<![CDATA[ABSTRAK Keterbatasan fasilitas pusat tumbuh kembang anak usia dini yang terpadu dan holistik di Kota Malang, bersinggungan dengan besarnya proporsi penduduk usia golden age (2–6 tahun) yang mencapai 20,86%, menuntut adanya inovasi perancangan ruang yang edukatif sekaligus rekreatif. Penelitian ini bertujuan untuk merancang Play Based Children Center yang mampu menyatukan fungsi pendidikan, kreativitas, rekreasi, dan pemeliharaan kesehatan anak dalam satu kesatuan lingkungan binaan yang ramah anak dan sehat. Metode yang digunakan adalah rasionalisme preseden dengan menganalisis dua objek studi, yaitu Kakapo Creek Children’s Garden di Selandia Baru dan Farming Kindergarten di Vietnam. Hasil analisis preseden dikonstruksi menjadi katalog Rules of Assembly (RoA) yang kemudian diimplementasikan bersama pendekatan Arsitektur Biofilik ke dalam desain bangunan. Strategi desain yang diterapkan mencakup pembentukan tata massa klaster organik sirkular tanpa sudut kaku, optimalisasi ventilasi silang melalui inner courtyard, bukaan kaca lebar penangkap cahaya alami pagi, serta dominasi ruang terbuka hijau lanskap aktif seluas 11.000 m². Hasil perancangan menunjukkan bahwa penerapan arsitektur biofilik melalui bentuk biomorfik sirkular berhasil menciptakan skala ruang yang ramah anak (human scale), menghilangkan kesan kaku arsitektur institusional, serta mengoptimalkan kualitas mikroklimat lingkungan. Pencapaian ini menegaskan bahwa penerapan Rules of Assembly yang terstruktur serta pendekatan biofilik merupakan solusi efektif dalam menciptakan tipologi fasilitas anak yang restoratif, aman, ceria, dan mendukung tumbuh kembang psikologis maupun fisik anak usia dini di Kota Malang. Kata kunci: Children Center, Golden Age, Play-Based Learning, Arsitektur Biofilik. ABSTRACT The limited facilities for integrated and holistic early childhood development centers in Malang City, coupled with the large proportion of the golden age population (2–6 years old) reaching 20.86%, demands innovative spatial design that is both educational and recreational. This study aims to design a Play Based Children Center that is able to integrate the functions of education, creativity, recreation, and child health care in a single, child-friendly and healthy built environment. The method used is precedent rationalism by analyzing two study objects, namely Kakapo Creek Children’s Garden in New Zealand and Farming Kindergarten in Vietnam. The results of the precedent analysis are constructed into a Rules of Assembly (RoA) catalog which is then implemented along with the Biophilic Architecture approach into the building design. The design strategy implemented includes the formation of a circular organic cluster massing without rigid angles, optimization of cross ventilation through an inner courtyard, wide glass openings that capture natural morning light, and the dominance of active landscape green open space of 11,000 m². The design results show that the application of biophilic architecture through circular biomorphic forms successfully creates a child-friendly spatial scale (human scale), eliminates the impression of rigid institutional architecture, and optimizes the quality of the environmental microclimate. This achievement confirms that the implementation of structured Rules of Assembly and a biophilic approach is an effective solution in creating a typology of children's facilities that are restorative, safe, cheerful, and support the psychological and physical growth and development of early childhood in Malang City. Keywords: Children Center, Golden Age, Play-Based Learning, Architecture Biophilic]]>
