sphephelo mhlongo portfolio

Siphephelo Nqaba Mhlongo Architectural Design & Construction Architecture Student Projects PorfolioSelected Works 2011-2013Person No. 538014

3rd Year Architecture Student (2013)University of the Witwatersrand

Contents Page Of Portfolio- C.V of Siphephelo Mhlongo - Architectural Manifesto

- Statement of Intent

- Letters of Recommendation & Employment

Design Works - Project 1 : Vrededorp Row House (Award Winning) 2nd year

- Project 2 : CBD Hotel_X 2nd Year

- Project 3 : Rosebank Firestation 2nd Year

- Project 4 : ZRE House Franks JSA

- Project 5 : Proposal for Zini Townsquare JSA

- Project 6 : Trainstation Rennovation Proposal 3rd Year

- Project 7 : Human Rights Museum 3rd Year

- Project 8 : 3 Castles Production Stduio 3rd Year

- Project 9 : House Te Riele JSA

- Project 10 : House Mhlongo JSA

- Project 11 : Industrial Development Zone Gate JSA

- Project 12 : Tugela Mouth Hotel Proposal JSA

CV Siphephelo Nqaba Njomane Mhlongo P.O Box 6 Mtunzini 3867 KwaZulu-Natal 084 957 [email protected] Nationality : South Africa

I.D No. : 9211135349086

Date of Birth : 13 November 1992

Languages Spoken and : Isizulu & English Written Fluently

Skills : Autodesk AutoCAD 2010 , 2011 2012 2013 2014 Adobe Photoshop CS4, CS5, CS6 Adobe InDesign CS4 , CS5, CS6 Autodesk Revit 2011, 2012, 2013 Google Earth Model Building Drafting/Conceptual Sketching

Education : High School Education (2006-2010) John Ross College (Richards Bay : KwaZulu-Natal) Passed in 2010 with 3 Distinctions

: Tertiary Education (2011-to-date) B.A.S in the University of the Witwatersrand Completed in 2013

Awards Received : Sheila Kertly McIntosh Award Winner 2012 Awarded to the student, from any year after the 2nd To 5th year, for the Student with the best solution for a domestic or residential nature (Vrededorp Row House)

- Distinction (80%) in 2nd year Architectural Construction Theory and practice 2012 - Distinction (76%) in 2nd year Architectural Design Theory and practice 2012

REFERENCES

Name of Person : Jeremy J Steere Company : Jeremy Steere Architects Email Address : [email protected] Number : 083 631 6421

WORKING EXPERIENCE

INSTITUTION : Jeremy Steere Architect

POSITION : Architectural Technologist

PERIOD : 27/01/2014 - To Date

DUTIES : Model Building Draughting Designing Pre-contract project management Co-ordination of work with the professional team Meeting with clients and formulation of preliminary brief Preparation on working drawings and specifications Project Administration Other project management related activities Contract Administration

PROJECTS

Projects Portfolio as Student Intern & Architectural Technologist (Selected Works)

- House Mhlongo 2014 R 1mil : Esikhawini, Richards Bay

- House Gibbons 2012 R 2.5mil : Mtunzini River Estate

- House Cadman 2013 R 3mil : Eshowe

- House Te Riele 2014 R 3mil : Pietermaritzburg

- House Franks 2012 R 10mil : Mtunzini River Estate

- Richards Bay Industrial Development R 12mil : Richards Bay Zone 2014 - Zini Town Square Proposal 2013 R20mil : Mtunzini

- House Hathorn 2014 N/A : Elands Kloof, Cape Town - Tugela Mouth Hotel Proposal 2014 N/A : Tugela Mouth, Mandeni

- Athletes Centre Proposal 2014 N/A : KwaDlangezwa

Architectural Manifesto

The Arrogance in Architecture

Methaphorically speaking, arrogance in architecture, simply put means, buildings should be seen from a far and interact with the city skyline without seeming too megalomanic to its surrounds yet still be comfortable enough for the man on the ground at an intimate scale.

Oftenly the building super-imposes itself to its context, where every building thinks very highly of itself. It is almost as if it says Hey look at me, I am here an exaggerated sense of its own importance. Vs. Architecture thats experiential, that takes you on a journey, you feel it, stroke it. My architecture, I believe negotiates between the two.

Now that I have your attention, I believe my architecture is in its nature prominent, intimidat-ing and dominant masses and voids which are to their core rigid/rectilinear. At the same time I believe it should be intimate , experiential and offer sentimental memories.

