Abstract- Design thinking is the process by which architects carry out problem-solving approaches to address problems in the design process. The process of problem-solving is the process of finding the most appropriate solution from all solutions that are created. Solutions, which are taken and become design decisions, are the forming factors of the overall design of the building and its process is influenced by the normative positions of the architect. One of the architects in Indonesia who has a strong character that always produces an attractive architectural design is Budi Pradono. His architectural firm named Budi Pradono Architects or often abbreviated as BPA. One of the interesting buildings of BPA is the U Janevalla Hotel in Bandung. Seeing the appearance of the building which is attractive at a glance, reflected the complexity in the planning process because its formation is unusual and very iconic. The purpose of this study was to find out how was design thinking carried out by Budi Pradono in the design process of Hotel U Janevalla Bandung. The methods which were used in this study were a qualitative method, data that were obtained from literature studies, direct observations to the object, working drawings, and from interviews with the main architect and architect who were in-charge to the project U Janevalla Hotel. It was concluded that Budi Pradono's design thinking in the problem-solving process from the concept stage to the periodical inspection was clearly influenced by his normative positions and that became a reflection of the Hotel U Janevalla's design attractiveness. In Budi Pradono's design thinking, proper architecture with architect's normative position is an architecture that has innovation itself, because it is derived from the results of mapping the latest phenomena based on research and prioritizing experiments by questioning the production of conventional buildings. The problem that arose in Budi Pradono's design thinking was how he could make the design of the attractive hotel and fulfill the proper architecture which matches his normative position. Budi Pradono's aim of creating a hotel with attractive designs added sub-problems in his design. This issue made the problem-solving process became complex but could create a more innovative and potential solution. Besides that, the increase of sub-problems was also caused by unexpected things that appeared in the process and required design decisions. The problem-solving procedure which was used in Budi Pradono's design thinking was the whole procedure but it was dominated by the use of generate-and-test procedures. Rules which were used in several problems solving cases were an analogy of dancing rules, building and environment's relationship rules, operator’s rules, 4 star's hotel standard rules, and industrial design rules. The type of problem-solving that was carried out most often was the problem-solving that continued to develop with adjustments or rules and finally found an appropriate solution decision. Key Words: Design thinking, design process, hotel, Aceh Bandung
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