UP Experimental Farm spatial framework

31 Selkirk Rd., Parkview
Johannesburg South Africa
PO Box 3270, Parklands 2121
Tel: +27 87 150 8692
www.ludwighansen.co.za
LHA+Ud
LUDWIG HANSEN
ARCHITECTS + URBAN DESIGNERS
COMPANY PORTFOLIO

Name-Ludwig Hansen
Profession-Architect & Urban
Designer
Ludwig Hansen qualified as an architect at the
University of Pretoria before completing a Masters
in Architecture and Human Settlements at the
Catholic University of Leuven, Belgium in 1996. His
career started in 1991 and has worked for numerous
companies in South Africa, Namibia, Germany and
Belgium. He was senior partner at Urban Solutions
from 1997 until he established the current practice
focusing on both architectural and urban design
projects.
Since his return to South Africa in 1997 his work
has focused on issues of urbanity, building and
planning in the context of development under scarce
resources and pressing environmental constraints.
His current workload is concerned with the project co-
ordination of a variety of urban regeneration projects
in Jo-hannesburg, Soweto, Germiston and Pretoria.
These include the University of the Witwatersrand
Spatial Development Framework, the Hillbrow Health
Precinct, the Germiston Inner City Regeneration
Project.
Since 2011 he has designed and coordinated the
spatial framework and infrastructure development of
the first new universities to be build since 1994 in
South Africa in Kimberley and Nelspruit.
Current Architectural projects include science
laboratories & associated research facilities,
student residences & dining hall and a number of
infrastructure buildings.
He is also a senior lecturer at the University of the
Witwatersrand, School of Architecture and Planning,
and has addressed numerous conferences and written
extensively on aspects of urbanity and architecture
within the South African context.
PARTNER PORTFOLIO
L U D W I G H A N S E N A R C H I T E C T S + U R B A N D E S I G N E R S

Ludwig Hansen focuses on a great variety of urban
design projects aimed at the regeneration of
decaying inner city environments in Johannesburg,
Tshwane, Germiston, Port Elizabeth and
Kimberley. Work undertaken has focused on
issues of housing, building and urban design in the
context of development under scarce resources
and pressing environmental constraints. Ludwig
has lead a variety of architectural and urban
design teams is internationally qualified and has
extensive experience in the field of urban design
and architecture.
Integrating marginalised communities, into the
public realm, providing them with representative
architecture is a primary focus. Hereby his work
focuses on how to integrate sectors of society,
such as street traders and taxi operators,
historically marginalized in the urban context.
How to provide them with an architecture and a
place within the city that enables them, enables
their endeavors, provides a sense of ownership
and identity, and possibly even a sense of pride.
Ludwig has also been involved in a variety
of urban regeneration projects, which include
the Nelson Mandela Development Corridor in
Tshwane, Johannesburg Inner City Urban Design
Framework, the Nasrec/Soccer City Urban
Framework and Feasibility Study, the Innovation
Hub in Tshwane, the Newtown Cultural Precinct
and its Public Open Space Regeneration in
Johannesburg. Projects further a field include the
Coega Industrial Zone in Port Elizabeth and the
Galeshewe Urban Renewal Program in Kimberley.
Apart from urban design, Ludwig has an established
a reputation in the completion of a large variety of
public buildings. These include the Department of
Professional Affiliations:
• South African Institute for Architects
• Gauteng Institute of Architects
• Namibian Institute of Architects
• Urban Design Institute of South Africa
Professional Qualifications:
• 1990 Bachelor of Architecture, University of
Pretoria (cum laude)
• 1996 Master of Architecture in Human
Settlements,
• Catholic University of Leuven, Belgium (magna
cum laude)
Trade and Industry Trevenna Campus in Pretoria,
Public Transport and trader market facilities in
Baragwanath and Johannesburg, Student Housing
Projects for the University of the Witwatersrand
and the University of Mpumalanga.
He has over the last five years acted as the lead
spatial consultant to the University of Mpumalanga
& Sol Plaatje University.
PRINCIPLES