Architecture is not just the four walls of the building. It entails a lot more than that, the fine and rough textures of the materials, light Gods 1st daughter, the different emotions evoked by all the different spaces, the scale, the multiplicity of form, proportionality of the building and more importantly the whole journey of the design process.

The paraded final building down to its core needs to serve its function and purpose, keeping its psychological and social awareness/consciousness engaging the public in a systematic and premeditated journey through the building and its thresholds along the different planes.But then again one must never forget the possibility of designing white elephants

by : Siphephelo Mhlongo (2013)

Statement of Intent

Siphephelo Mhlongo P.O Box 6 Mtunzini 3867 [email protected] 30 October 2014

Hannah Le Roux Director: Architecture Discipline School of Architecture and Planning University of the Witwatersrand Johannesburg

Dear Ms Le Roux

I am writing this letter to inform you of my interest in the BAS (Honours) Programme 2015 at the University of the Witwatersrand. I have submitted my application to the university.

I currently hold a BAS degree that I obtained/completed at the University of the Witwa-tersrand in 2013. I developed an interest in Architecture and Engineering(Structural) late in my high school career, the decision to pursue architecture instead of engineering wasnt an easy one but today I can happily and honestly say it was the best choice. In my 3 years at WITS I have not only expanded my knowledge and love for architecture but I have grown as well into a bright young male looking forward to the day I become a permanent resident in the field of architecture. The gap year I spent at, Jeremy Steere Architect, a small practise in the Zululand country side has equipped me with the necessary skills and expo-sure to complete both my Honours & Masters Degree.

Given my education and experience, I have no doubt that I will be capable of completing my studies at the place I would think has become my home. if you have any further questions, please feel free to contact me at any time.

Kind RegardsSiphephelo Mhlongo Applicant Person No. 538014

Letter of Employment from employer - Jeremy Steere

Letter of Recommendationfrom staff member - Rob Serman

robert serman architects 073 304 9990

[email protected]

PO Box 3091 Bedfordview 2008

Johannesburg South Africa

Date: 28th October 2014

RE: Sphephelo Mhlongo letter of recommendation To whom it may concern, I write to you in my capacity as a 2nd year Architectural Design tutor at the University of the Witwatersrand, where I have been employed from July 2011 to present. I had the pleasure of tutoring Sphephelo during the course of 2012. I found him to be a committed and diligent student, one who was always eager to engage with staff members and listened attentively to any guidance and criticism given. During the time I came to know Sphephelo, I believe that he displayed the wide range of skills it takes to be a competent architect. Not only is he conceptually strong but he is able to follow his ideas through to a clear and practical resolution. He also has the ability to communicate his thoughts via carefully considered drawings and models. It is for these reasons that I would highly recommend Sphephelo as a candidate for the Bachelor of Architectural Studies with Honours (BAS Honours) degree and have no doubt that he will make a success of the opportunity. If you require any further information, please dont hesitate to contact me or alternatively Kirsten Doermann, 2nd year Architectural Design lecturer, with whom I consulted regarding this recommendation. Yours sincerely,

Robert Serman

Design Sketches

Portfolio Design Projects Project 1 : Vrededorp Row House (Award Winning) 2nd yearProject 2 : CBD Hotel_X 2nd Year Project 3 : Rosebank Firestation 2nd YearProject 4 : ZRE House Franks JSA Project 5 : Proposal for Zini Townsquare JSA Project 6 : Trainstation Rennovation Proposal 3rd Year Project 7 : Human Rights Museum 3rd Year Project 8 : 3 Castles Production Stduio 3rd YearProject 9 : House Te Riele JSAProject 10 : House Mhlongo JSAProject 11 : Industrial Development Zone Gate JSA Project 12 : Tugela Mouth Hotel Proposal JSA

Project 1 : Vrededorp Row House

The Brief :

Based on the urban development framework of Ikemeleng and 2610 South Architects, we were required to design two proposals of a row house for our allocated site in Vrededorp, a typical Vrededorp stand is approx 15x15m. Scenario A the site has to accomodate two 7.5m wide units, Scenario B the site has to accommodate three 5m wide units. These units must be designed so that they can be repeated on other plots along the same street.

