Zaman Kerajaan Majapahit merupakan cikal bakal munculnya Gapura. Pada zaman tersebut gapura memiliki fungsi sebagai pintu masuk menuju kerajaan. Pergeseran masa menunjukkan pergeseran fungsi terhadap gapura yang saat ini menjadi penanda menuju masuknya suatu kota termasuk Kota Malang. Gapura perbatasan pintu masuk di Kota Malang teridentifikasi memiliki karakter yang mirip dengan salah satu candi peninggalan Majapahit yaitu Gapura Wringin Lawang yang terletak di Mojokerto, Jawa Timur. Studi ini bertujuan untuk memvisualisasikan kesesuaian karakter visual gapura perbatasan di Kota Malang dengan Gapura Wringin Lawang. Penyandingan empat gapura perbatasan dengan Gapura Wringin Lawang dianalisis dengan mengidentifikasi elemen desain, prinsip desain, dan ciri fisik gapura. Hasil penelitian ini menunjukkan kesesuaian secara visual pada gapura pintu masuk di Kota Malang dengan Gapura Wringin Lawang. Kesesuaian elemen desain meliputi: garis, bentuk, massa, ruang, dan tekstur. Pada prinsip desain persamaan terdapat pada keseimbangan, kontras dan penekanan, bentuk, koneksi, makna, simbol, dan citra, pola, skala dan proporsi, ritme dan variasi. Pada bagian ciri fisik terdapat pula kesamaan yaitu bagian kepala, badan, dan kaki gapura. VISUAL CHARACTERISTIC OF GAPURA WRINGIN LAWANG ON THE GATES OF MALANG CITY’S BOUNDARY The era of the Majapahit Kingdom was the forerunner to the appearance of the Gapura (gate). At that time, the Gapura was built as the entrance to the kingdom. Over time, the function has shifted as a signifier of a city boundary, as found in Malang City. The boundary gate of Malang City identified has a character similar to the Majapahit heritage temples, namely the Wringin Lawang Gate located in Mojokerto, East Java. This study aims to visualize the suitability of the visual characteristics of the border gate in the northern, eastern, western and southern of Malang City with the Wringin Lawang Gate. The comparison of the four gates with Wringin Lawang Gate was analyzed by identifying its elements, principles, and physical characteristics. The results of this study indicate the visual suitability. The suitability of elements found in lines, shapes, mass, space, and textures. On the principle of design, equality identified in balance, contrast and emphasis, form, connection, meaning, symbol, and image, pattern, scale and proportion, rhythm and variation. While in the physical characteristics, there are also similarities in the part of the head, body, and leg of the gate.

Nusantara architecture has become master in its own house. In Indonesia, attempt to realign the understanding of traditional architecture into the Nusantara architecture proven effective disseminating the virus in preserving traditional houses. Even more, preserving Nusantara Architecture is not only about maintained the tradition physically, but also the value. One of them is gotong royong (mutual cooperation), the motor in reviving community architecture. Amid the insistence of modernity, Nusantara style gradually eroded, despite the fact of plenteous values on it as references for modern architecture. Furthermore, economically, added value for the region by ecotourism.This paper proposes recent review about conservation on Nusantara Architecture in Indonesia, with describing currently conservation efforts which being intensively carried out in various regions in Indonesia to reconstruct some rotten inhabited traditional houses. Examples described taken from Waerebo, Ratenggaro, Ngata Toro, and the exploration of vanished Tolakinese house. Overall, the process of participatory in planning and implementation is the key factors of these programs today, prove that gotong royong still exist. Academia also entangled, with students involved helping the community. Thus, the real learning process and transfer of knowledge at the same time sustaining at once. On the other hand, ex-situ conservation efforts also taken into consideration when attempt to push the equalization of protecting effort race against time. Conservation a la Europe becomes important once seeing the vast spread of custom/traditional houses in Indonesia and lacking attention from the government to drive faster. While, the occupants were unable to sustain maintenance and refrain of the clamour of modern life. Open-air museum might be the only solution

Recently, many Joglos, which is one of the Javanese vernacular houses have been translocated and converted by the locals to accommodate a variety of new functions, such as lodging and cafes. The effort to reuse those translocated Joglos becomes a conservation trend in Indonesia and assumed as an ex-situ conservation of cultural heritage buildings. Descriptively, this study examines the conservation efforts which runs in Padi Heritage Hotel Malang by translocating the Joglo Jepara and Joglo Kudus from its home and placed in this resort-hotel area. In its new homes, these re-rised Joglos adapt the new function and respectively it causes changes in the visual and spatial aspects of the Joglos as the result of the adaptive reuse approach. There are several factors that affect changes in the translocation of the Joglos in the Padi Heritage Hotel, such as the need to beautify the building visually, demands for new functions, as well as the need for certain additions to the structures of the building that makes questions about authenticity need to be addressed in this conservation issue.

The Kayutangan Street Corridor is a historical area where there are still found historical buildings of the Dutch East Indies that form the distinctive character of Malang City. In 2019, the Mayor of Malang planned to revitalize the Kayutangan area with a Citywalk concept such as found on Jl. Malioboro Yogyakarta. Thus, proper planning is needed so that the goals of revitalization can be achieved. This study aims to identify the contemporary physical aspects in the Kayutangan corridor as a basis for the preservation of the area towards its images as a fresh heritage town area. The study was carried out critically in an explorative, descriptive way by identifying data from observations, photo documentation, and sketches in the field. The results of this study indicate that buildings that have changed are expected to be able to display images or support the Kayutangan area as a historic area of Malang City. Besides, supporting spots are needed to provide adequate parking area.

The founding of Skansen in the early of the 19th century was a milestone behind the phenomenon of Open-air museums all over the world. Although late, this phenomenon began to emerge in Indonesia since 1972 marked by the establishment of Taman Mini Indonesia Indah (TMII). Behind all the controversy on its establishment, TMII has been recognized as one of the nation pride as well as the first instituted open-air museum in the country. Ahead, this noble purpose should be further envisaged as an opportunity for Indonesian to take a part in rescuing remaining vernacular houses as the provision for future generations recognize their identity. By observing TB Silalahi Center in Balige and Taman Nusa in Gianyar, this paper describes that the opportunity for Indonesian to conserve ex-situ their neglected vernacular houses also definitely could be realized. From the analysis, some constraint found in terms of management, specifically in financial issue, but proven does not make a significant barrier in making these both museums keep running. Need collaboration from related parties since there is no proper translocation procedure done and also the weaknesses of tangled documentation. This concern aroused in order to prospecting ex-situ conservation for Indonesian vernacular houses properly implemented as an Open-air museum.