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University of the Witwatersrand Design and Development Framework, 2008-
University of the Witwatersrand Campus
Urban Design Consultants in collaboration
with Prof. Dawid Dewar and Piet Louw
(Johannesburg, 2008 – )
The University of the Witwatersrand realised that the
spatial environment of their campus is very poor. There are
three particular manifestations of this. Firstly, it is almost
impossible to discover a consistent spatial logic which
has guided the structural and functional organization of
the campuses. Secondly, there has been little concern
with the making of public space. Buildings are created
as isolated, individual objects and the spaces between
buildings have been poorly conceived. Thirdly, the quality
of building reflects a prevailing short-term philosophy.
After developing a spatial framework for the University
of the Witwatersrand in conjunction with David Dewar
and Piet Louw, the last three years has focused on
given structure to the spatial environment and assist the
university to achieve a more holistic campus, which is
synergistic with its academic mission.

Spatial Framework & Development Plan
for the University of Pretoria Experimental
Farm
(University of Pretoria, 2014)
In November 2014, the University of Pretoria (UP)
appointed Ludwig Hansen Architects and Urban
Designers (LHA+Ud) to provide a Spatial Plan and
Development Framework of the Experimental Farm,
bordering the Sports Campus. The Experimental farm was
bought by the University of Pretoria in 1920, as part of
the University’s agricultural research land. The size of the
farm has reduced from its original 758ha to 565ha today.
It is threatened by security risks and high development
pressures as the city has grown around it.
LHA+Ud was tasked with the development of a
comprehensive Spatial Plan and Development
Framework, which describes the nature, scale, possible
academic content, development opportunities and spatial
requirements of the Experimental Farm.
To avoid a prescriptive top-down design process, the
proposed method is based on the principle of co-ordination
and involvement between the University of Pretoria,
identified stakeholders and the urban design team. The
urban design team will maximise the engagement of
stakeholders through the use of ‘workshop’ to ensure a
speedy result and the development of an integrated
vision and strategy. Scope, brief and outline can
be established, challenges identified, and a broad
programme recommended.
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Spatial Framework Plan for the Experimental Farm, University of Pretoria

Proposed New University in Libreville,
Gabon
(Gabonese Republic Ministry of Higher
Education and Innovative Technologies, 2014)
In 2014, the Ministry of Higher Education for the Gabonese
Government appointed Ludwig Hansen Architects and
Urban Designers (LHA+Ud) to provide a Spatial Plan and
Development Framework for a new university in Libreville
across urban and greenfield sites.
The direction for the spatial plan was steered by 3 major
informants namely:
1. The interrogation of the academic mission / development
framework and its spatial implications.
2. Identifying the desireable performance qualities which
a university in Gabon in the 21st century should be
seeking to achieve. Again, these performance qualities
have spatial implications.
3. To establish a comprehensive understanding of the
contextual informants, with constanct input from academic
leaders, stakeholders and spatial planning specialists
in order to uncover insights to interrogate world best
practice.
University in Libreville - Integrated Urban Layout Vision 1:2500
Integrated Urban Plan: Principle 5 - Mix of Uses
BUILDING EDGES USED TO
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Student Housing
Shared Sport Facilities
Sports Centre Forecourt
Shared Parking Facilities
Stadium Annex
Omar Bongo Stadium
Residential Public Square
Student Residences
University Axis
Canalised River
Academic Facilities
Central University Square
Library and Resource Centre
Public Transport Drop-off
Exhibition and Theatre Centre
University Forecourt
Urban Corridor
Marche De Mount Bouet
Les Jardins De Peyrie
University Parking
Great Hall
Integrated Urban Layout Vision Plan - 1:2500
Perspective over Central University Square
• Total Bulk Area: 86 960 m2
• Average Number of Academic Students: 3412
• Average Number of Residential Students: 1704
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Section BB: University Axis
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Omar Bongo Stadium
Student Residences
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and Identity
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Sports Stadium
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Stadium Annex
Omar Bongo Stadium
Student Residences
University Axis
Canalised River
Academic Facilities
Library and Resource Cen
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University Parking
Great Hall
Libreville, Gabon: Proposed New University - Integrated Urban Layout
Context: Petit Paris, Libreville, Gabon
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SHARED FACILITIES: EATING PLACES, STUDY SPACE, RECREATION FACILITIES
LIBRARY AND RESOURCE CENTRE
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MULTI-DISCIPLINARY RESEARCH FACILITIES
PRIVATE DISCIPLINE SPECIFIC ACADEMIC SPACE
STUDENT RESIDENCES
MAINTENANCE
SPORT/RECREATION FACILITY
SPORTS AND RECREATION
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PUBLIC PARK
TRANSPORTATION STOPS / PARKING
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Greenfield Layout Vision Plan - 1:2500
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Principle 1: Balanced Movement Network
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Student Residences
Academic Facilities
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Spatial Framework Plan of Sol Plaatje University in the Northern Cape, Kimberley Inner City Spatial Development of Northern Campus
New University in Kimberley Northern Cape,
South Africa:
The Sol Plaatje University
The Sol Plaatje University is the first new institutions of
higher learning since 1994 The planned university is
envisaged as symbol of our new order, of democracy,
inclusiveness, growth and opportunity. The aim was to
ensure that this institution becomes an enduring source of
pride, both nationally and provincially. The new univerity
was also to be integrated into the exsitng urban fabric
of Kimberley, and accommodate not only academic
facilities, but also a mixture of residences, retail amenities,
recreation spaces and exhibition venues.
The aim is to create a university to change the exiting city
of Kimberley from mining hub into an university town.
This was achieved by introducing a variety of uses and
functions in close proximety with each other to create a
truly integrated and mixed townscape.
Design and development planning started in 2012, with the
first students accommodated within existing buildings and
heritage structures, with the first phase of new buildings
completed in 2015, lower campus development underway.
The total number of students to be accommodated in the
university will be 7500 by the the year 2022.
Ludwig Hansen Architects and Urban Designers was
tasked with the development of a comprehensive Urban
Design and Development Framework and Implementation
Strategy Plan, which requires the coordination of both
architects and bulk infrastructure consultants.
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New University of Mpumalanga, Nelspruit
Lowveld Agricultural School
The Lowveld Agricultural College is the identified seat for
the New University in Mpumalanga. The site is located
5km north of the Nelspruit CDB on the R40 to White River
and offers good regional accessibility.
The nature of the site for the New University in Mpumalanga
stands in direct contrast to the inner city location of the
University in the Northern Cape. The natural landscape,
agricultural fields, undulating topography, waterways and
vistas demand a different approach to the Design and
Development Framework.
Spatial Framework Plan of University in Mpumalanga

