Changes in the Intensity of Flat Communal Spaces in the New Normal Era of Pandemic COVID-19 (Case Study of Penjaringan Sari Surabaya Flats)

One of the necessities apartment dwellers is social interaction, which occurs in communal areas. As a result COVID-19 epidemic, there are restrictions on interaction and call to remain at home. The epidemic alters function rooms apartments. This study employs qualitative descriptive approach, characterizing pattern using rationalistic approach explaining condition item. aims determine number impact changes intensity space buildings as for contact between inhabitants new normal period. Changes utilization community flats formal activities, such communal, RW field halls with RT/RW meeting range from high low intensity. In meantime, level informal activities spaces lobby, gardens/gazebos, kiosks tends grow, speaking, sitting, playing become more prevalent. Observations indicate that physical adaptations this pandemic minimal, only 17 percent. due lack finance public information regarding how alter building's components response epidemic. cancellation many gathering events, meetings, routine recitations, etc., non-physical relatively high, approximately 66