Tropical Concepts in the Re-design of the Banyuwedang Hot Spring Tourism Object Master Plan

Architecture and tourism tend to influence each other in spatial planning. Therefore, natural resources need to be adequately considered while as a sustainable part of tourism areas. This conception is applied in the redesign of the Banyuwedang Hot Spring Tourism Objects, where the natural potential possessed acts as a site of attraction. Hot springs, mangrove forests and temple architecture are important aspects that need to be considered in developing bathing in these areas. These facilities are embodied in accommodations that supports tourist, however, their presence have a negative impact on the Banyuwedang Hot Spring Tourism area. The purpose of this paper is to formulate and implement a tropical concept in the architecture of supporting facilities for Banyuwedang Hot Spring Tourism as part of a strategy to create sustainable tourism. This study uses the descriptive, qualitative, and interpretive methods through the interpretation of natural potentials in the Tourism Object Area with the adaptation of supporting facilities using the tropical concept approach. The result is the manifestation of tropical architecture in the aspects of orientation, shape, ventilation and lighting systems and material selection which is the tropical climate response of the Banyuwedang region and reduces the use of non-renewable energy sources.