Abstract:
Suburban areas in Indonesia are densifying and transforming in an unsustainable manner,
leading to uncontrolled management, spatial utilization, and control. This study aims to
analyze transformation as a determinant of densification growth, the effects of physical spatial
and residential transformation on densification, and the resulting contribution to settlement
densification. The research method involves a combination of quantitative and qualitative
approaches with a sequential explanatory design. The results indicate that spatial physical
transformation has both a direct and significant impact and an indirect effect on densification
through the physical transformation of residences, with an R2 value of 46.6%. Moreover,
physical residence transformation has a direct and significant influence on densification, with
an R2 of 47.8%. The increase in population leads to the spatial and physical transformation of
residences, which positively contributes to the process of building density and the level of
densification of built settlements. The spatial and physical transformation of residences
contribute to changes in typology, morphology, and spatial structure during settlement
densification. The morphological change of densification encourages the binary fission of
housing units, residential intensification, and spatial agglomeration, as well as the growth of
mixed service centers from main roads to neighborhood roads. This research helps formulate
development concepts and spatial policy approaches.