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REFLECTION AND EVALUATION
Figure 84: Technical Documentation Church Sections A and B [author, 2021]
TOP OF ROOF 107 670
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Prefabrricated 52 x 114mm SA PINE timber roof truss to Engineer's details and specifications
37mm deep LEROY MERLIN clear polycarbonite IBR sheet fixed to 52 x 4 275 114mm SA PINE timber roof trusses with roofing screws and washers
FIRST FLOOR 102 880 160mm thick Maxi brick non load-bearing infill wall with 1 coat of acrylic fibre reinforced waterproofing with 76 x 52mm SA Pine french cleats fixed to wall and planters panels
3 225 37mm deep LEROY MERLIN clear polycarbonite IBR sheet fixed to 64 x 127mm mild steel c-channel suppports with gutter bolts and nuts
UFFL 100 255 85mm Thick reinforced conrete surface bed as per Engineer's details and specifications.
NGL
SECTION A-A
SCALE 1:50
OUTDOOR GREENHOUSE
Painted Brick
2 000
EXTERIOR STAIR NOTE: Prefabricated mild-steel stairs with a tread of 250mm and riser of 192mm in total 15 steps.
CONCRETE SURFACE BED NOTE: 170mm Reinforced concrete surface bed, as per Engineer's details and specefications. Compacted hardcore filling in max 150mm layers, compacted to 90% ModAASHTO. Finished floor to be min 255mm above NGL
TOP OF ROOF 107 670 Reclaimed zinc roof sheeting to specification on 38 x 38mm SA pine timber purlins at max. 350mm centres. 52 x 114mm SA Pine timber roof cross beams at 700mm centres to approved SABS specification acc. to Structural Engineers specification 5
4mm White Alububble® Code 2906, D10 White bubble bottom with foil backing top as per Manufacturer's details and specifications. 20mm thick SA Pine plywood ceiling board on 52 x 114mm timber cross supports at max 350mm
Reclaimed zinc roof sheeting to specification on 52 x 76mm SA pine timber purlins at max. 350mm centres. 52 x 114mm SA Pine timber roof cross beams at 700mm centres to approved SABS specification acc. to Structural Engineers specification
Masonry and cement beam filling as per Engineer's details and specifications
Existing 170 x 220mm precast concrete lintol 590 3
EXISTING CHURCH HALL
Plaster and Paint
Existing 170mm thick reinforced concrete surface bed as per Engineer's details and specifications.
170mm Reinforced concrete surface bed, as per Engineer's details 8 000and specefications. Compacted hardcore filling in max 150mm layers, compacted to 90% ModAASHTO. Finished floor to be min 275mm above NGL
4 3
625 2
010 2
FIRST FLOOR 102 880
220 3
UFFL 100 255 Existing 220mm thick masonry brick load bearing wall. To be painted with three coats of PLASCON MICATEX white exterior paint.
Existing concrete strip foundation and masonry brick foundation wall as per Engineer's details and specifications.
NGL 220mm thick load-bearing masonry wall to be painted with two coats of DULUX weatherguard (Brilliant White) 4mm White Alububble® Code 2906, D10 White bubble bottom with foil backing top as per Manufacturer's details and specifications. 20mm thick SA Pine plywood ceiling board on 52 x 114mm timber cross supports at max 350mm
W1 D7 W1
170mm Reinforced concrete surface bed, as per Engineer's details and specefications. Compacted hardcore filling in max 150mm layers, compacted to 90% ModAASHTO. Finished floor to be min 275mm above NGL 146 x 200mm IPE support beam to support new church entrance wall as per Engineer's details and specifications
EXISTING CHURCH HALL
Plaster and Paint
Existing 170mm Thick reinforced concrete surface bed as per Engineer's details and specifications. 800 3 25,0° WOOD NOTE: Wood to comply to SANS 10163. All exposed wood to be rough sanded by hand on site and treated with two coats of WOODOC exterior sealer, painted on by hand with a brush.
CONCRETE SURFACE BED NOTE: 170mm Reinforced concrete surface bed, as per Engineer's details and specefications. Compacted hardcore filling in max 150mm layers, compacted to 90% ModAASHTO. Finished floor to be min 255mm above NGL
TOP OF ROOF 107 670
Masonry and cement beam filling as per Engineer's details and specifications
220mm thick load-bearing masonry wall to be painted with two coats of DULUX weatherguard (Brilliant White)
FIRST FLOOR 102 880
350 2
Concrete strip foundation acc. to Engineer's 4 000 details and specification.
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Existing zinc roof sheeting on existing 38 x 38mm SA PINE timber purlins at max. 350mm centres on 38 x 114 SA PINE timber roof trusses at 700mm centres to Engineer's specification and detail
EXISTING OFFICE
Plaster and Paint
Concrete strip foundation acc. to Engineer's details and specification. NGL
UFFL 100 255
PAVING NOTE: 108,5 x 108,5 x 50mm COROBRIK onyx apron where applicable (see floor plan) on 40mm binding sand layer with 350 micron DPM on 100mm thick compacted crushed recycled concrete stones of 5mm Ø max.
WOOD NOTE: Wood to comply to SANS 10163. All exposed wood to be rough sanded by hand on site and treated with two coats of WOODOC exterior sealer, painted on by hand with a brush.
