Pendhapa
Vol. 17 No. 1 (2026)

Interior Design of Wedding Center in Surakarta with a Syar’i Concept: english

Nurulita Widyas (Sebelas Maret University)
Nurhayatu Nufut Alimin (Universitas Sebelas Maret)



Article Info

Publish Date
18 Oct 2026

Abstract

Syar'i weddings are drawing interest in Surakarta, where 79.31% of residents were Muslim in 2022, and the visible response has come from hotels adding wedding services. This project designs the interior of a wedding center with a syar'i concept, following four stages adapted from Ballast (1992): programming, schematic design, design development, and presentation. Data came from field studies, interviews, literature, and visual documentation. Two criteria guided the design: separating male and female guests to avoid ikhtilath, and expressing purity and sacredness through simple form, color, and material. The separation was built into the plan, with paired wedding halls, preparation rooms, and bathrooms around a shared lobby. The Islamic theme appears in the pointed arch, lit lattice panels, and a palette of white, green, gold, and brown, three of them tied to a Qur'anic verse or hadith. The result is a design proposal. No evaluation by users, scholars, or practitioners is reported, and its intended role as a medium of dakwah is not demonstrated. The study shows how a religious requirement can be translated into a plan, a palette, and a set of rooms.

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Journal Info

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pendhapa

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Arts Humanities Civil Engineering, Building, Construction & Architecture Environmental Science Social Sciences

Description

Jurnal Desain Interior, Seni dan Budaya adalah jurnal yang mempublikasikan wacana dan hasil penelitian berterkiat dengan desain, desain interior dan diskursus desain interior terhadap kajian seni dan budaya. Pendhapa dalam susunan rumah tradisional Jawa merupakan ruang terbuka untuk menerima tamu, ...