Special focus should be on :

- the design of a series of thresholds from public to private (in section and elevation) - the arrangement of programme through design and its adaptiblitiy, flexibiltiy - the light conditions, every room needs natural ventilation and light - the design of the faade and materials used - inside and outside relations (entrance, courtyard, garden) - vertical volums (sectional development) - effective, yet spatially integrated circulation (no dark, dead corridors) - strategic postion of the staircase

Public vs Private Section showing the thresholds between public and private realm

Sketch Above : The Arrange-ment of Row Houses and their courtyards along the 15m site, with the common shared firewall

Sheila Kertly McIntosh Award Winner 2012

The Design Concept

Site Context

Pixels.....Pixelating Pixelation of an image means having Pixels that have been zoomed in so they are large enough to be seen from a normal viewing distance. Each Pixel is a sample of the original image, more smaples typically provide a more accurate representation of the orginal. The intensity of each Pixel is variable depending on its location .

In Simple Architectural terms, the concept Pixels Pixelating means creating form that resembles the pixelating effect of an image in plan, elevation and in section. The Pixelating effect thus creates a square-like building form which creates protrussions and reccesses in the building form of the Row House. The challenge with the translation of the concept to building is being limited to rigid rectalinear shapes that figuratively represent the pixels. In its surrounds, the concept, means reproducing base floorplan so the whole street looks like it is pixelating

Vrededorp and Pageview are two adjoining suburbs located in the heart of Johannes-burg. Vrededorp bears the physical and social scars of both the failed politics of apartheid era neglect and lack of service delivery. In addition , in common with many other inner suburbs, the area has in recent times been lighted by multiple facets of urban decay:

-Crime -Unemployement -Lack of Social Facilities -Squatting

The project for design was to try mend these problems created by apartheid, create suit-able housing for a specified population group of your choice .

The decision I took was to try provide ac-commdation for a middle class family and try attract young proffessionals to live in Vre-dedorp by creating interesting modern homes for the masses.

Above Picture : Sitemap of Vrededorp and surrounding areas, Located next to Braamfontein Cemetary , University of Johannesburg, University of the Witwatersrand and the suburb of Brixton

Sketch: The 3d Conceptual form diagram of the facade of the row houses along the street.

Sketch Above : The Courtyard providing significant amount of Natural light and Ven-tilation. Passive Solar orientation, usage of Opitimum amount of natural cooling and heating throughou the year. The Courtyard acts as the thermal chimney of the house

Vrededorp Row House

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1. Bedroom 12. Living Room 3. Ground Floor Void 4. Main Staircase 5. Communal Passage 6. Courtyard Void 7. Study/Bedroom 28. Bathroom9. Louvered Screens

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1. Outdoor Break-away space 2. Balcony 3. Master Bedroom 4. Main Staircase5. Communal Passage 6. Walk-In Closet 7. Bathroom 8. Outdoor Shower Area9. Courtyard Void 10.Louvered Screens

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Project 2 : CBD Hotel_X

The Brief :

This project asks you to design a guest house/ hotel that offers affordable accommodation (short and longer term) in the retail district of Johannesburgs CBD. The quest for affordability should by combined with intelligent planning and quality spaces, aimed at a specific target group identified through field work and contextual analysis (for example: travelling entrepreneurs, local traders, new arrivals, week-boarders, suburban workforce, other visitors). The ground floor has to offer trading space, that is possibly run/ managed by some of the longer term residents. Concepts for a variety of constellations of what it means to be at home in the city should be envisaged. A contextual ap-proach is required.

Conceptual Translation from 2D Conventional in Ying and Yang sign to a more complex 3D architectural Concept

Johannesburg, Gauteng

The Design Concept

Site Context

Yin vs Yang Yin and Yang describe polar opposites or seemingly contrary forces interconnected and interdependent, all objects have Yin and Yang too, Light will not be understood if darkness didnt exist as shadow cannot exist without light.

In the language of architecture Yin vs Yang represents the difference between positive and negative spaces. For Positive space(Mass) to be understood one has to know and see negative space(Void). The aim is to create contrast between the two spaces for people to notice the difference between the two thus already defining the form of the building. The conceptual development of the form starts with a solid rectangular prism, then slowly start to stra-tegically take out voids in response to solar orientation, public realms & programme. The translation of conceptual form into section made it easier to continue with the theme of oppositions even throughout the sections.

