pipes (±30%), with flexible tarpaulin coverings (±95%). A consistent double-sided linear pattern forms a central corridor (±1.20–2.10 m), with four relatively fixed nodes and a solid–void ratio of ±65%–35%. These findings demonstrate that temporality produces stable spatial morphology through modular repetition, contributing to understanding temporary public space as a measurable and reproducible architectural system