Thami Mnyele Heritage Park, (Tembisa,
Ekhurhuleni Metropolitan Council, 2007.)
The Ekurhuleni Metropolitan Municipality initiated the
redevelopment of an open space near the Tembisa
Station. The project aimed to prepare a vision for the
vacant land and to produce a development framework
to regenerate the area, offer the community a place of
leisure, and celebrate the life and art of Thami Mnyele, a
former resident of Tembisa.
The brief requested the establishment of a Cultural Park
and Narrative Centre housing exhibitions in celebration of
Thami Mnyele. The proposed park is to be considered a
dynamic cultural hub that serves not only the surrounding
community of Thembisa but also seeks to contribute to the
cultural legacy of the Ekurhuleni Municipality as a whole.
Mandela Development Corridor (MDC)
Urban Design Framework
(MDC and Tshwane Metropolitan Council
2005)
Urban Regeneration project focusing on the upliftment
of a stretch of land wedged between the Inner City of
Pretoria and its high density residential suburbs of Arcadia
and Sunnyside. The urban design framework foresaw the
proper reintegration of the MDC with its surroundings by
providing spatial principles that focus on defined public
spaces, a broader mixture of uses, pedestrian proximity,
public transport, urban management, informal traders and
taxis as well as the coding of the future architecture.
Included in this framework was the future implementation
of the New DTI Trevenna Campus, which was to act as
catalyst for the regeneration of this area. Apart from the
urban design framework, we were the winning architects
for the construction of the DTI Head Office.
Coega Industrial Zone and Port, Urban
Design Framework Plan, Regulation
Documentation and Zone 01 public
environment implementation framework.
(2001-2006)
Urban Design Development Framework for the first phase
for the Coega Development Corporation. The focus of the
work was on the provision of a robust plan to accommodate
the variety of industrial uses planned for the site.
The urban design team also was responsible for
overseeing and coordinate the first planning phases and
public environment implementation
The scope of work was to insure that the large scale
infrastructural input was coordinated; review existing
planning documentation, refine urban design framework;
develop marketing documentation and implement Zone
01 public environment. The purpose of the implementation
is to set a precedent for future development and act as
catalyst for the larger Coega.
Thami Mnyele Heritage Park, Tembisa, 2007
Coega Industrial Zone and Port, 2001-2006
Metro Mall Transport Facility and Trader Market, Johannesburg Inner City,
2001