Our site located in the retail district on the corner of Kerk and Rissik Street, with a Formalized informal belt of street trading shelters on Kerk Street. The site is surround-ed by new developments and a surprisingly large amount of vacant buildings. The Johan-nesburg CBD contains a lot of small pockets of activities that are fragmented around the whole city. The belt of trading shelters acts as the link between these activities on the axis of kerk street . The greenery and the scale of the adjacent street to the site cre-ates a comfortable urban environment. The site is located opposite one of the main arte-rial routes of the Rea-Vaya buses. The brief required the provision of accom-modation for the lower class and upper class without segregating the two from one another by this thought came the idea of the inter-locking modular rooms catering for all classes in one living space. There are 4 modular room types with many variations depending on class and period of accommodation.

Above Picture : Sitemap of the Johannesburg CBD and surrounding ar-eas, Site Located next to a Rea Vaya Bus Stop, Neo-Classical heritage building adjacent to the proposed site & Various residential buildings

The different possible arrangements of ying vs yang , which is translated into the roof arrangments and the form of the building. Different arrangements make for different spaces

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Yin and Yang describe polar opposites or seemingly contrary forces interconnected andinterdependent, all objects have Yin and Yang to , light will not be understood ifdarkness didn't exist as shadow cannot exist without light .

In the language of architecture Yin vs Yang represents the difference between Positiveand Negative spaces . For Positive (Mass) to be understood one has to know Negative(Void) . The aim is to create contrast between the two spaces for people to notice thedifference between the two thus already defining the form of the building .

Building Form(s) :

To provide accommodation for the lower class and upper class without segregating thetwo from one another , by this thought came the idea of the interlocking modular roomscatering for all classes in one living space . There are 4 modular room types with manyvariations depending on class , period of accommodation and needs .

Concept Translation>>>>>>Room Floorplan :

Yin and Yang are evident in the arrangement of the rooms on each floor , as differentclasses live and interact with each other . The hotel offers 62 Rooms and 2 MasterSuites for the general public

Our Site Located in the retail district on the corner of Kerk and Rissik Street , with aformalized informal trading shelters on Kerk Street . The site is surrounded by newdevelopments and old vacant buildings .

The buildings in the Johannesburg CBD contain no form life in them so my conceptualdesign idea is to create life in the buildings and contrast at the same time , I achievethis by using a Rusted Steel Screen perforations in it which symbolizes the "death"around the Joburg CBD and have creepers growing on the screen which will symbolizethe new life the hotel will bring .

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1. Hotel Informal Trade2. Main Entrance3. Public Seating 4. Entrance Foyer 5. Vendor Storage6. Managers Office 7. Circulation Lobby 8. Bar/Lounge9. Toilets10. Outdoor Bar Area11. Delivery Storage12. Service Courtyard13. Service Alley

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Ninth Floor 12. Corten Steel Screen 13. Main Escape Route

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Section on B-B 1. Bar/Lounge Area2. Entrance Foyer 3. Mezzanine Level4. Entrance Ramp/Staicase 5. Service Alley 6. Restaurant 7. Cantilever Seating Area8. Business Lounge 9. Courtyard Void 10 Green Roof 11 Presidential Suite

Section on A-A12 Informal Traders Shelter 13 Toilets14 Delivery Yard 15. Communal Garden

South Elevation16 Shared Balcony 17 Fire Escape

East Elevation18 Vendor Storage 19 Communal Outdoor Area20 Private Garden

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Project 3 : Rosebank Firestation

The Brief :

The project asks for the design of a fire station in Rosebank with additional uses, that respond to its context on an urban and programmatic level. The design of the building has to be integrated with the urban design approach developed in the public part of the project. A large part of the project required a Urban Design Framework proposal of Rosebank to work in tandem with the pro-posed building

Firestation Precint Programme :

- Firestation - Civic community center - Club - Public spaces - Commercial spaces - Offices, apartments - Parking for bikes only

Johannesburg, Guateng

The Design Concept

Site Context

The Urban Terrace The urban terrace figuratively means creating public spaces within the perimeters of the building and liter-ally meaning to have outdoor spaces (green or not) in the elevated levels . By these elevation of terraces one creates the super-relation between the public , the terrace and the private . The spaces create many viewing points of the programme of the whole building from public viewing to enclosed private viewing . The Concept has been carried out through the building , having Mezzanine Levels at different heights over looking each other , the firestation and the office atrium .

