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Indawo yami : a catalyst for quality open space in low cost housing communities
Dissertation (ML(Prof))--University of Pretoria, 2014.
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| spelling | oai:repository.up.ac.za:2263/45308 Indawo yami : a catalyst for quality open space in low cost housing communities Breed, Ida abelmos@gmail.com Vosloo, Pieter Tobias Mosweu, B. Abel Low cost housing Quality open space Human scale Socio economic functions Second economy activities UCTD Dissertation (ML(Prof))--University of Pretoria, 2014. In South African Townships, socio economic activities of the second economy such as informal trading typically manifest themselves in low quality, left over open spaces along roadsides and transport interchanges. These left over spaces are characteristic of townships and especially low cost housing and Reconstruction and Development Programme (RDP) communities, due to the emphasis placed on the dwelling units with little regard for the quality of open space. These environments are, over-scaled and not suited to human scale and although used for informal trading, they are not conducive to human or environmental well-being. An entrance precinct with such left over spaces in Olievenhoubosch Township, Centurion, is selected to test the hypothesis of an informal market as a catalyst for quality open space that considers human scale and enables the socio-economic functions of the community. The research starts off by establishing guidelines firstly for quality open space; secondly for human scale and thirdly for socio economic functions. These guidelines are applied at framework level looking at the entire precinct, including an informal market, stream corridor and taxi rank. At masterplan level, the focus is on the informal market. To avoid a merely functional response, the market approach is divided into two aspects, the market development and the spatial or experiential development aspect. These are informed by the established theoretical guidelines, case studies and existing activities and uses onsite. An overarching concept “Indawo Yami” meaning “my place”, ties the two aspects together while expressing the unique character of the community. The concept is born out of the vision of the market as a multifunctional community space that expresses the unique character of the community. The sketchplan proposal suggests that human and environmental well-being could be prime objectives of open spaces in townships all over South Africa. Architecture ML(Prof) Unrestricted 2015-05-26T08:57:27Z 2015-05-26T08:57:27Z 2015 2014 Mini Dissertation Mosweu, BA 2014, Indawo yami : a catalyst for quality open space in low cost housing communities, ML(Prof) Mini Dissertation, University of Pretoria, Pretoria, viewed yymmdd <http://hdl.handle.net/2263/45308> A2015 http://hdl.handle.net/2263/45308 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 | Low cost housing Quality open space Human scale Socio economic functions Second economy activities UCTD Indawo yami : a catalyst for quality open space in low cost housing communities |
| title | Indawo yami : a catalyst for quality open space in low cost housing communities |
| title_full | Indawo yami : a catalyst for quality open space in low cost housing communities |
| title_fullStr | Indawo yami : a catalyst for quality open space in low cost housing communities |
| title_full_unstemmed | Indawo yami : a catalyst for quality open space in low cost housing communities |
| title_short | Indawo yami : a catalyst for quality open space in low cost housing communities |
| title_sort | indawo yami a catalyst for quality open space in low cost housing communities |
| topic | Low cost housing Quality open space Human scale Socio economic functions Second economy activities UCTD |
| url | http://hdl.handle.net/2263/45308 |