Renaturing the City in Architectural Design Through Camouflage Strategy

Abstract

The urban environment is built on the natural environment. The presence of architectural design dominates the urban environment through materials. The solid nature of the material causes the urban environment to be unable to absorb rainwater optimally. Decreased soil quality can have a negative impact on humans. Therefore, naturalization of the urban environment is needed to reduce the negative impact of the environment on humans. This research explores the optimal form of architectural design to channel rainwater into the ground. This research is qualitative in nature. The research method used is experimental. Experiments were carried out to find the optimal architectural design form through small-scale models. The research results are in the form of a full-slooping architectural design that can maximize water absorption into the soil. This is caused by the application of a camouflage strategy in finding the most optimal shape. This allows renaturalizing the urban environment to reduce the risk of negative impacts on humans.