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spelling oai:repository.up.ac.za:2263/45307 Redefining industry : architecture as a constructive extraction Barker, A.A.J. (Arthur Adrian Johnson) walterraubenheimer@gmail.com Coetzee, Justin Raubenheimer, Walter Industry Mining Experience Phenomenology Interface UCTD Engineering, built environment and information technology theses SDG-04 SDG-04: Quality education Engineering, built environment and information technology theses SDG-08 SDG-08: Decent work and economic growth Engineering, built environment and information technology theses SDG-09 SDG-09: Industry, innovation and infrastructure Engineering, built environment and information technology theses SDG-11 SDG-11: Sustainable cities and communities Engineering, built environment and information technology theses SDG-12 SDG-12: Responsible consumption and production Dissertation (MArch(Prof))--University of Pretoria, 2015. The birth of this dissertation is founded in a personal fascination with the industrial archetype, which has developed over time from crude mechanistic structures to refined, sophisticated edifices of technological and structural ingenuity. However by excluding human experience and disregarding the making of public space, industry has isolated itself, creating limited and restricted spatial and experiential environments. Additionally, the extraction of natural resources has led to a destructive relationship between industry and the landscape creating a scarred environment. As natural resources are exhausted, widespread deindustrialization is becoming a reality where mines fail to meet demands of profitability. Man is now tasked with reclaiming his sense of place within the post-industrial scarred environment as the legacy of a mechanized industrial age. The genesis of Cullinan is woven into the very fabric of the diamond mine as the catalytic core which extracts resources to sustain its surroundings economically. Its inevitable decommissioning and the current rehabilitation strategy proposed by mine authorities, will create an inaccessible industrial ruin devoid of meaning and quality that allow for man’s sense of belonging. This threatens the tangible and intangible industrial heritage value of the mine resulting in a loss of authenticity and connection with place. Through an exploration of the scenario following the decommissioning of the mine, this dissertation investigates the role that architectural design can play as an alternative solution to increase resilience while regenerating the scarred landscape. By utilizing the principles of regenerative design, unexpected potential was discovered and harnessed to inform the design of a facility for the extraction of essential oils and the making of cider as interconnected industries providing social and economic incentive for rehabilitation. The concept of constructive extraction, reinsertion and reconciliation informed a new approach to the design and technification of industry. Through this approach an architecture of the senses and experience is created by a promenade in the scarred environment. A new mutualistic relationship is thus established between the landscape and production through this experiential interface The architecture becomes a multi-functional regenerative device which redefines industry, remediates the scarred environment by giving resources and nutrients back to the landscape and creates new social and economic opportunities in the industrial heritage precinct. mi2025 Architecture MArch(Prof) Unrestricted SDG-04: Quality education SDG-08: Decent work and economic growth SDG-09: Industry, innovation and infrastructure SDG-11: Sustainable cities and communities SDG-12: Responsible consumption and production 2015-05-26T08:57:15Z 2015-05-26T08:57:15Z 2015 2015 Mini Dissertation Raubenheimer, W 2015, Redefining industry : architecture as a constructive extraction, MArch(Prof) Mini Dissertation, University of Pretoria, Pretoria, viewed yymmdd <http://hdl.handle.net/2263/45307> A2015 http://hdl.handle.net/2263/45307 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 Industry
Mining
Experience
Phenomenology
Interface
UCTD
Engineering, built environment and information technology theses SDG-04
SDG-04: Quality education
Engineering, built environment and information technology theses SDG-08
SDG-08: Decent work and economic growth
Engineering, built environment and information technology theses SDG-09
SDG-09: Industry, innovation and infrastructure
Engineering, built environment and information technology theses SDG-11
SDG-11: Sustainable cities and communities
Engineering, built environment and information technology theses SDG-12
SDG-12: Responsible consumption and production
Redefining industry : architecture as a constructive extraction
title Redefining industry : architecture as a constructive extraction
title_full Redefining industry : architecture as a constructive extraction
title_fullStr Redefining industry : architecture as a constructive extraction
title_full_unstemmed Redefining industry : architecture as a constructive extraction
title_short Redefining industry : architecture as a constructive extraction
title_sort redefining industry architecture as a constructive extraction
topic Industry
Mining
Experience
Phenomenology
Interface
UCTD
Engineering, built environment and information technology theses SDG-04
SDG-04: Quality education
Engineering, built environment and information technology theses SDG-08
SDG-08: Decent work and economic growth
Engineering, built environment and information technology theses SDG-09
SDG-09: Industry, innovation and infrastructure
Engineering, built environment and information technology theses SDG-11
SDG-11: Sustainable cities and communities
Engineering, built environment and information technology theses SDG-12
SDG-12: Responsible consumption and production
url http://hdl.handle.net/2263/45307