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The cut-and-fill technique frequently creates a space for housing on sloped terrain. Some developers use the contours of the land on sloped terrain for garden areas instead of developing it into space to reduce production costs when building houses. By developing structures for building reinforcement, this research seeks to use the excavated earth area in the sloped terrain as storage space and outdoor living space. A single case study in a Malang City home situated on a sloping terrain served as the research approach. Primary data were collected through field surveys and customer interviews to determine the design of the room based on space requirements. Secondary data for this study also comes from a literature review. The first step for the architect is to plan the room's layout following the client's requirements. The next stage is to choose the foundation for the project by taking the soil's structure and condition. The final stage is also decided upon the outdoor living space's finishing material and the furniture for the outdoor room. The final result indicates that the excavated earth area is beneficial as a storage place at the bottom and an outdoor living area at the top. Outdoor living spaces are beneficial because they provide extra space and address home design issues by reducing the spread of airborne viruses like Covid-19. Maximizing excavated earth as a warehouse space and functioning as an outdoor living space is one of the applications of sustainable design in architecture.
ABSTRACT
Fresh air became a luxury good in times of Covid-19 pandemic. After lockdowns' stringency is over, former enclosed activities have been adapted to be held in open air spaces, reinforcing the importance of well-designed parks, squares and sidewalks. This paper will address one of the most iconic Brazilian public open spaces: the Copacabana promenade, designed by Roberto Burle Marx. Extending 4,5 kilometers alongside Rio de Janeiro's waterfront, the three sidewalk lanes are a social living spot, housing multiple activities. Appealing to tradition, Burle Marx designed a Portuguese stone mosaic, but innovated by proposing modern and patterns. It is an exceptional case of heritage-valued public landscape combined with social appropriation and very intense use. Unfortunately, Copacabana promenade's integrity has been constantly threatened. Many pubs and restaurants extended their structures over the pavement, ruining both the sidewalk materiality and the landscape;a number of potholes denounce the lack of appropriate maintenance - even if both the stone mosaics and the vegetation designed by Burle Marx are listed as municipal and state heritage. The promenade is also included in the "culture landscape” of Rio de Janeiro, listed as a World Heritage by Unesco, in 2012, highlighted for its contribution to the outdoor living culture. The case of Copacabana Promenade suggests that not always is materiality the real heritage. In some cases - such as some landscape architectures - materiality renovation is a requirement to design conservation and the fundamental document to heritage preservation is the paper and not the stone. © Design: Social Commitment and Quality of Life, Proceedings.All rights reserved.