2001
Urban Design Framework of Newtown North
(JDA)- Work completed in joint venture with
GAPP Architects and Urban Designers
The study required the incorporation of a stretch of land
north of the current Newtown Cultural Precinct along the
railway lines into the inner city fabric. The urban framework
investigated the opportunities offered by this largely
vacant land for the JDA and Propnet. The study foresees
that the implementation to be in line with the current vision
for Newtown.
Urban Development Framework and
Feasibility Study for Nasrec
(Johannesburg development Agency, 2005)
Nasrec has been identified as one of the development
initiatives to revive the south of Johannesburg, so as to
assist the transformation of Johannesburg and Gauteng
into an economic, social and cultural centre of Africa, and
a world-class metropolis.
The vision for Nasrec is to build upon the precinct’s
existing large-scale exhibition and stadium facilities as
the foremost international event centre for Johannesburg
and South Africa with complementary sporting, tourism,
and mixed-uses. In addition it is to engage in the process
of re-urbanisation of the study area by optimising the
use of the unique features that characterise it, such as
its heritage and ability to bring together different cultures
for shared experiences, environmental characteristics,
its infrastructure and facilities, economic and tourism
potential.
The study was prepared by the Nasrec Consortium for
the Johannesburg Development Agency (JDA) and the
Nasrec Landowners Forum (NLF).
Jeddah New Town: Urban Design
Framework and Implementation Strategy
(Jeddah, Saudi Arabia)
The Urban Design Framework for the Jeddah New City
aims, with input from the landowners, key stakeholders
and other specialist studies, serve to determine how
development in an area of 22 000 ha area could take place
in a manner, which is sustainable, offers a unique living
environment, enhances and builds on the development
area’s advantages, addresses its disadvantages, and
maximizes returns and benefits to the landowners and to
the city as a whole. The project involved the development
of a broad urban implementation strategy, designing
a variety of housing and public building typologies and
providing the client with a clear vision of the future Jeddah
City.

Germiston Inner City Regeneration Framework, Ekurhuleni Municipal Council, 2010
Urban Design Framework for the Germiston
Inner City, Ekurhuleni Municipal Council, in
collaboration with Urban Dynamics Town
Planners.
(2010)
The Ekurhuleni Metropolitan Municipality (EMM), in its aim
to develop Germiston as its Administrative Capital (Metro-
politan Headquarters), has embarked on a programme to
prepare a Business Plan for the Urban Renewal of Germi-
ston. The aim is to produce a framework to guide renewal,
fully utilise in-fill potential of available land, regenerate
and reuse existing buildings, expand the range of housing
opportunities, maximise accessibility to the city, improve
the extensive green infrastructure and utilize heritage
buildings to their full potential. The Urban Development
and Design Framework further aims to provide residents,
tenants, and visitors to Germiston an environment that is
supportive to all issues of housing, offices, civic ameni-
ties, educational facilities, retail and infrastructure.
The ultimate goal of the Germiston Design and Develop-
ment Framework is to spatially integrate all the principles
into a holistic unit, where none of the components of the
urban regeneration are in contradiction to the other. The
spatial framework deals with the narrative and its physical
interpretation, not only in terms of the urbanity, but also
through the landscaping, the landmarking, transporta-
tion network, pedestrian flow and orientation. The spatial
framework has attempted to achieve the following spatial
goals:
• Give physical form to the vision of Germiston City and
its stakeholders.
• Formulates a coherent, holistic vision for the Inner
City of Germiston.
• Addresses issues of accessibility, transportation and
legibility.
• To ensure that the spatial vision is financially feasible.
• To link and develop new space systems that connect
to and integrate with existing local and regional net-
works
• Creates an environment that fosters exchange be-
tween people and ensures a memorable impression.
• Establishes a framework within which the City of
Germiston can expand, without excluding a formerly
marginalised sections of the community.
• It enables an environment that is both safe, secure,
distinct and memorable for residents and visitors
alike.
• Creates a balanced environment that caters for pe-
destrians, and vehicular traffic alike.
• Proposes a implementation and phasing strategy via
the Local District unit that is robust enough to accom-
modate changes in future needs.
• Creates an environment which ensures development
flexibility and variety for the city authorities, develop-
ers and the end users.
• Maximises the opportunities offered by the existing
infrastructure, its natural features, heritage structures,
underutilised land and strategic location.
• Establishes a framework within which a large variety
of people can participate and develop their own vi-
sion for the future.

