Essay About Public Space

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A public space is a social space that is generally open and accessible to people. Roads (including the pavement), public squares, parks and beaches are typically considered public space. In this essay I’m going to differentiate between department store and traditional market in Indonesia. A public space may be a gathering spot or part of a neighborhood, downtown, special district, waterfront or other area within the public realm that helps promote social interaction and a sense of community. Possible examples may include such spaces as plazas, town squares, parks, marketplaces, public commons and malls, public greens, piers, special areas within convention centers or grounds, sites within public buildings, lobbies, concourses, or public spaces within private buildings.

Department store is a retail store that sells products such as cosmetics and fragrance, ladies accessories, ladies wears, men’s wear, home and kids that are organized into sections or departments with self-service purchase system. Sarinah is the first department store in Indonesia, which was built in 1963 and inaugurated in 1967 that became the role model of local department stores such as Matahari and Ramayana, also followed by a number of foreign department …show more content…

Even when there’s Carrefour in lower ground, my eyes fixed on SOGO Department Store without seeing other public space. I did my research there; I noticed how was the atmosphere in SOGO that arranged in a tidy way with organized compartments. As for Tomang Barat traditional market, I did my examination there because it’s a nearest traditional market around my area and Tomang Barat traditional market is quiet popular around citizens in

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