OUTING AND THRIFTING THE CITY

retrieved from council i.e. SG Diagram, Locality Plan, and Zoning certificate. Document the various site restrictions from the council and discuss how these enforce/relax/ promote diversity of use and users.

observation may answer. (e.g. „does this condition reflect poor business conditions, or is it a problem of vandalism?“). If you get some overall ideas and are not sure what specifically prompted them, put them on a separate page.

OKULETHWAYO [Deliverables]

You will probably need to return to the site at different times of the day or week to account for variations in users and activities. Describe the mix of people you see and what they are doing. What evidence do you have about why they are there, their activities or whether they are comfortable in the environment? Try to look for evidence in the behaviour, attitudes, etc. of the people about the issues that you associate with the site. What is the traffic like and how does it affect the pedestrian? Is there any sense of threat, or is the place welcoming? Be a participant observer and consider how you feel in this environment. Use your ingenuity and imagination to identify other points. Some information, you can only get from this type of observation--things people would not think to tell you, and things that you would not really understand without experiencing yourself. Do not try to include every detail. Be selective. The point here is to „see/read“ things that have implications for your study (queer spaces). Pay particular attention to anything that seems to you unusual or odd. You may not be able to interpret it right away, but it is very likely a clue to something important that you need to understand. Bring a camera, if possible, and make sketch diagrams to illustrate what you notice. Be very selective, however, in anything you choose to picture. Any picture should have a purpose. Do not try to map or list everything. Walk the area at least twice, keeping careful notes. Note the following:

• observation times,

• location,

• traffic and pedestrian movement patterns

• Estimates of people.

Field notes are an important tool. One technique is to divide a page in half with a vertical line. On one side of the line record your observation as concretely and objectively as possible, without comment or interpretation. (e.g. store with chipping discoloured paint and broken window, not „store in poor condition“ or „merchants have neglected maintenance”) On the other side of the vertical line put your interpretations, guesses, and questions which may warrant further investigation, or which later

5 x A1 POSTERS (edited, well curated and computer generated) narrating your findings through:

• Scaled maps (1:10 000, 1:5000, 1:500, 1:200)

• Street sections (1:100)

• 5 x 1:10 existing site details

• Photo montages- street elevations

• Street perspectives diagrams or grayscale photographs with minimal use of colour (experience/quality of the spaces/streets)

• Historical timeline of Newtown and Queer spaces/ activities therein

• A brief caption of under each illustration (map, drawing, montage/collage, sketch)

-A4 SITE REPORT: technical notes and discussion on regulations

-1:200 MONOCHROMATIC PRESENTATION MODEL of your assigned strip: At this scale, more details need to be shown such as: Topographic profile (contours), surfaces (roads, walkways), Landscaping (trees, street lights, street furniture, Built form- shape of each building, roof profile, openings, threshold, walkways, columns etc

IMIPHUMELA NEZIGABA [Evaluation and Duration]

By successfully completing this project you will exhibit your ability to:

• Ability to read a place from both material and phenomenological means

• Clarity of narrative (graphic quality of presentation)

• Quality of illustrations and representation (drawings, photographs, image-making)

• Quality of model making

ONGAKUFUNDA [Reference]

1.Mitchell, D., Scott, D.T., n.d. Towards a Queer Urban Design Methodology 8.

2.Bentley, I. Alcock, A. Murrain, P. McGlynn, S and Smith, G. 1985. Responsive Environments, Architectural Press, London UK.

3.Oswin, N. 2008. Critical Geographies and the uses of Sexuality: deconstructing queer space. Progress in Human Geography 23(1) pp. 89-103

1. 133x203mm mild steel I-beam painted black.

2. 6mm Low-E safety glass tinted pink and fitted into aluminium frame.

3. Aluminium clerestory window to manufacturer’s specification.

4. 8mm tempered glass tinted pink and fitted to steel frame.

5. Double window sill supporting aluminium window to specialist’s detail.

6. 222x73mm red brick wall.

1. Timber railway sleepers set into grooves in concrete base.

2. Reinforced Concrete chair block to engineer’s specification.

3. 80x80x50mm square cobble stone paver blocks.

4. 150mm gravel substrate for drainage and leveling.

1. 222x73mm red brick wall.

2. Steel mesh screening device welded to horizontal steel grate to specialist’s detail.

3. Galvanised Steel Grate bolted to I-beam.

4. 2013x133mm mild steel I-Beam painted black.

5. Galvanised steel spring connected to steel beam and mesh for tension.

6. 6mm Low-E safety glass set into aluminium frame.

7. Reinforced concrete column to engineer’s specifications

1. Head carved from railway sleeper timber and sealed to specialist’s detail.

2. Precast reinforced concrete bollard to engineer’s specification.

3. 600x600x50mm reinforced concrete slab as per engineer’s specification.

4. 150x150x50mm square clay brick paver on 25mm sand substrate.

5. Reinforced concrete drainage ditch laid to fall of 1:25 to road.

6. 80x80x50mm cobble stone pavers on 25mm sand substrate.

1. 50mm diameter handrail welded to galvanised steel balustrade at 1000mm.

2. 232mm double masonry wall with 10mm plaster finish on both sides

3. 73x222x106mm red clay brick paver laid on 25mm sand substrate.

4. 450x410mm precast concrete stormwater drain fitted into compact hardcore filling.

5. Undisturbed earth.

6. 150mm gravel substrate.

7. 600x200mm reinforced concrete foundation to engineer’s specification.

1. Precast reinforced concrete drinking fountain with slope and drainage channel to engineer’s specification.

2. 15mm diameter galvanised water supply pipe cast into concrete fountain.

3. 150mm gravel substrate.

4. Stainless steel drainage grate.

5. 75mm reinforced concrete slab to engineer’s specification.

6. 206x102x50mm clay