Wits Parktown Campus Development Guideline Document, 2010
Johannesburg Inner City Park Design
Competition, in collaboration with
StudioMas Architects and Urban Designers.
Our Proposal for the Johannesburg Inner City Park
attempts to counter historically constrained perceptions
and uses of parks and public spaces in South Africa.
Apart from disallowing large portions of people from
enjoying communal areas, the type of activities within
them have been restricted. By constraining the use of
parks and public spaces, it alienated the very people who
would benefit the most from these communal spaces and
ensure their continued preservation.
With this proposal we are proposing a bold step to change
the urban-scape of the inner city of Johannesburg, an
intervention that addresses a variety of current challenges
and shortfalls, which underlie our choice of location. Our
park proposal covers the barrier like railway, dividing the
inner city. Its primary area is 2km by 250 meters, stretching
from Park Station in the east to the boarders of Page View
in the west. It is placed at the hart of the city, within tits
historical beginnings, and therefore on the threshold to a
variety of amenities, activities apart from where most of its
citizens live and work.
It’s sheer size is an important consideration. It allow
broader access to it’s citizens, across the width of the
inner city linking up and intersecting those urban areas
where the highest density. It’ size allows for it to have
distinct character from one portion to another, and can
accommodate a variety of public buildings for example
galleries or museums.
Johannesburg Inner City Park Proposal, 2009
University of the Witwatersrand, Parktown
Campus, Development Guidelines.
(Parktown 2010)
The purpose of the study document is to articulate urban
design principles to guide the architectural resolution
of a variety of planned developments on the Parktown
Campus of the University of the Witwatersrand. These
developments include the new Nelson Mandela Children’s
Hospital, expansion to Education Faculty, School of Public
Health and Management Campus improvements.
The former Johannesburg College of Education is at
the heart of the Parktown Campus, and its successful
integration into Wits has become a priority. Integration
meaning that the spatial principles guiding future
development should reflect the universities aim to become
a top 100 educational institution by 2020.
The document has become the basis for discussion
with the various professional teams and partners driving
building projects on the Wits Parktown Campus.

Wits Juction Student Residences, Parktown, 2009-2012
2001
Wits Junction Student Residences. Student
Village for 1200 students, in collaboration
with Boogertman Associates,
(Parktown 2009-2012)
In 2004, following a call for expressions of interest, a pre-
development agreement was entered between Wits and
private developer for the construction of 1200 student
accommodation of Erf 815, Parktown, also referred to as
Wits Junction.
The Developer’s early concept designs were rejected.
Amongst other things they failed to take account of the
heritage constraints of the site. Wits commissioned a
heritage study and in 2008 engaged Ludwig Hansen
A+Ud to develop a precinct plan (within the significant
constraints of the site). It was then apparent that financial
viability would require treatment of the site as an urban,
medium density development, mainly 3-storey but not
exceeding 4-storeys.
The Development Framework has achieved a change in
attitude towards student accommodation, moving away
from uniform residences, to an environment in the form
of a village, where a variety of residents amenities and
requirements are catered for. Focus of the development
is the quality of public space, where students have
opportunities to engage with other students whilst
studying at Wits. The first phase of the development is
due for completion in July 2011.
Hillbrow Health Precinct Development
Guidelines, The Reproductive Health and
HIV Research Institute, Johannesburg.
Ludwig Hansen has been involved with planning and
redevelopment of the Hillbrow Health Precinct since
2003. An overall vision was generated and included in a
report which consolidated the entire health precinct into
4 distinct quadrants for phasing purposes. Since then
the Reproductive Health and HIV Reproductive Health
Unit (RHRU) has played an important part in revitalizing
the physical environment in the precinct. Since the
beginning of 2010, the University of the Witwatersrand
has taken an active interest in the precinct, and the focus
for regeneration has been placed on the north eastern
quadrant, which houses the RHRU and its medical
facilities.
The precinct development and implementation plan
aims to reintegrate the Hillbrow Health Precinct with its
surrounding context. To achieve this a new connection
between Hillbrow and Braamfontein is proposed. This
establishes a distinct urban block to be managed by the
RHRU. Further aim of the development framework is the
appropriate re-use of the heritage stock. Existing buildings
are surveyed and investigated to this effect.

