Study of interior design for a restaurant in a shopping center for the new normal era: case of Manado town square mall

ABSTRACT

The phenomenon of the Cocid-19 pandemic affects various fields, one of which is the field of architecture where the concept of architectural design must adapt to a new life order that pays great attention to health protocols. Shopping centers where one of the dominant groups of tenants is a restaurant, must adjust the design of the space in it in order to attract visitors to keep coming in the New Normal era. This study was conducted to examine the atmosphere of the indoor shop in the restaurant in the Manado development center that can maintain visitor interest in the New Normal era during the Covid-19 virus pandemic. The approach used to solve research problems is a rationalistic approach. The main theory used is the Environmental Attribute Theory from Gerald D. Weisman (1981). The analysis technique for object-specific uses statistical quantitative analysis techniques that analyze the mean. The results of the study are expected to describe the factors of the store atmosphere in the interior of the restaurant in the center of Manado Town Square which can maintain visitor interest during the New Normal period due to the impact of the Covid-19 pandemic.