Thesis (MTech. degree in Architecture (Professional))--Tshwane University of Technology, 2012. / The location of Mamelodi in close approximate to new developments of the eastern part of Tshwane makes Mamelodi a very attractive place for persons from rural areas seeking a better life. Although this area formally designated as a 'black townships', public infrastructure and community services do exists but access to certain civic and educational services are restricted. The proposed intervention aims to provide the community with access to the currently inaccessible civic and educational services by the introduction of a new Mamelodi East Thusong Service Centre and Information Resource Centre at the existing Pienaarspoort Railway Station in Mamelodi East. The proposed intervention acknowledges public space in an African context; the market street as public space typology and the informal trader as urban and architectural client by providing facilities required for a self-sustaining community. The activity driven intervention aims to evoke a sense of belonging to its user by establishing a dynamic, meaningful and unifying experience. A place where public space becomes the foreground and buildings serves as a mere backdrop for human activity.
| Identifer | oai:union.ndltd.org:netd.ac.za/oai:union.ndltd.org:tut/oai:encore.tut.ac.za:d1000284 |
| Date | January 2012 |
| Creators | Taljaard, Stehan. |
| Contributors | Steyn, Gerald, 1951-, Van Bergen, J. W. |
| Source Sets | South African National ETD Portal |
| Language | English |
| Detected Language | English |
| Type | Thesis |
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| Rights | © 2012 Tshwane University of Technology |
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