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Hamba-kahle : an interior intervention to long-distance rail travel in South Africa
Dissertation (MInt(Prof))--University of Pretoria, 2014.
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| spelling | oai:repository.up.ac.za:2263/45275 Hamba-kahle : an interior intervention to long-distance rail travel in South Africa Van der Wath, Elana anneli.jacobs@gmail.com Botes, Nico Jacobs, Anneli South African railway Long-distance passenger rail Comfort 21st century traveller Interior UCTD Dissertation (MInt(Prof))--University of Pretoria, 2014. Public rail transport interiors must be adaptable and cater to a wide target market to address the diverse needs of the South African public. Local rail transport competes directly with air travel for market share. Currently, local rail transport fails on both accounts. The failure to invest in and update rail infrastructure has resulted in a desperate need to play catch up with decades of international railway evolution – a need especially visible in the interiors of local long-haul trains. The design and aesthetic identity of transport interiors are generic, dated and fail to address the functional and aesthetic needs of contemporary South African travellers. As a result, these interiors fail to establish an identity synonymous with our unique demographic makeup. The current state of local long-haul passenger rail interiors was investigated through the use of a heuristic inquiry. An Electro Star Multiple Unit train structure was then selected in which an interior insertion is made. Hamba-Kahle addresses the physical and psychological discomfort in the train interior, the absence of social spaces, the disregard for wayfinding and the lack of contextual identity. The design challenges the insular train interior layout and divides the interior into different spatial zones. A Budget Sitter car, Premium Sitter car, Budget Sleeper and Universal Car provides seating variation for passengers and in turn integrates a wide target market. Break-away spaces are also incorporated. The programme and the spaces it creates assist the interior in mediating between private and public spaces. It facilitates chance encounters and supports retractable privacy. The interior reinforces adaptability in the use of spaces while adhering to universal design principles. The scenery from the surrounding landscapes is used in the design to enrich the interior spaces and improve the embodied experience of the user. In establishing a contemporary South African identity, a sense of place is created with which passengers can identify and feel physically, psychologically and socially comfortable in. Architecture MInt(Prof) Unrestricted 2015-05-26T08:42:40Z 2015-05-26T08:42:40Z 2015 2014 Mini Dissertation Jacobs, A 2014, Hamba-kahle : an interior intervention to long-distance rail travel in South Africa, MInt(Prof) Mini Dissertation, University of Pretoria, Pretoria, viewed yymmdd <http://hdl.handle.net/2263/45275> A2015 http://hdl.handle.net/2263/45275 en © 2015 University of Pretoria. All rights reserved. The copyright in this work vests in the University of Pretoria. No part of this work may be reproduced or transmitted in any form or by any means, without the prior written permission of the University of Pretoria. application/pdf University of Pretoria |
| spellingShingle | South African railway Long-distance passenger rail Comfort 21st century traveller Interior UCTD Hamba-kahle : an interior intervention to long-distance rail travel in South Africa |
| title | Hamba-kahle : an interior intervention to long-distance rail travel in South Africa |
| title_full | Hamba-kahle : an interior intervention to long-distance rail travel in South Africa |
| title_fullStr | Hamba-kahle : an interior intervention to long-distance rail travel in South Africa |
| title_full_unstemmed | Hamba-kahle : an interior intervention to long-distance rail travel in South Africa |
| title_short | Hamba-kahle : an interior intervention to long-distance rail travel in South Africa |
| title_sort | hamba kahle an interior intervention to long distance rail travel in south africa |
| topic | South African railway Long-distance passenger rail Comfort 21st century traveller Interior UCTD |
| url | http://hdl.handle.net/2263/45275 |