| dc.description.abstract | In big cities where public open space is important and necessary, because public open
space is a space to complete the needs of the community for comfort, relaxation, and
conducting active or passive activities outside the daily activities commonly performed
community. According to Project For Public Space (PPS) the quality of public space is
successful is the existence of the activity or the person doing the activities in that place, a
place to socialize that people can visit it or bring another colleague to be mutually meet.
This study aims to identify the activity of visitors, knowing what the dominant activity
occurred, and knowing garden landscaping elements. Research carried out in the garden
around the Central Bureau of Administration Building University of North Sumatra to
collect primary data, by spreading questionnaires, interviews, observation of landscape
elements, makes mapping the behavior and activities of visitors, as well as collecting
secondary data. From the research that has been done, activities that occur that visitors
come to bring a child, brother, or sister who are still children to see the deer, doing sport
activities, take pictures in Regional Park, discussion/mentoring, sitting in the park next
Building Administration Bureau USU to take advantage of the free wi-fi, and visitors
come with friends to do a small celebration at birthday moment. The most activity occurs
majority is relax, sitting with friends, or just enjoy the atmosphere of the park. The types
of landscape elements used is paving blocks and cement pavement and some trees and
plants with its own character. Advice that can be given to the park around the Central
Bureau of Administration Building University of North Sumatra and park facilities in the
form of additional elements, not only to support the activities of visitors, but also to
maintain the existence and preservation of the park. | en_US |
