The Space is Not Ours, the Life of Public Open Space in Gated Community in Medan, Indonesia

As a place of where the middle up income people live, the study investigated the using of public open space in two gated communities in Medan, Indonesia. The study found that most of the visitors not satisfied with the public open space, but they use it intensively, almost every day at the afternoon. The study indicates that the public open space in Cemara Asri is more livable public open space than Taman Setiabudi Indah due to the quality of space. The study reported that the visitors in the two public open spaces are mostly people who live outside the gated community.