INTRODUCTION
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The project is located in Harare's central business district. Harare is the capital city of Zimbabwe. The city has been rapidly urbanizing in the past 20 years. With more than 16 percent of Zimbabwe’s total population living in its urban district by 2012, it is not only the most populous city in the country but also the heart of its economy and administration.
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According to ZimStat's Census published that on August 17/18, 2012 the population of Harare was 2123132 people.
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PROJECT BACKGROUND Cities are designed for people; walking provides the most basic and engaging way for people to experience a city’s public realm. In urban areas, streets occupy between a little over 25% of all developed land; it is in the nature of our streets that we can classify city as being friendly or hostile to its users. Streets and their sidewalks, the main public spaces of a city are its most vital organs. (Jacobs, 1993). Improving the condition of our pedestrian domains has a proven theoretical potential to sustain a city's growth. Pedestrian oriented developments maybe the engine that will drive solutions of congestion and a general poor urban experience that exists in Harare. This project will be a laboratory for praxis of emerging pedestrianism and new urbanism theories which will consequently foster sustainable city development.
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As the city advances towards inter-city pedestrianization and its vast bene ts, mixed use developments have not reached their highest potential in the city of Harare. This thesis project will exhibit the applicability, potential complementary bene ts of mixed use developments to inner-city pedestrianization.
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The project aims to improve the quality of the urban experience in the city of Harare along George Silundika Ave. This will create a thriving cultural hub centred around pedestrian needs. Harare through two main objectives: 1. the reconditioning portion of George Silundika in front of the site, and 2. the design of a pedestrian oriented mixed use complex in the city.
TRANSIT NODES Inner city mobility in the city is mainly walking and the vehicle. The main public transit service o ered by the city is in the form of privately owned taxis and commuter minibuses (kombis). However plans for inner city trams are under development.
PROJECT SCOPE The project is located in Harare, as such targets the users of the CBD, The accommodation component targets the workforce that transits in and out of the the city, also back packing tourists that wish to experience the cultured society that can only be found in the heart of the city. The retail component will supplant and expand the existing retail units with rentable retail units. O ces will cater for businesses that need o ce space in an area with high pedestrian volumes.
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The site is located adjacent to Angwa Street Bus Terminus. It is currently occupied by buildings falling below the city's bulk factor. It is located in an area with very high pedestrian ows.
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INFORMAL TRADERS Most street space and corners have been claimed by informal traders. However being viewed by the majority as a public ill, this industry has proved to be self sustaining element of the city's urban fabric. Against the legal odds, the number of informal traders continues to increase in Harare's inner city.
Mans Shop Building - Angwa Street
HARARE SHOW GROUNDS (1.98km - 39min)
RAILWAY (650m - 13min) CAR PARK 50bays (300m - 6min)
JOINA CITY 600bays (300m - 6min)
INFERENCES ◉ high pedestrian ow as it is near Angwa Street Terminal ◉ zoned for mixed use ◉ located within city's central business district ◉ full block 360deg views ◉ noise from Angwa Street Terminal across Robson Manyika Street ◉ bound by one way streets ◉ not very ideal for full or partial pedestrianisation ◉ no future expansion
SITE OPTION 2 Located diagonally across the former Ximex Mall along Angwa Street. This is the heart of the up-town pedestrian zone in the city. This is a corner lot occupied by Angwa House among a few other two level buildings which fall below the city's recommended bulk factor. The buildings on the site are not under the protection of the National Museums and Monuments Act of Zimbabwe.
INFERENCES ◉ high pedestrian ow as it is near Angwa Street Terminal ◉ site is generally at, however having low water table the can
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take on up to three basement levels (Kasiyamhuru, 2015) ◉ zoned for mixed use, located around complementary developments ◉ located within city's central business district ◉ decent orientation ◉ Ideally located to extent First Street pedestrian zone to George Silundika Avenue ◉ has direct access to a service lane for deliveries ◉ site has access to potentially great views at higher levels (+7 storeys) ◉ quiete serene environment, no noise pollution. ◉ proposed site is a quarter of a block, possibility of future expansion exists ◉ adjacent a high tra c vehicular one way street (Angwa Street) ◉ not very ideal for full or partial pedestrianisation
Barclays Building - Jason Moyo
THE CLIENT The project is located in Harare, as such targets the users of the CBD, The accommodation component targets the workforce that transits in and out of the the city, also back packing tourists that wish to experience the cultured society that can only be found in the heart of the city. The retail component will supplant and expand the existing retail units with rentable retail units. O ces will cater for businesses that need o ce space in an area with high pedestrian volumes.
