Skripsi ini mengungkap fenomena ruang berkarya masyarakat yang bekerja pada sektor informal, khususnya pedagang kakilima ( PKL ). Keterbatasan dan ketiadaan ruang bagi mereka yang bekerja di sektor informal memunculkan peristiwa kontestasi dan negosiasi terhadap ruang. Skripsi ini melihat bagaimana proses negosiasi ruang dalam konsep smooth-striated space, deteritorialisasi-reteritorialisasi dan mekanisme rhizome memungkinkan PKL untuk menempati suatu area dan berjualan.Penulisan skripsi ini menggunakan metode kualitatif dengan penjelasan secara deskriptif. Hasil pengamatan menunjukkan bahwa melalui proses negosiasi, memungkinkan proses perubahan fungsi jalan menjadi area berjualan dan selanjutnya menciptakan striated space baru yang merupakan ruang berkarya bagi PKL.

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This undergraduate thesis try reveal the work space phenomenon for those who work in informal sector, specially street hawker ( PKL ). With restrictiveness and no availability of space for those work in informal sector, contestation and negotiation phenomena on space then occured. This thesis observe negotiated space phenomenon in smooth-striated space concept, deterritorialization ? reterritorialization dan rhizome mechanism that enable the street hawker occupying space and doing their activities.

This undergraduate thesis uses qualitative methods with descriptive explanation. The result of observation conclude that negotiation process had happened in case of street hawker to occupying place. The negotiation of place enable the change of road function into working space for trader with hawker and furthermore creating new striated space which is the work space for them.