Our site located in the retail district on the corner of Kerk and Rissik Street, with a Formalized informal belt of street trading shelters on Kerk Street. The site is surround-ed by new developments and a surprisingly large amount of vacant buildings. The Johan-nesburg CBD contains a lot of small pockets of activities that are fragmented around the whole city. The belt of trading shelters acts as the link between these activities on the axis of kerk street . The greenery and the scale of the adjacent street to the site cre-ates a comfortable urban environment. The site is located opposite one of the main arte-rial routes of the Rea-Vaya buses. The brief required the provision of accom-modation for the lower class and upper class without segregating the two from one another by this thought came the idea of the inter-locking modular rooms catering for all classes in one living space. There are 4 modular room types with many variations depending on class and period of accommodation.

Above Picture : Sitemap of the Johannesburg CBD and surrounding ar-eas, Site Located next to a Rea Vaya Bus Stop, Neo-Classical heritage building adjacent to the proposed site & Various residential buildings

Urban Design FrameworkThe proposal aims to accommodate 3 transportation networks into Oxford street and potentially pedestrianizing it. These transport networks include THE TAXI , THE BUS and THE BIKE with the aim being making a greener Oxford Rd. and Rosebank in the bigger picture it is imperative that public transport be encouraged more than private .

The proposal includes, reappropiating 2 lanes of traffic (on on either side, ongoing and oncoming) , making the 4 lanes remaining smaller so that traffic can be slowed down enough to accommodate the pedestrian and the bike , adding a BRT Lane and Station on the Biermaan and Oxford Junction, adding 2 bicycle lanes

A Greener More Efficient Rosebank

URBAN PROPOSAL

The proposal aims to accommodate 3 transportation networks into Oxford street and potentially pedestrianizing it , although StudioMAS dont plan on pedestrianizing Oxford Street when they did their UDF they didnt have to consider a Public building in the form of a firestation so it is only logical that a public building be facing a pedestrian street , so that the building has a connection to the street and its immediate context .These transport networks include THE TAXI , THE BUS and THE BIKE. With the aim of making a greener Oxford and Rosebank in the bigger picture it is imperative that public transport be encouraged more than private .

The proposal includes , taking 2 lanes of traffic (on on either side , ongoing and oncoming) , making the 4 lanes remaining smaller so that traffic can be slowed down enough to ac-commodate the pedestrian and the bike , adding a BRT Lane and Station on the Biermaan and Oxford Junction , adding 2 bicycle lanes and planting some trees on the street edge to shade the street for the pedestrian throughout the day and the addition of WORKING pedestrian crossings , thus redefining the street section .

With the Gautrain terminal near by it is also expected to have pedes trains from the terminal going to work into the firestation making it a must to pedestrianize Oxford street . This makes the street comfortable enough to walk in without fast moving traffic and where the pedestrian is of more importance then the car .

RIDE THE BUS TO WORK and get free WiFi With the proposal of a 2 Lane BRT Network passing through Rosebank from Parktown-Braamfontein to Sandton which is connected to the main BRT network of Johannesburg. The proposal aims to decreasing the time it takes to get to work from suburb to suburb in Record time . The advantages of using the BRT system far outweigh those of using your car , No being stuck in traffic jams , as there is a provided lane strictly for buses , Lowers you Carbon Footprint and ENCOURAGES SOCIAL INTERACTION AND NETWORKING amongst other passengers .

The proposed BRT Lanes are connected to other transportation networks in the Rosebank CBD , the Taxi Rank , Gautrain Service are all within a 200m radius from the proposed sta-tion in Rosebank .

7 REASONS WHY YOU SHOULD TAKE THE BUS :

1. Cost - Cheaper then using your Car 2. Coverage - Goes every around Johannesburg3. Time - Saves you time 4. Reliability - Always on time , one breaks down 10 more waiting to take its place5. Its More Green 6. Free Wi-Fi 7. Flexibility Above Figure : Showing the di erence between using a bus rather then your own automobile

RIDE THE BIKE TO WORK and get fitFaster and easier than walking , This proposed bike lanes on either side of the street edge act as the threshold and buffer zone for the now slow moving traffic and pedastrians on the road . This makes it more comfortable for the pedestrian to walk on these new proposed streets .

By adding bicycle lanes this reduces the width of the road , sparking a chain of reactions - first the amount of cars on this road will decrease because they cant be accommodated anymore in this road , second - with less space for the car and more space for the bike this encourages people to use the bike a lot more finally lessening the CO2 emissions in the Rosebank CBD and the adjacent suburbs .