Thswane Inner City Macro Framework, 2011-2012 Salvokop Development Framework and Precinct Plan, 2012 - ongoing
Thswane Inner City Regeneration Project
for the City of Thswane and the Department
of Public Works in association with ARUP
Arup was appointed as lead consultant to provide a
regeneration framework for the inner city of Thswane.
The objective of the study is to provide a detailed
implementation framework and urban management
plan for 8 precincts within the inner city and immediate
surrounding areas of the City of Tshwane. The City of
Tshwane is the capital of South Africa and the location
of the head offices of the Government Departments and
the location of other countries embassies. The Vision as
stated in the original RFP document is to be “the leading
international African Capital City of excellence that
empowers the community to prosper in a safe and healthy
environment”
The Framework also confirms the need for a substantial
programme investment to restructure current patterns
of settlement, activity and access to resources in the
City towards greater equity and enhanced opportunity.
The inner city regeneration process is to address the
structural imbalances created by past apartheid policies,
resulting in a major part of the city and its people being
marginalised and excluded from economic opportunities.
The interventions arising from the strategy must also
address a number of considerations which include:
• The importance of linking people in the city to
opportunities;
• Directing investments to places where it will have the
most effect;
• Protecting and enhancing the natural resources for
sustainability and to enrich the city; and
• City of Tshwane and National Department of Public
Works Tshwane Inner City Precinct Master Planning
Project
• Tying the growth of the city strongly into the economic
fabric of the larger Gauteng region.
Urban Design Consultant to the Department
of Public Works for the development of
new Head Offices on Salvokop Thswane for
Governmental Departments in association
with ARUP.
In order to create a feasible proposition for Salvokop, the
primary objective is to create efficient, and meaningful,
connections with surrounding areas and link Salvokop
back with the city centre. The primary link between the
site and the city is the prolongation of Paul Kruger Street
into the site. This is achieved through a radical proposition
which transforms the Pretoria Station building into the
‘front door’ to Salvokop, and potentially to the relocation of
the National Parliament.
Theprojectisongoingandformsanimportantdevelopment
opportunity and catalyst towards the regeneration of the
Inner City of the Inner City of Tshwane.

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Conversion and alteration of Hillbrow Health Precinct Mortuary for The RHRU Research Laboratory, 2010.
The Sidney Brenner Institute for Molecular Bioscience, University of the
Witwatersrand, Parktown Campus, Johannesburg.
The Sidney Brenner Institute for Molecular Bioscience, University of the
Witwatersrand, Parktown Campus, Johannesburg.
Conversion and alteration of Hillbrow
Health Precinct Mortuary to The
Reproductive Health and HIV Research
Institute Research Laboratory,
(2010)
The Hillbrow Health Precinct (HHP) comprises an
agglomeration of institutional land uses (predominantly
health services / facilities and associated laboratories).
The land uses and buildings have clustered such that they
are inward facing and are isolated from their surroundings.
The latter has also prevented the development through-
linkages, effectively forming a movement barrier between
Hillbrow and Braamfontein (east-west), and to a lesser
degree in a north-south direction. Overall the precinct is
unintelligible due to building on an ad hoc basis over the
past 100 years. The older built fabric is decaying due to a
lack of services maintenance.
A significant proportion of buildings are heritage
buildings. These cannot be demolished and require to be
refurbished before they can be reused to accommodate
health related activities and functions. Two buildings,
the Medical Physics Building and the Precinct Mortuary
have been earmarked for conversion into research and
administrative space for the Reproductive Health and HIV
Research Unit.
The Sidney Brenner Institute for
Molecular Bioscience, University of
the Witwatersrand, Parktown Campus,
Johannesburg.
The Faculty of Science at the University of the
Witwatersrand, more specifically the School of Biological
Life Sciences and the School of Molecular and Cell Biology
are planning to establish a new research institute which
will enhance their already prolific research engagements.
The approximately 15 000 square meter building planned
for the Parktown Campus next to the Nelson Mandela
Children Hospital will accommodate laboratory spaces,
teaching venues, conference and seminar facilities,
offices, student amenities and a gallery space. The
laboratory spaces account for over 5000sq.m with the
communal and shared amenities for 4000sq.m. Parking
for 250 cars have to be provided within a basement.
Since its initiation, the project has been expanded
to include the School of Exercise Science and Sport
Medicine. This part of the project foresees the addition of
approximately 5000sq.m to the School which is the only
accredited FIFA Medical Centre of Excellence in Africa.