PUBLIC PERCEPTION PEDESTRIAN GATE COUNTS
An emerging trend is the CAR BOOT SALES that has started in the city, especially along Inez Terrace and Angwa Street near the post o ce. This new strand of informal trading needs to be considered as we the city adapts to the emerging urban dynamics. Topics - Crn. First St. & Geroge Silundika Ave
SITE OPTION 3 Located on 1200car parked across the Post O ce. This site is ideally located for a public open space the complements the informal traders and transit activity currently surrounding the site. In line with the theoretical results of the research stage of this thesis project and city's vision 2040 packages and vehicle hotspots will be moved to the fringe of the CBD to make way for pedestrian transit oriented modes of inner city movement.
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CLIENT'S BRIEF Harare City planners have shown the intention to advance First Street pedestrian zone by partially pedestrianising George Silundika Ave. and Speke Ave. to Inez Terrace Street. Building on the city's vision, Spring Mutual purchased and consolidated lot 851 to 857 in the CBD for the development of a pedestrian oriented mixed use complex after the reconditioning of the adjacent George Silundika Ave. into a partially pedestrianised street. The complex's building program should intergrate shopping, leisure, living and working.
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LITERATURE REVIEW
CAR BOOT SALES - common sight on London
The term mixed-use development refers to the integration of di erent uses within residential areas to place opportunities within close proximity to its inhabitants and it will thus lead to areas which create more sustainable lifestyles, which are more attractive, viable and safer to live and work in. Embraced in the various aspects of mixed-use development: ◉ Grain
Shared Premises Dimension
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Mixed-use development can serve as an instrument to accomplish a thriving economy in a sustainable liveable city. The usefulness of mixed-use development is a ected by:
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OVERVIEW Pedestrian malls, or pedestrianized streets or zones are streets that are almost exclusively closed to vehicular tra c and are primarily reserved for pedestrian use.
Joina City - Jason Moyo Ave.
INFERENCES The only automotive vehicles generally permitted to enter pedestrian mall areas are for delivery, waste removal, and emergencies (Zegeer, 1997). In some cases, other automotive vehicular tra c is permitted to enter pedestrian mall areas at speci c times. In addition, there are some pedestrian malls, particularly in Europe and some larger cities in the US, that include mass transit, such as buses or street cars. These types of pedestrian malls are often referred to as transit malls (Robertson, 1993)
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T h e r e a r e fo u r p r i m a r y t y p e s o f pedestrian malls: a) Modi ed Street – One block of a conventional street is closed to vehicular tra c and reserved for exclusive pedestrian use; b) Plaza or Interrupted Mall – Several blocks of a retail street are exclusively reserved for pedestrian use and cross streets remain open to vehicular tra c; c) Continuous or Exclusive Mall – A multiblock area, including cross streets - is exclusively reserved for pedestrians.
◉ high pedestrian ow as it is near Angwa Street Terminal ◉ zoned for high-rise mixed use developments (Gwenure, 2015)
CHOSEN SITE Site Option 2 has been chosen as the site for the project as it possesses the most opportunities for a successful mixed use development. Of note in its selection as the chosen site is its strategic location to First Street pedestrian zone. Building onto the lessons learnt in the research stage of this thesis project, pedestrian zones should extend from existing pedestrian.
Mixed Use Complex : PEDESTRIAN ORIENTED DESIGN FOSTERING AN ENHANCED CITY EXPERIENCE
◉ good 360deg view and ideal north south orientation ◉ Ideally located to extent First Street pedestrian zone to George Silundika Avenue storeys) ◉ proposed site is a quarter of a block, possibility of future expansion exists ◉ noisy as it is near a terminus and high informal trader zone ◉ adjacent a high tra c vehicular one way street (Angwa Street) ◉ not very ideal for full or partial pedestrianisation, no continuity with Fisrt Street eyestrain zone
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