OFF THE STREET SECURE BICYCLE PARKING :

By replacing car parking with bicycle parking on The street edge around all of Rosebank further Super imposes the idea of riding the bike to work Instead of driving . It shows that the bike is su-perior and more important than the car

RIDE THE TAXI TO WORK and your appreciate life

The proposal aims to include the taxi in this UDF , considering how important the taxi in-dustry is to transporting people on short distance trips around the CBD and its outskirts it would be negligent if they where ignored . Taxi Routes are often spontaneous , undecided and unpredictable but in this case I have noted a lot of people/workers walking to a from the taxi rank via Oxford Str and in certain cases passengers are picked up on Oxford street . This ensures that Oxford will be with pedestrians throughout the day .

With the Rosebank Taxi Rank less than 200m away from the site , its only logic to try and capture as many of these pedestrians that are commuting through Oxford and Biermaan Laan to the proposed firestation . By doing this , it makes more people willing to walk if there is a destination to go to and the destination in this case will be the firestation .

There are a lot of bad connotations surrounding the taxi industry but in reality it is one of the safest and quickest ways to get from A to B in and around Johannesburg

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FROM CONTEXT PROPOSAL TO DESIGNWith pedestrians flowing from the bus stops , taxi Rank and Gautrian terminals , Oxford Street will be filled and buzzing with vibrant life . The challenge now is capture these pedestrians into the building . The envisioned forecourt on the ground will act as a continuation of the sidewalk , mainly the public realm , a nice thresh-old bringing you into the Cafe/Coffee. Opening up the ground floor to the public gives the pedestrian the feeling of being welcomed to experience the space . Public facilities like the Cafe/Coffee Lounge with glass screening from the fire trucks is a design feature that gives the public an intimate experience with the firestation in operation that is unique to this firestation .

The Landscaped Terraces on the 2nd floor , roughly 9m above , the street level over looks the new Green Street forming an interesting connection between the two (Street and Terraces). The terraces already creating an interesting relationship with one another make the Street connection even better . The terraces also give a wonderful panorama of Rosebank , the same idea was incorporated into the circulation shafts which are glass screened to give you that nice panoramic view of Rose-bank and the surroundings when going up or down the building .

I Looks as if the Street is flowing into the Building up to the Terraces!

DONE BY : SIPHEPHELO MHLONGO 538014


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With the proposal of a 2 Lane BRT Network passing through Rosebank from Parktown-Braamfontein to Sandton which is connected to the main BRT network of Johannesburg. The proposal aims to decreasing the time it takes to get to work from suburb to suburb in Record time . The ad-vantages of using the BRT system far outweigh those of using your car, No being stuck in traffic jams , as there is a provided lane strictly for buses , Lowers you Carbon Footprint and ENCOURAGES SOCIAL INTERACTION AND NETWORKING amongst other passengers .

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Oxford Street , Jellicoe Av. and Bierman are all part of taxi routes , thus making Oxford Street a pick up and drop-off street for pedestrians travelling to and from work . The idea is not to pedastrianize Oxford Street but to make it comfortable enough for Taxi commuters and Gautrain commuters to use the street to travel to and fro the firestation plaza . To catch as much commuters on oxford one has to open up a portion of the ground floor completely to the public for direct access . Biermann is more pedestrian active road making it ideal to put a working pedestrian crossing on the Biermann and Oxford junction , so that pedestrians from both streets have ac-cess to the building .

On the Left : A figure sketch section of Ox-ford . This street is too wide and too vehicle busy to be a fully pedastrianized street as too many cars pass as its on of the main roads linking Sandton to Parktown . The idea is to make it comfortable enough at all times of the day for pedestrians to walk to the building whether from the Guatrian or Taxi stop , this could be achieved by doing the same thing done on Tyrwhitt Avenue using trees and plantations to screen of the west-ern sun on act as a threshold between the traffic and the pedestrians

Above : The figure shows 3 different section approaches on Oxford street to make this street more comfortable and more shaded throughout the day , still inviting and catching commuters from the taxis and the Gautrain and the pedestrians on Biermann Laan . Closely looking at the scale of Oxford , it is evident that sacrificing a single lane of traffic for bicycles is not a feasible solution rather having the bicycle lane coming from Biermann Laan on to the entrance to the public square on Oford Street . The bicycle lane on Biermann will link the taxi rank , shopping centre and residential areas .

Proposed new street section , widen middle kerb by taking a portion of the sidewalk on the Paragon side which is roughly 4-5m and displacing it to the kerb . To grow trees on each side of the street to help screen off the sun during mid day and creating a threshold between the vehicles and the pedes-trians .

