A Study on the Use of Shipping Container Booth As a Substitution of Street Vendors Cart
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Widyakala Journal Volume 8, Special Issue, Mei 2021 p-ISSN 2337-7313 DOI: https://doi.org/10.36262/widyakala.v8i0.427 e-ISSN 2597-8624 https://ojs.upj.ac.id/index.php/journal_widya/ A Study On The Use Of Shipping Container Booth As A Substitution Of Street Vendors Cart Nurhayatu Nufut Alimin1, Fidyani Samantha2, Mulyadi3, Ahmad Faizin4 1, 2, 3, 4 Department of Interior Design, Faculty of Art and Design, Sebelas Maret University, Jl. Ir Sutami No.36A, Surakarta, 57126, Indonesia Email korespondensi: [email protected] Received 28 March 2021, Revised 28 May 2021, Accepted 31 May 2021 Abstract —The present study focused on the development of a compact living concept that is applied in commercial facilities, especially shipping container-booth. This study aimed to investigate the organization of container booths in Solo area from interior design perspectives, including its visual aesthetics, visual brand identity, and space function and organization of the container booth. The result of the study may depict the advantages of container booths, compared to conventional street food carts. This study was expected to provide adequate data to establish a new revenue-generating unit. To this end, a qualitative descriptive method was applied to obtain in-depth data related to the exterior and interior aspects of the booth. This study showed that container booth holds some advantages related to visual aesthetic aspects since it could be easily added with aesthetic elements for promotion media. Container booth also allows a division of area that supports the seller's activity. Keywords: Container booth; Street food vendor, Interior Design INTRODUCTION begin to use container booths, as shown on One of the problems faced by the Indonesian sidewalks behind UNS area. This fact shows that government is related to urban planning. In this street vendors prefer to use a shipping container regard, one of the problems is associated with the booth than a wood cart to attract customers who are arrangement of street food vendors. On one hand, mostly university students. The present study these street vendors decrease unemployment. On the investigated the advantages of a shipping container other hand, their existence disturbs other people’s as a medium to sell foods and aimed to find out the activities since they do their business on sidewalks, ideal form of the booth from interior design a public space that is supposed to be free from perspective. buildings and any commercial activity. Some previous studies have investigated the use To cope with this issue, Jakarta government of a shipping container as an alternative building tried to apply a solution through its “Sidewalk material. However, most of these studies discuss Revitalization” program. This program, officially shipping container as a building material for announced by Jakarta Governor, sees street vendors residential purposes and public functions. (Eggi as a part of the sidewalk. This program originates Septianto, Handoyo Dwi P., Arief Rahman H. 2015) from Public Work and Housing Minister Regulation Studies the use of a shipping container for Dental no. 3 of 2014 on Guidelines of Provision and Use of treatment facility and public library in Malang. Pedestrian Facilities in Urban Area (Setiyaningsih, Meanwhile (Putra 2016) examines the use of a Wahidin: 2019). The core idea of this program is to shipping container as a temporary disaster relief divide sidewalks with certain widths into two shelter. (Maria Valenciana Utari Prajogo and sections, pedestrian track, and street vendors space. Purnama E.D. Tedjokoesoemo 2015) Studies the This program is deemed as a solution for spatial interior design of container for educational means in planning issue that is integrated with the Rusun Sombo Surabaya. To date, there is no development of the micro economy. A similar scholarly article that reports the use of a shipping solution has been applied in New York City, where container for street food vendor booths. street vendors have been a part of the city icon. In Despite the importance of urban planning issues Makassar city, the government built 216 booths related to street food vendor arrangement, studies on from shipping containers to substitute conventional the use of a shipping container as the main material street food carts (Eggi Septianto, Handoyo Dwi P., to build street food vendor booth have never been Arief Rahman H. 2015). reported. Accordingly, the present study is Recently in Solo area, many street food vendors important to solve the problems faced by the 59 Nurhayatu Nufut Alimin, et al, A Study On The Use Of Shipping Container, 2021, 8 (Special Issue): 59 - 72 community related to urban planning. As the first Container-booth is the development of the compact step, the present study is limited to the Solo area. living concept for more flexible, movable space for commercial purposes. This compact street vendor RESEARCH METHODOLOGY concept utilizes and modifies a shipping container In the present study, container-booth was to