REST AREA MOSQUE CIRCULATION SYSTEM DESIGN MODELWITH DESIGN THINKING APPROACH

Along with the times in various aspects, developments also occur in buildings where Muslims worship, namely mosques, especially in the rest area. Developments in factors of value and meaning that affect parts of the function are no longer a place of worship but also a place of temporary rest and commerce by residents around the mosque area. The impact of this phenomenon raises the assumption that there will be an increase in visitors at a particular time and space so that the mosque's capacity is not sufficient. One of the affected space elements is space circulation so that space users will have limited space. That raises the question of whether the circulation aspect will be affected by this phenomenon. As a response to this phenomenon, a design thinking approach is used at the empathize stage as an initial effort to find out the needs and desires of space users from problems that occur using participatory observation and structured interviews. The research results at this stage can obtain accurate and valid information through the analysis process to be defined at the next stage of design thinking. Keywords: rest area, mosque, circulation system, design thinking, empathize