TABLE TAXI ROUTES

PROPOSED BICYCLE LANE

PEDASTRIAN MOVEMENT

GAUTRAIN ROUTE

CONCEPT

PROGRAMME

CONTEXT

The Urban Terrace

The urban terrace figuratively means creating public spaces within the perimeters of the building and literally meaning to have out-door spaces (green or not) in the elevated levels . By these elevation of terraces one creates the super-relation between the public , the terrace and the private . The spaces create many viewing points of the programme of the whole building from public viewing to enclosed private viewing . The Concept has been carried out through the building , having Mezzanine Levels at different heights over looking each other , the firestation and the office atrium .

The Programme to create a multi- purpose firestation for the public and the firemen . The public are screened off from the firemen at work with a glass screen , meaning they have full view of what is happening on the ground . The same idea is repeated throughout by mezzanine levels over looking the bays and the public spaces . This was done to give the public a reason to come to this plaza and make them feel part of the firestation . There are restaurants , offices , apartments , a library and an auditorium in the public square above the fire station . In order for this complex programme to work I separated the programmes and all joint by skywalks leading to a roofed green terrace .

FIRST FLOOR PLANSCALE 1:200

DONE BY : SPHEPHELO MHLONGO 538014

UDF Locality Plan

The proposed BRT Lanes are connected to other transportation networks in the Rosebank CBD , the Taxi Rank , Gautrain Service are all within a 200m radius from the proposed station in Rosebank .


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Project 4 : ZRE House Franks

The Brief :

Zini River Estate, Located on grassy reclaimed canelands overlooking the ocean, estuary and riverine forest to the north of Mtunzini and the Ongoye Mountains. The clients wanted the house to look like a retro-modern dutch farm house exploiting the sneaky glimpses of the Ongoye mountains to its west and the sea to its east. The house is orientated around a central green courtyard that pro-vides outdoor pause space for the ever so common windy days that plague the beautiful landscape of Mtunzini. A verandah that wraps around the whole house was a must to reduce the solar heat gain during the hot summer days and ensure cool naturally ventilating rooms.

Mtunzini, KwaZulu-Natal

Role : Member of Design Team

LOUNGEPOLISHED CONCRETE

GARAGESMOOTH CEMENT FLOOR

BEDROOM 3POLISHED CONCRETE

STUDYPOLISHED CONCRETE

MASTER BEDROOMPOLISHED CONCRETE

DRESSING ROOMPOLISHED CONCRETE

MESPOLISHED CONCRETE

TV LOUNGEPOLISHED CONCRETE

DINING ROOMPOLISHED CONCRETE

KITCHENPOLISHED CONCRETE

VERANDAPOLISHED CONCRETE

SCULLERYPOLISHED CONCRETE

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BEDROOM 1POLISHED CONCRETE

PUBPOLISHED CONCRETE

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DRYING YARDSMOOTH CEMENT FLOOR

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LAUNDRYPIGMENTEDSCREED

STORE /GENERATOR

ROOMSMOOTH CEMENT

FLOOR

POOL

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WCPOLISHEDCONCRETE

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OUTSIDESHOWERTIMBERDECK

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HOME THEATERCARPETED

dedicatedarea for DB& electronichub

GUEST PARKING 1

GUEST PARKING 2

GUEST PARKING 3

GUEST PARKING 4

GUEST PARKING 5

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Project 5 : Zini Town Square Proposal

The Brief :

The current over crowding of Mtunzinis tiny town centre fuels this proposal as we aimed to design a piece of the street with special focus on accommodating the pedestrians and public transport. The 3 Storey development housed the parking at basement level, commercial leasable space on the street level & accommodation on the first floor. The client wanted a building simple enough to be built in 12months and in use soon after but political and social issues have been the biggest hin-drance for breaking ground.

The proposed building works in tandem with the existing buildings to create a visible and experien-cable public realm, this is achieved by making the sidewalk wider with trees to soften the threshold between sidewalk and road in efforts to make the square more pedestrian friendly and walk able. The general aesthics of this building were our efforts to challenge the norms of shopping malls by creating a naturally lit, naturally ventilating building.

