Rhode Lubbe

from PROTEST CITY 2017 University of Johannesburg, Diploma in Architecture, Year 3

by Jabu_A_Makhubu

PART2: STAGING PROTEST

STAND UP

Rhode Lubbe- 3rd Year Diploma

“If you stand for nothing, you will fall for anything”.

One of the values that had an impact on the design process to make the existing Luthuli House more people friendly.

Small changes, which could make that first effort of change. The streets need to feel pedestrianized for the day of protest and can adapt to the rest of the days in the year. To achieve this, things like levelling out the streets help, or simply changing of surface texture to emphasize the protest route.

The design is driven to connect the protesters and the users of the building, this allows for the people, the protesters to have a bigger influence.

The building itself is designed in such a way that the ground floor is completely open to public. The first floor acts as a platform for the public to interact and become more equal to the users of the building. Throughout the building, voids are created so that the rest of the four floors have some connection to the ground floor, which accommodates the protestors.