Studio Learning Expansion: Space Used to Guarantee Architecture Students Study Activities

Studio architecture, as the core of education in architecture, is a simulation and project-based multimodal learning. Studio-based learning has the main characteristic of being hands-on, which allows students to think, learn, and do at the same time. Apart from being done in the studio, studio learning can be done anywhere and anytime, so it creates an informal learning space. This study took a sample of undergraduate architecture students to see the spatial expansion that occurred in order to support studio learning. Data collection was carried out through observation and interviews to understand space utilization, as well as image documentation to process the data and interview validation. Studio-based learning, because it has the longest duration and the biggest load in one semester, tends to be a priority for students compared to other architecture courses. The study process is carried out iteratively for one semester, with the final output being a design product. Thus, the study process is not only carried out in studio time but continues in expanding space. Places that have become studio learning expansions are campus facilities such as libraries and off-campus facilities such as cafes and boarding houses. The boarding house is the most dominant expansion of studio learning because students have maximum control over the use of space so that the continuity of learning activities at the design execution stage can be guaranteed