Rejuvenating the past: the significance of adaptive reuse for historical buildings in Kayutangan, Malang, Indonesia

Malang, a city with various architectural heritage from the Dutch colonial era, is being branded as a Heritage City by the city mayor. One of Malang’s historic areas, Kayutangan, was developed into the city’s heritage capital to implement the city’s image, including the Kayutangan Street Corridor (K...

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Main Authors: Anthea Putri Yasmin, Herry Santosa, Jenny Ernawati
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Language:English
Published: Taylor & Francis Group 2025-12-01
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Online Access:https://www.tandfonline.com/doi/10.1080/23311983.2025.2532892
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description Malang, a city with various architectural heritage from the Dutch colonial era, is being branded as a Heritage City by the city mayor. One of Malang’s historic areas, Kayutangan, was developed into the city’s heritage capital to implement the city’s image, including the Kayutangan Street Corridor (KSC). During its development, inactive historic buildings come back to life because the building replaces or adds new functions. The combination of the development of the KSC into a new city public space and the return to life of inactive buildings have made this area alive with people. Therefore, this study investigates the influence of a building’s new design concept on adaptively reused buildings in the KSC area. This study used a mean score test, factor analysis, and multiple linear regression to determine the public’s preference for the suitability of adaptively reused building design with its function and increasing activities. Architects and stakeholders can consider the results of this study when redesigning historic buildings to maintain their authenticity. The governments can also consider the findings of this study to make policies for planning historic city areas to preserve the visual authenticity of the area related to the existing buildings to strengthen the area’s character.
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spelling doaj-art-bc5a34b6f1d44d5faa72ca3aec87a0ed2025-07-17T14:40:44ZengTaylor & Francis GroupCogent Arts & Humanities2331-19832025-12-0112110.1080/23311983.2025.2532892Rejuvenating the past: the significance of adaptive reuse for historical buildings in Kayutangan, Malang, IndonesiaAnthea Putri Yasmin0Herry Santosa1Jenny Ernawati2Department of Architecture, Brawijaya University, Malang, IndonesiaDepartment of Architecture, Brawijaya University, Malang, IndonesiaDepartment of Architecture, Brawijaya University, Malang, IndonesiaMalang, a city with various architectural heritage from the Dutch colonial era, is being branded as a Heritage City by the city mayor. One of Malang’s historic areas, Kayutangan, was developed into the city’s heritage capital to implement the city’s image, including the Kayutangan Street Corridor (KSC). During its development, inactive historic buildings come back to life because the building replaces or adds new functions. The combination of the development of the KSC into a new city public space and the return to life of inactive buildings have made this area alive with people. Therefore, this study investigates the influence of a building’s new design concept on adaptively reused buildings in the KSC area. This study used a mean score test, factor analysis, and multiple linear regression to determine the public’s preference for the suitability of adaptively reused building design with its function and increasing activities. Architects and stakeholders can consider the results of this study when redesigning historic buildings to maintain their authenticity. The governments can also consider the findings of this study to make policies for planning historic city areas to preserve the visual authenticity of the area related to the existing buildings to strengthen the area’s character.https://www.tandfonline.com/doi/10.1080/23311983.2025.2532892Adaptive reuseheritage buildingpublic preferencevisual spatial appropriatenessKayutangan heritageConservation - Environment Studies
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Rejuvenating the past: the significance of adaptive reuse for historical buildings in Kayutangan, Malang, Indonesia
Cogent Arts & Humanities
Adaptive reuse
heritage building
public preference
visual spatial appropriateness
Kayutangan heritage
Conservation - Environment Studies
title Rejuvenating the past: the significance of adaptive reuse for historical buildings in Kayutangan, Malang, Indonesia
title_full Rejuvenating the past: the significance of adaptive reuse for historical buildings in Kayutangan, Malang, Indonesia
title_fullStr Rejuvenating the past: the significance of adaptive reuse for historical buildings in Kayutangan, Malang, Indonesia
title_full_unstemmed Rejuvenating the past: the significance of adaptive reuse for historical buildings in Kayutangan, Malang, Indonesia
title_short Rejuvenating the past: the significance of adaptive reuse for historical buildings in Kayutangan, Malang, Indonesia
title_sort rejuvenating the past the significance of adaptive reuse for historical buildings in kayutangan malang indonesia
topic Adaptive reuse
heritage building
public preference
visual spatial appropriateness
Kayutangan heritage
Conservation - Environment Studies
url https://www.tandfonline.com/doi/10.1080/23311983.2025.2532892
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