Metro Mall Transport Facility and Market, Johannesburg

Rockey Street Traders Market, Yeoville,
Johannesburg( Metropolitan Trading
Company), 1999
The Yeoville Street Trading Market was the pilot project
of the Street Trading Management Strategy completed in
1997. The facility caters for the 300 hundred street traders
who occupied the streets of Yeoville. The market provides
for trader stalls, ablution facilities, cooking areas, trader
storage spaces and manufacturing cubicles. The intention
was to provide a robust structure to accommodate the
changing needs of the street traders and trader types
found in Johannesburg. The market was officially opened
in February 2000 and has become the norm for markets
all over Johannesburg.
Metro Mall Development Framework and
Implementation, Johannesburg , 2000 -2001
Integrating marginalised communities, and more
specifically street traders and taxi operators into the
public realm; how to provide them with representative
architecture that enables their endeavours, provides a
sense of ownership and identity, and possibly even a
sense of pride, is part of this discussion and a topic I have
been involved with for the greater part of 10 years.
In the Metro Mall development the link between traders and
transport operators was made. Taxis are the most popular
mode of transport in all urban areas for the majority of
South Africa’s population and account for 65% of the total.
More than 12 000 mini-bus taxis serve commuters to and
from outlying areas to the city of Johannesburg
The Metro Mall design indicates a significant shift in
approach to dealing with public buildings, and the
provision for a sector of our society, marginalised in the
past. It presents itself with pride and a sense of arrival,
avoiding the stereotype taxi ranks we have seen dotted
around our urban centres. If anything it displays a sense of
permanence, moving away from the temporary treatment
the mini-bus taxis and traders received in the past.
The brief asked for a transport interchange providing
holding space for 25 buses and 2 000 mini-bus taxis,
Rockey Street Trader Market, Yeoville Metro Mall Transport Facility and Market, Johannesburg
trading space for 800 informal traders, and to welcome
and assist the 200 000 commuters who pass through
the facility on a daily basis. Formal retailers, community
amenities, crèches, recreation halls and transport
association offices also required.

Baragwanath Transport Interchange and Trader Market, Soweto, 2003-
2008
2008
2008
Baragwanath Transport Interchange and Trader Market, Soweto
Baragwanath Transport Interchange and
Traders Market, Johannesburg
Metro Council Capital Budget Projects
2003-2008
The Baragwanath Transport Interchange and Trader
Market forms part of the Greater Johannesburg
Metropolitan Council’s Baralink Development Framework.
Baralink was initiated to integrate and uplift this important
gateway into Soweto. It further aims the proper integration
of the Greater Soweto with Johannesburg.
It is one of the busiest transport nodes in South Africa and
the proposed development accommodates 500 street
traders with associated amenities, which include storage
facilities, management offices and support infrastructure.
The trader stands vary in size to accommodate the
different types of street traders. 20 Bus ranking facilities
are required to serve the needs of both long and short
distance bus operators. The taxi industry, represented by
12 different operators, have a combined requirement for
approximately 800 ranking and holding bays.
The proposed site stretches over 1300 meters all along Old
Potch Road and is on average only 50 meters wide. The
oblong shape of the site has posed a serious challenge
to meet the extended accommodation requirements and
its functionality. The planning principle is to provide an
arcade as structural spine along the whole length of
the site. This arcade becomes the binding element for
the development onto which all the various functional
requirements are attached. Commuters would walk along
the arcade from one public facility to the next, from one
transport station to the next. The arcade is the focal point
of the development within which the greatest number of
traders and public amenities and spaces are positioned.
The enormous length of the arcade was spatially
differentiated in reference to the functions that happen
along it. Landmark structures have been positioned at
focal points and public entry points to ensure a greater
sense of orientation. These landmark towers also become
the focus of artwork done by local inhabitants, to enhance
the sense of identity and ownership.
As nearly 70% of all Soweto commuters use the
interchange, the design wanted to acknowledge the
importance of the Transport facility and market in the
Soweto context. The Taxi Rank and Market has become
the train station of the past, the gathering place for the
greatest number of its citizens. Concrete was consciously
used with the aim to provide a more robust, permanent
structure, acknowledging the importance of these types
of buildings within our community. The material was
sculpturally applied to avoid a monotonous application,
given the length of the building.