Zini Town Square Programme :

- Basement Parking - Public Ablutions - Public spaces - Commercial spaces - Offices, apartments - Off-Street Parking

Mtunzini, KwaZulu-Natal

Role : Project Lead

HULLEY AVENUE

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Shop One 119m

Shop Two 45m

Shop Three 36m

Shop Four 147m

Shop Five 199m

Shop Six 47m

Shop Seven 48m

Shop Eight 38m

Shop Nine 80m

Shop Ten 485m

Shop Eleven 86m

Shop Twelve 86m

Shop Thirteen 86m

Shop Fourteen 86m

Shop Fifteen 142m

Male Toilets

Female Toilets

Services

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ApartmentApartment

Commercial Lettable Space

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Skylight to let in Eastern and Southern Light into the passage


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Church

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Paved Performance Stage

Toilets

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Project 6 : Trainstation Renovation Proposal

The Brief :

This green architecture project gave us the chance to set-up a design-build studio and to design whatever we wanted to in groups of no more then 10. Special consideration needed to be put to various strategies of sustainability concerning the layout and design as well as the theoretical im-plementation process.

We were given the chance to find an empty plot or find a building to upgrade and we opted for the latter. Our building of choice was the Old Trainstation located perpendicular to the Nelson Mandela Bridge on the Newtown side.

Trainstation Renovation Programme :

- Homeless Shelter with administrative management offices - Reception Area & Event Space - Urban Farm - City Garden - Park - Spin City to decrease illegal street racing

Johannesburg, Guateng

The Design Concept

Site Context

Homeless Shelter Level >

Event venue Level >

Admin/ServicesVenue Lobby + admin

Urban Farming

Service Movement

Homeless Shelter

Public movement

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The idea of the renewel of the old Johannesburg Train Station is to create a homeless shelter under-neath the iconic structure as well as a public park in front of it and urban farming behind.

Village Concept

The Village concept arises from the idea of trying to stear away from a dormito-ry envirnment by creating individual units of 1-3 beds and placing them in a random type fashion witin the site.

Movement around the Village is not re-stricted to corridoors, nor are the units in a pattern.

The bathrooms for women and children are purposefully seperate from the male bathrooms for safety reasons

Park Concept

Carr street, South of the site is a bustle of pedestrian activity.The placement of public benches, trees, and small market stalls are to serve the pedestrians on the street, as well the residents of brickfields across the road.

An urban landscape with unique segregated spaces and circulation would service the larger newtown area as a much needed public park. It to the south of the train station structure where the current driving practice yard is.

The Master Plan

Uncompacted native soil

Perforated pipe connected to JOJO Tanks

Gravel

Curb

Macrophyte Plants (water loving) or Native plants with deep root systems that absorb runoff and pollutants

Prepared soil mixture50-60% sand 20-30% compost 20-30% topsoil

Topsoil compost mix

Raised corrugated garden beds

Fine Gravel

Water Flow

Gravel

Retaining wall

Timber

URBAN FARMING

Spinach Lettuce Beetroot Beans Sweetcorn Chili Tomato Peas

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City Garden

Exterior of vertical green wall with vegetation and horizontal windows.A water drain is placed at the bottom.(this exterior is made of fixing board, a waterproofing membrane, growingmedium and irrigation layer and mesh frame to promote growth ofvegetation and is fixed on a steel frame.)

Gypsum interior of vertical green wall fixed to steel frame.

Existing reinforced concrete column.

305x165x40x3mm Steel I-beam above.

100x75x20x3mm steel cold formed lip channel.

Exterior of module unit wall.(the wall is made up of a melamine impregnated surface sheet,a melamine decorative sheet and a FRP core. The insulationlayer runs within the steel frame. Similar to interior wall.)

100x75x20x3mm steel cold-formed lip channel attached to steel joists ofsecondary structure.

100x50x20x2mm immediate support steel cold formed lip channel

Timber steps

Exterior of module unit wall.(the wall is made up of a melamine impregnated surface sheet,a melamine decorative sheet and a FRP core. The insulationlayer runs within the steel frame. Similar to interior wall.)

Suspended timber floor of unit on timber joists.

200mm Gumpole.

Timber bearers.

Timber panel walkway.

Timber balustrade.

Solar powered artificial lighting

Solar panels powering artificial lightingon existing roof.

Timber panelled roof on timber joists and bearer.

100x50x20x2mm steel cold-formed lip channel frame with100x50x20x2mm steel cold-formed lip channel at corners, attachedto joists of secondary structure.

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sphephelo mhlongo portfolio

Documents

year project

house mhlongo jsa project

house te riele jsa project

zre house franks jsa

works house mhlongo

year architecture student

zini townsquare jsa

mtunzini house hathorn