KOMPLEKSITAS VISUAL FASAD ARSITEKTUR KOLONIAL: ANALISIS DIMENSI FRAKTAL GEDUNG BNI TITIK NOL KILOMETER YOGYAKARTA
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https://doi.org/10.31848/arcade.v10i2.4538Keywords:
Visual Complexity, Fractal Dimension, Colonial BuildingAbstract
Colonial buildings in the Titik Nol Kilometer area of Yogyakarta play an important role in shaping the city’s visual identity and are widely represented on social media. This study aims to measure the visual complexity of the facade of the BNI Building as the most dominantly represented colonial building on Instagram, while quantitatively examining its perceived aesthetic character. The research applies fractal dimension analysis using the box-counting method to ten photographs taken from the northeast viewing angle, identified as the dominant public perspective. A layering system is employed to divide the facade into four layers: silhouette, structural elements, facade elements, and ornamentation. The results show that structural elements contribute the largest proportion to visual complexity (52.29%), followed by facade elements (19.26%), ornamentation (17.86%), and silhouette (10.59%). These findings indicate that the visual character of the building is primarily shaped by its structural composition rather than decorative features, confirming that fractal dimension analysis provides an objective tool for evaluating architectural facade aesthetics.
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