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Grounding Density: Mobilising the economic and spatial potential of low-income housing along the Delft South main road

This dissertation comprises five chapters. The first chapter explores issues of housing and density. Case studies are used to examine the relationship between agency and housing as well as the trade-offs of efficiency of circulation systems in dense housing. The second chapter locates the research w...

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Main Author: Brown, Kayla
Other Authors: Silverman, Melinda
Format: Thesis
Language:English
Published: School of Architecture, Planning and Geomatics 2017
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description This dissertation comprises five chapters. The first chapter explores issues of housing and density. Case studies are used to examine the relationship between agency and housing as well as the trade-offs of efficiency of circulation systems in dense housing. The second chapter locates the research within the context of Delft South and, more specifically, along the main road. The idea of "Home as Economic Generator" is explored through studying housing and retail patterns. The third chapter moves towards a design outcome by choosing and analysing Sibanye Square as a site within Delft. Chapter four explores a variety of technical considerations that could develop into an architectural language by studying how people are currently building in Delft. Finally, chapter five proposes an architectural outcome that explores three typologically different housing developments located on and around Sibanye Square.
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spelling oai:open.uct.ac.za:11427/22982 Grounding Density: Mobilising the economic and spatial potential of low-income housing along the Delft South main road Brown, Kayla Silverman, Melinda Isaacs, Fadly Louw, Mike Architecure and Planning This dissertation comprises five chapters. The first chapter explores issues of housing and density. Case studies are used to examine the relationship between agency and housing as well as the trade-offs of efficiency of circulation systems in dense housing. The second chapter locates the research within the context of Delft South and, more specifically, along the main road. The idea of "Home as Economic Generator" is explored through studying housing and retail patterns. The third chapter moves towards a design outcome by choosing and analysing Sibanye Square as a site within Delft. Chapter four explores a variety of technical considerations that could develop into an architectural language by studying how people are currently building in Delft. Finally, chapter five proposes an architectural outcome that explores three typologically different housing developments located on and around Sibanye Square. 2017-01-24T09:11:25Z 2017-01-24T09:11:25Z 2016 Master Thesis Masters MArch (Prof) http://hdl.handle.net/11427/22982 eng application/pdf School of Architecture, Planning and Geomatics Faculty of Engineering and the Built Environment University of Cape Town
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Grounding Density: Mobilising the economic and spatial potential of low-income housing along the Delft South main road
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title Grounding Density: Mobilising the economic and spatial potential of low-income housing along the Delft South main road
title_full Grounding Density: Mobilising the economic and spatial potential of low-income housing along the Delft South main road
title_fullStr Grounding Density: Mobilising the economic and spatial potential of low-income housing along the Delft South main road
title_full_unstemmed Grounding Density: Mobilising the economic and spatial potential of low-income housing along the Delft South main road
title_short Grounding Density: Mobilising the economic and spatial potential of low-income housing along the Delft South main road
title_sort grounding density mobilising the economic and spatial potential of low income housing along the delft south main road
topic Architecure and Planning
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