This dissertation grapples with the making of identity in contemporary Tshwane, South Africa. Through this discourse, a number of issues, informants & responses are identified & developed as means of extracting identity from a cosmopolitan society. This extrapolation is undertaken as a means of reinvigorating the chosen study area as active public space, playing a role in informing both public & cultural discourse. At this dissertation's conclusion, a unique architectural response will be presented, dealing with issues such as identity, memory, globalisation, & context. In grappling with these issues, this dissertation will add to a contextual architectural discourse concerning the public realm, & cultural interactions in South Africa. / Die skripsie probeer die kwessie rondom die skepping van identiteit in kontemporêre Tshwane, Suid Afrika, behandel. Deur die ondersoek van die bogenoemde kwessie, word veeltallige probleme, insigte en reaksies geidentifiseer en ontwikkel,om deur sulke wyse identiteit vanuit die kosmopolitaanse gemeenskap te identifiseer. Deur wyse van hierdie ekstrapolasie word die heraktivering van die verkose studie area as n aktiewe publieke ruimte ondersoek, asook die rol wat dit speel daarin om publike en kulturele ruimtes te beinvloed deur verhandeling. Die slot van hierdie skripsie sal n unieke argitektoniese reaksie uitbeeld, wat die kwessies van identiteit, nagedagtenis, globalisering en kontektualiteit aanspreek. Deur die verhandeling van die bogenoemde kwessies, sal die skripsie n bydrae lewer tot die kontektuele argitektoniese gesprek rondom die publieke ryk en kulturele wisselwerking en interaksie in hedendaagse Suid Afrika. / Diese Dissertation beschäftigt sich mit der Identitäts ndung im zeitgenössischen Tshwane, Südafrika. Durch diesen Diskurs werden eine Reihe von emen, Informanten und Antworten identi ziert und als Mittel entwickelt, um Identität aus einer kosmopolitischen Gesellschaft herauszuholen. Diese Extrapolation dient der Wiederbelebung des gewählten Untersuchungsgebietes als aktiver ö¨entlicher Raum und spielt in dem Sinne eine Rolle den ö¨entlichen und kulturellen Diskurs zu informieren. Am Ende dieser Dissertation wird eine einzigartige architektonische Antwort präsentiert, die sich mit emen wie Identität, Gedächtnis, Globalisierung und Kontext befasst. Diese Dissertation wird zu einem kontextuellen architektonischen Diskurs über den ö¨entlichen Bereich und kulturelle Interaktionen in Südafrika beitragen. / Mini Dissertation MArch(Prof)--University of Pretoria, 2018. / Architecture / MArch(Prof) / Unrestricted

Mamelodi still remains captive in the spatial legacy of Apartheid. With long travel times and virtually no employment opportunities in Mamelodi, the status quo is difficult for inhabitants to deal with. Economic theory suggests that industrial programmes employ the largest number of people, and are the most effective ways to grow the economy. Additionally, workers for industrial jobs rarely require intricate training or education, creating the ideal platform for entry level jobs. A theoretical investigation looked at the validity of functionalism for an industrial programme, but found it lacking. Critics charged functionalism with not considering all the functions a building serves unintentionally, which led to an additional layer of theory being added to the process. This was critical regionalism, selected for being contextually sensitive and appropriate whilst remaining grounded and practical about modernity. Precedents looked at the spaces Industries in Mamelodi used and the spaces international industries use, taking lessons from that. A site was chosen and analysed, and all the research was distilled into four drivers: Industry, Railway link, Level Change, and Modularity. This is quickly developed into a concept of creating an energy conduit, as a means to transfer the vigourous energy of Mamelodi to the outside world. And this finally led to a design. Located on a steep hillside, the design negotiates some steep conditions and staggers a bunch of separate buildings over the site. Breaking the monolith, these buildings also create intimate public spaces in-between, that become populated with the happenings of everyday life. Four chimney towers serve as beacons, and create small thermally comfortable spots in the public spaces. Shading devices extend indoor programs into the public realm, trying to blur the threshold between them. The building is adaptable, allowing materials to be re-used on a new location, and follows a strict grid and modular. This allows for the easy expansion and changing of spaces, as businesses should require. Further, pooling resources together allows the industries far greater access to services, systems and resources than they would be capable of acquiring on their own. And lastly, the central location with the railway and road links the industries not only with their employees but also to potential markets, allowing for greater profit and more sustainable economic empowerment. This dissertation shows a method for bringing economic empowerment to Mamelodi, using industrial programmes that share resources. It is possible to do this in a contextually sensitive way, without compromising on the quality of the spaces. / Mini Dissertation (MArch (Prof))--University of Pretoria, 2018. / Architecture / MArch (Prof) / Unrestricted