APPLICATION OF HEALING ENVIRONMENT IN THE DESIGN OF RETREAT HOUSES AND CATHOLIC PRAYER PARKS IN KARANGANYAR

Abstract

The diversity of cultures, ethnicities and religions in Indonesia is one of the potentials that can be developed and one of them is Catholicism. Central Java is the fifth province that has the most Catholic population in Indonesia and Surakarta City is one of its parts. A total of 7.36% of the population of Surakarta adheres to Catholicism. In Catholicism, faith development does not only come through holy communion worship but also through various spiritual activities, one of which is through retreat activities and religious tourism. Retreat houses and Catholic prayer parks are one of the means in developing faith for Catholics. However, the Kevikepan Surakarta is recorded to have only 3 Catholic retreat houses and still limited prayer parks. The provision of retreat houses and prayer parks is one of the means in the development and restoration of the faith of Catholics. One approach that can be used in the design of Catholic retreat houses and prayer parks that combine spiritual, educational, and recreational activities is through the application of the Healing Environment. Catholic Retreat House and Prayer Park with Healing Environment approach is designed to present a scope in deepening and healing faith that can provide healing both mentally and physically from its users. The results of the research will be in the form of a concept of applying aspects of healing architecture aspects to the Design of Catholic Retreat Houses and Prayer Parks in Karanganyar such as application to the concept of the site which contains site zoning and site processing, application to the concept of mass and appearance, and application to the concept of space and spiritual, educational, and recreational activities.

Keywords: Healing Environment, Retreat House, Prayer Park, Karanganyar