BTS Tower Camouflage Products Design based on Zonation of Urban Area

Abstract

The era of industrial revolution 4.0 which was marked by digitalization in almost all lines of human life demands the availability of supporting physical facilities and infrastructure. BTS tower (Base Transceiver Station) is one of the important components to accommodate digital activities in the industrial era 4.0. The problem that arises is that there are still negative perceptions from several parties in the community. They assume that the existence of BTS towers in their area has a negative impact on them such as bothering environmental aesthetics, causing health problems, and bringing insecurity. Even though they are unaware, the main users of this facility are actually the community itself. This condition raises challenges for creating telecommunications tower design innovations that are better able to adapt to the environment. Camouflage Tower BTS is a term for BTS towers that are designed to be able to adjust to their environment through their ability to camouflage. The five design criteria formulated by Jayadi and Prasetya, namely friendly, proportional, safe, redesignable, and thematic, and in accordance with the zone of the urban area where the tower was built and used as the BTS tower camouflage design following the criteria. The research was conducted in the city of Yogyakarta using the 6-stage design development method from Ulrich and Eppinger. The result is five selected designs that meet the specified technical requirements and the design