The introduction of the Bus Rapid Transit and the
Gautrain Rail and Bus facilities to the corner of
Wolmarans and Rissik Street in Johannesburg's inner
city has altered the site on which the Brazilian
Modernist inspired South African Railway War
Memorial Hall is situated. The new public transport
facilities have bought in new users, increasing the foot
traffic on the site. However, the additional facilities on
the site remain unchanged and does not accommodate
and provide the necessary facilities for its current users.
The South African Railway War Memorial Hall sits
isolated from the site and the larger context of
Johannesburg's inner city, and fails to communicate the
energy and unique flavour, that is seen at many urban
spaces within the culturally rich Johannesburg inner
city.
Interior architecture involves the alteration and adaptive
reuse of existing structures. The thesis proposes the
alteration of the South African Railway War Memorial
Hall into a visitor centre for the Johannesburg Tourism Company.
An intensive analysis was conducted in order to
establish the historical, structural and environment
contributors to the design. Visitor centres, relevant
precedents, along with the theory of place-making were
investigated to establish an effective design approach
that will address the identified problem.
This resulted in the design of the Urban Foyer. The
intervention will provide the necessary facilities
required by the current and proposed users. It will also
promote and advertise local events, unique urban
spaces frequented by locals and popular landmarks. It
is hoped that such an intervention will facilitate the
integration of the site with its immediate and larger
context. It is also hoped that through this integration
current and new users will be encouraged to explore
Johannesburg's inner city. / Dissertation MInt(Prof)--University of Pretoria, 2014 / Architecture / MInt(Prof) / Unrestricted
| Identifer | oai:union.ndltd.org:netd.ac.za/oai:union.ndltd.org:up/oai:repository.up.ac.za:2263/32802 |
| Date | 09 December 2013 |
| Creators | Moodley, Lisha |
| Contributors | Van der Wath, Elana, Jekot, Barbara P., Barker, Arthur |
| Source Sets | South African National ETD Portal |
| Language | English |
| Detected Language | English |
| Type | Dissertation |
| Rights | © 2014 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. |
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