PEMANFAATAN PLAZA BENTENG KUTO BESAK SEBAGAI RUANG PUBLIK DI TEPIAN SUNGAI MUSI KOTA PALEMBANG

Plaza Benteng Kuto Besak has become one of public space as well as landmark of Palembang city on the Musi Riverside, and being a place or space that is formed due to the need of public for a place to communicate or recreation both individually or groups. The purpose of this research is to identify the tendency of space utilization occurs and the factors that affect of public doing activity in Plaza Benteng Kuto Besak This research method used is the deductive method with qualitative � descriptive approaches. the data of the visitor activities are described in the form of behavior mapping, place center mapping and and is completed with the results of the questionnaires and interviews with visitors and is analyzed in order to obtain the tendency of space utilization. The result demonstrates that relations between the behaviors/ activities, users (visitor), physical setting and time of visit interact with each other so giving rise to the characteristic spaces activities in Plaza Benteng Kuto Besak and also give special characteristic for Palembang city. While the factors that influence the public to make use of the space is open space and public access, views, historic character and accessibility easy. Keyword: plaza, public space, the tendency of space utilization, activity, visitor, physical setting, time of visi