Medan Youth Activity Center with Green Building Approach

Abstract

Medan City is one of the largest cities in Indonesia with a high productivity rate of teenagers which is indicated by the increasing number of interest to learning outside of school and university by doing external activities to explore their characteristics and talents. For this reason, a platform is needed to accommodate teenagers activities that can improve their passion and skills as well as preventing the emergence of negative behaviors .and activities. The design of the Youth Activity Center is designed to provide a comfortable and qualified environment for teenagers to improve their passion and skills. Regarding the steps in this design method, it begins with the acquisition of primary data and secondary ·data through an on-site survey, observation of the object being researched, existing documentations, literature studies, as well as comparative studies with a similar research object and then analyzed to create a concept that produces a product in the format of design drawings. In this design, the Green Building approach was implemented to use eco-friendly architecture and minimize the damage of nature and the surrounding environment which refers to several variables that are found at GBCI (Green Building Council Indonesia) such as Appropriate Land Use, Energy Efficiency and Conservation, Water Conservation, Air Quality & Indoor Air Comfort, and Building Environmental Management which are also expected to minimize the problems on the surrounding environment and provide a positive effect on the area that will be designed.