DESIGN-LED RESEARCH OBJECTIVES

O1.5 RESEARCH OBJECTIVES: This research project aims to design a residential scheme in conjunction with the Ebenezer Church in Atteridgeville to create accommodation for those in need. Furthermore, the project will create a sustainable yet straightforward way of producing food so that it will empor residents to have control over their food production, save them money, and provide them with the opportunity to seek employment or reinvest into their food production. The secondary objectives of the research project are to determine whether urban and vertical farming can be integrated into low-income urban housing schemes to benefit the user seeking financial stability or accommodation. The research sets out to find existing literature and precedence on low-income urban housing and their approaches towards urban farming. It will identify the various examples and use the information concerning the research project and more sites, specifically in Atteridgeville. The goal is to focus on how architects can apply and compare these examples on site. Lastly, the project aims to identify similarities beten urban housing and urban farming. By identifying these overlaps, the objective is to understand and apply/overlap these systems in the new architecture to benefit one another and the user.