The Level of Sense of Place in Inpres Market

Physical intervention in a market area tends to change user habits responding the space. This situation can ruin authenticity of sense place and loss local identity for generations. study aims reveal understanding Inpres Market, traditional Lhokseumawe. Re-development has been carried out at Market improve layout stalls, architectural form building with contemporary image, increase floor vertically into two levels. Apprehensively this physical will erode meaning that attached people's memories long time. must be conducted before any other new occurs renovation or revitalization reason. is place-based research by choosing Lhokseumawe as case study. The variable uses (tangible) social (intangible) variables market. data was obtained using quantitative qualitative methods, while analysis an exploratory, descriptive manner. collection method stages: observation, interviews, questionnaires. second stage involved 134 respondents, random sampling implemented determine respondents. results showed variables' influence creating revealed.