The new of Pasar Lama: new design with new normal life concept

The Pasar Lama Area of Serang City is one of the strategic areas of Serang City, based on the Serang City Regional Spatial Plan (RTRW) for 2010-2030. But unfortunately, the existing condition of the area is not conducive, because there are many shop stalls and abandoned buildings, and traditional markets that are not well-ordered. This study aims to compile the design of buildings and areas in the Pasar Lama Area of Serang City with the concept of a new normal life that is responsive to the COVID-19 pandemic, so that the quality of the area increases by its designation as a strategic area of the city, and is expected to become a pilot building that is responsive to a pandemic. This research is important because there have not been many building designs that are responsive to the COVID-19 pandemic, especially in traditional markets, even though the market is a vulnerable location to the COVID-19 transmission cluster. The research method uses descriptive qualitative methods, with data collection techniques through observation, interviews, and study of literature. The redesign of the building focused on the Serang Plaza block IV building which was a former cinema building that was redesigned into a clean market (ground floor and 1st floor) and small business and creative industries gallery, mini cinema, and co-working space (2nd floor). The redesigned part of the area is the pedestrian and the ex-slaughterhouse area, which is a typical culinary centre of the City of Serang, with an open system that rotates morning and evening. The recommendation that needs to be done is to explore a collaborative building management scheme and the area, and before starting construction, it is necessary to examine the condition of the existing strength of the building to be redesigned, so that it can be determined to be rebuilt or only partially.