INTERIOR STAIR NOTE: Prefabricated SA PINE stairs with a tread of 250mm and riser of 187mm in total 14 steps.
Existing zinc roof sheeting on existing 38 x 38mm SA PINE timber purlins at max. 350mm centres on 38 x 114 SA PINE timber roof trusses at 700mm centres to Engineer's specification and detail Existing 38 x 114mm SA PINE roof truss at 700mm centres as per Engineers details and specifications.
Existing 220mm thick masonry brick load bearing wall. To be painted with three coats of PLASCON MICATEX white exterior paint.
Existing concrete strip foundation and masonry brick foundation wall as per Engineer's details and specifications. NGL NGL
-Tadao Ando
5.6 CONCLUSION AND EVALUATION:
The amalgamation of this document has served as a reflection of the year, the project and how everything came to be, as the sum of the parts is greater than the whole. It served as a memory bank of the theories explored during the year and how the product formed due to this. In the past, architecture seemed somewhat difficult to convey in purely a visual sense. I also had to ensure that I wrote consistently and regularly. The writing portion of the project then resulted in a very effective way of combining multiple ideas and concepts.
During the year, in talking to my classmates, friends and family, some interesting discussions re held about the future of architecture and the people that will inhabit the spaces as architects create. Having one general project to focus on for an extended period has forced me to talk about what I was doing in a social capacity, limiting my use of architectural jargon. It helped me sometimes find simplified solutions or ideas to problems that seemed impossible to resolve in only one year. As architects, sometimes isolate ourselves from our social circles and keep to ourselves. have an obligation to ourselves, our clients and our friends to talk about architecture more, inform the public more and attentively listen to what they have to say. At the end of the day, are not designing for ourselves; are designing for others. Why then do not introduce these ideas and designs to others more regularly?
Looking back at the project, given the opportunity to change the project entirely, I would choose not to. This document, the research and all other relevant sketches etc. have taught me things beyond just architecture or farming. This year has not been without struggle. I think many people reading this will feel a mutual sense of hardship as as a global society had one common problem: the COVID-19 pandemic and the resulting struggles of living through this pandemic. “Personal” issues set aside, this project opened my eyes to what research truly is and where it fits into our society. I was very oblivious to the amount of work that goes into simply acknowledging others’ ideas and work. Hover, the hardest part of the year was to keep a clear and focused mind on the concept of the project and the end goal, as as students rarely work on projects that continue longer than two months.
Hover, the year was not just made up of stress and hardships. Exploring different projects produced fascinating discussions and sharing of ideas and enthusiasm for one another’s projects.
I do not consider myself to be of the older generation of South Africans, but instead of the new generation that seeks ansrs to questions left by those before. I do not identify myself with farming or being out in the open, but rather with the people and how they experience and enjoy life – that is what drives me. This is where the idea of the project came to be. I was extremely excited to start a vertical farming project situated in Lanseria as part of the new planned smart city. I soon began to wonder what would happen to those that do not have the opportunity to benefit from the socalled “4th industrial revolution”, as past revolutionary eras have always left more people behind. It shifted my focus to areas such as Atteridgeville that has not yet adapted after previous hardships. How will these areas keep up with social and economic problems if they have yet to right the wrong forced upon them? I then realised my love for community architecture and how , as architects, influence these areas in the long run. Although working in a conceptual capacity on-site and with the project’s users, I had a prevalent fear of wronging them once again. Fear is rarely positive, but in this case, it allod me to keep the actual people who will benefit from the case study in front of mind. 114
The case study then opened my eyes to the almost alarming interconnectivity of our decisions as people and how they can influence those around us not just immediately but also in the future, long after are gone.
A topic I struggled with regularly was incorporating growing food into the typology of housing within a low-income area. Creating a meaningful and productive space within these areas alongside a financially limited group proved extremely difficult. A way I learned to combat this was to start making decisions quickly, offering more options, as can have better discussions around multiple choices rather than presenting one decision and hoping that it would work further down the line. I was almost reversing the process of finding the best solution and instead proposing all the possible solutions and finding a combination of all of them that meet the criteria set out.
Reflecting on the year that has passed, I would say that it, and this project, has been a success. Learning various things about the realm of architecture, relationships, farming and people have benefited me in my personal life and professional life. I have discovered hobbies and knowledge that I will treasure and keep with me for the rest of my years.
This design dissertation forms part of the process that explored our local context and reality of life for most in South Africa. It saddened me to know that many people will never be afforded the opportunities to see the world and its people in the way that I have. Capitalist and consumerist greed have numbed our sense towards problems others experience and go through.
From this, hover, I hypothesise that architecture can be more than a structure that serves the people but could be a business, a source of passive income or even an investment opportunity for some. need to look to one another and how ones “riches” could become another’s as ll. need to start reinvesting in each other and the future of our cities and communities.
The “Edible Housing” project creates these meaningful spaces and communities and allows for individual discovery and ownership in a place that few rarely call home. The design becomes a means for some to grow their financial opportunities and pursue a better tomorrow through growing produce in abundance to the source to those in need, if not themselves. are already applying principles of thermal insulation and the creation of good space. The design project sought out other fields of expertise with these ideals (not necessarily about architecture or construction). Through these interdisciplinary designs, achieve a new architecture that allows people to have individual and community character and revitalising once derelict spaces to provide framework and opportunity.
