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DESIGN STATEMENT

New Languages for New Normal

Included in the historical imaginary line of Yogyakarta, Malioboro became a major shopping street and main destination in Yogyakarta. It lies north-south axis in the line between Yogyakarta Kraton and Mount Merapi, this place is significant to many of the local population.

Covid-19 pandemic had a huge impact through the infection such as Droplets, Airborne, Contaminated Surface, and Feces-Oral Residue (accused by WHO), which can cause the coronavirus spreading on this place. But the economic and cultural flow that had been gone here can't be stopped either. Our awareness of this condition had to make an adaptive conceptual design called New Languages for New Normal. The design purposed to solve the problems about the limitation of common languages and activities as the impact of using a mask, taking apart, and other prevention from coronavirus spreading. Using multiple complexity design languages, this design solved the limitation to ensure that this living flow in Malioboro.

Language of Sanitation innovating the system of common wash-basin to follow the minimum standard from WHO. Using a sensor-based soap dispenser and faucet, integrated with an automatic timekeeper, forces people to wash their hands with soap at a minimum time of 20 seconds, killed the coronavirus before rinsed. Another solution applied is using the hand sanitizer that Is available in the virtual signage.

Language of Communication is designed for giving/gaining information without the limitation of using a mask. Using LED signage with audiovisual information consists of some features including a reminder about the coronavirus menace, a supporter to strengthen people, and a commercial advertisement.

Minimizing contact spreading between buyer and seller, the Language of Transaction adapted the “Vending Machine” idea. Using translucent material like acrylic as a barrier to all the stalls, preventing the buyer from touching all the merchandise before buying.

The Language of Attraction purposed to ensure that public entertainment didn’t cause the visitor’s gathering. Using pickup and box truck, designing 2 kinds of ideas: physically with a live-action performance or virtually performing from home. Making visual background with the signage enhancing performance quality.

Adapting the body language of Lesehan, the Language of Digestion combined the local activity and the responsibility of minimizing the Coronavirus spreading into a kind of modular stall design. Creating some /esehan based chair and some barrier into personal space. The barrier is used to minimize spreading with space transition, and the barrier can be folded for flexibility.

Language of Position purposed as the tracking system. The systems include one-way direction guidance, step tracking, and visitor counter to reduce crowd making in pedestrians. This method can analyze and alert people to stop crowding the place.

Language of Mobilization describing the transportation system for engine vehicles and non-engine vehicles (Becak and Andong). Applying § traffic management is significant to ensure the right control on Malioboro. As an example, when the Language of performance start, all the transportation is blocked on the roadway and can be used in 1-2 minute later for some space to the performer.