make it interesting and proper to use. (Hignasari viewed as a product to fulfill human needs. The and Mahira 2018). Today, many innovations are design of the booth constitutes a composition of made by utilizing shipping containers, one of the design elements. Accordingly, two stages were innovations is in the form of the booth. applied. The first stage involved an analysis of Shipping container becomes the first choice in functionality and the problem-solving aspects. The building compact housing or booth due to their second stage involved an analysis of visual elements robust structure, shock-resistant, recyclable, and using an aesthetic approach. This study employed a easy-to-move features (Hignasari and Mahira descriptive analytical method that emphasized the 2018). Malcolm McLean is the holder of the patent function and formal aspects. of shipping container. House container should be robust, inexpensive, and efficient to save more Data Collection Method money and time. Afterward, in 1987, Phillip C. Authentic, real data were obtained through a Lark explained a method how to transform a field survey. It was done by taking pictures, shipping container into a livable building. The measuring booths, and conducting interviews with advantages of shipping container include robust peoples related to the topic of this study. The structure, inexpensive, earthquake resistant, primary data were collected in locations around flexible, and waste reduction (Norris, Brodie, Surakarta city where commercial activities using 2015). container-booth took place. The observation was In the present study, we focused on street food done to describe the actors, activities, facilities, vendor container booth as this type of street food functions, and other factors related to the container vendor begins to gain popularity among the street booth. The result of the observation was used as a vendors in Surakarta. Ten booths around Surakarta guideline in the analysis process of the external area were analyzed. They belong to Cireng Ginueq form and function of the container booth. (Jebres), Kebab Turki (Nusukan), Mimasoyong Moreover, interviews were also conducted with the (Jebres), Staykult (Jebres), Banris (Purwosari), owners of the container booth. A literature study Kebab Tunisia (Slamet Riyadi), Kue Balok related to container booths was also conducted. Parikesit (Penumping), Martabak Atria (Keprbon), Milenial Kopi (Kartasura), and Teh Poci (Jebres). Data Analysis The first booth was Cireng Ginueq’s booth, In the data analysis stage, we analyze the this is a container booth selling various west- container-booth from interior design aspects, which javanese traditional food known as cireng, it was is divided into two sections, namely the analysis of located in Jalan Kartika no. 35, Jebres Sub-district, visual aesthetic and visual brand identity aspects Surakarta City, Central Java. The second both was and analysis of space functions and organizations Kebab Turki Baba Rafi, a booth selling various of the container-booth. The analysis result showed types of kebab locating in Nusukan, Banjarsari sub- the visual role in product branding and the spatial district, Surakarta City, Central Java. The third organization to support the activities within the booth was Mimasoyong; this booth sells various container booth. types of instant noodle. Its tagline reads “Mie Kesukaan, Mie Masoyong”. Mimasoyong is the RESULTS AND DISCUSSION abbreviation of Mie Masoyong. The fourth booth The concept of compact living has been a was Staykult, a booth selling various types of drink popular housing concept in the world. People’s made of Yakult. This booth was located in Jebres, high demands on housing face problems related to Surakarta, Central Java. (6) The fifth booth was limited land availability, resulting in the emergence Banris, a booth selling a crispy fried banana with of house design models with the compact living various toppings such as chocolate, peanut, cheese, concept, a house with flexible, multifunction greentea, etc. This booth was located in Jalan furniture to optimize space use and activities. This Hasanuddin, Purwosari, Laweyan sub-district, concept allows maximum use of spaces and Surakarta. (6) The sixth booth was Kebab Tunisia, furniture, meaning that all furniture holds real similar to Kebab Turki Baba Rafi, this booth sold functions to support the owners’ activities, not various kebab menus. It was located in Jalan merely a decoration. This concept aims to provide Slamet Riyadi no. 125, Surakarta. (7) The seventh more space and circulation (Hamsa, 2016). In booth was Kue Balok Parikesit, located in Jalan addition to efficiency, innovations in this design Kebangkitan Nasional no. 53, Laweyan, Surakarta concept are necessary to win property market this booth sell fudgy brownies. (8) The eighth competition (Andyna. 2015). booth was Martabak Atria, this booth sells various types of sweet and salted martabak with various 60 Nurhayatu Nufut Alimin, et al, A Study On The Use Of Shipping Container, 2021, 8 (Special Issue): 59 - 72 toppings. This booth was located in Jalan Visual Aesthetic and Visual Brand Identity Ronggowarsito no.