School of Oral Health (SOH)
(University of the Witwatersrand Medical
Campus 2013)
Currently, the WITS Oral Health Centre School of Oral
Health Sciences is located within the Charlotte Maxeke
Johannesburg Academic Hospital (CMJAH). The school’s
administration, academic spaces and clinic are all
currently positioned in different parts of the hospital. The
school and its associated clinic, are under great pressure
to expand. However, the CMJAH cannot accommodate
this growth, nor consolidate the functions of the WITS Oral
Health Centre School of Oral Health Sciences within the
current hospital’s infrastructure.
The health sciences precinct proposal addresses the need
for the university campus to integrate with the Hospital
and WITS Medical School. The framework addresses
the need to make these public spaces more accessible
and pedestrian friendly for both students and the public.
Issues of identity and under-utilized, existing infrastructure
become a key element for the transformation of the precinct
from a window-less, concrete dominated environment, to
a place that promotes re-introduces ecologies and nature,
into the city.
The proposed WITS Oral Health Centre School of Oral
Health Sciences shapes a new Health Sciences Square at
the junction of the Parktown Campus and Johannesburg
Academic Hospital.
The new building, roughly 18,500m2, incorporates a
clinic, operating and emergency theatres, state-of-the-art
laboratories and academic teaching facilities, with shared
facilities and a medical museum. The building’s façade
systems incorporate plant and small animal habitats that
promotes a healthier, green environment.
SOH - Rendering 02, 2013
SOH - Rendering 03, 2013

SOH - Rendering 01 Apprach, 2013
SOH - Elevation 01, 2013 SOH - Elevation 02, 2013
Green and civic spaces
SOH - Green Civic Spaces, 2013
SOH - Hard Edges, 2013

Wits Junction Student Housing, University
of the Witwatersrand,
(Johannesburg, 2009-2012)
Wits has sought to address the shortfall of residential
accommodation, which has lagged behind the significant
growth of its overall student population. Experience
shows that students in residence have a greater success
rate than those living off campus. The 1200-bed project
will increase the University’s current residence capacity
by 25%. The project commenced on site in April 2010
following a range of approvals, including loan financing
from Rand Merchant Bank, the Bank’s first ever 20-year
loan to any institution.
Within walking distance of the Wits Parktown Campus, Wits
Junction comprises fourteen new three-storey residence
buildings providing versatile self-catering accommodation
in over 700 bachelor units as well as two-bedroom, three-
bedroom and four bedroom units. This comprehensive
development includes the full servicing of the land, green
spaces, pedestrian walks and on street parking. It also
includes development of a vibrant student centre, the
upgrading of eight existing residence buildings and five
heritage houses for warden’s residences and visiting
academics.
The design seeks to foster a quality environment for a
senior student community, including mainly post graduate
and post doctoral students, 3rd and 4th year students and
interns. A semi-urban density has been achieved, creating
a modern village atmosphere in a secure complex. The
scheme provides for an uninterrupted power supply as
well as for solar powered water heating that will yield
operational cost savings into the future.
The complex has been named Wits Junction – the bringing
together of diverse cultures, history, traditions and study
disciplines. A special heritage feature of the site is a
beacon marking the northern boundary of the original City
of Johannesburg. To celebrate the origins of the city and
its people, the 24 residence buildings will be named after
songs of movement and migration.
Wits Junction Student Residence and Village

Landscaping Underway, October 2019
Research Shared Facilities Laboratory
Science Research Facility
(University of Mpumalanga, 2017-2019)
The project brief consists of the following:
Undergraduate laboratories and ancillary spaces, includ-
ing life sciences, natural sciences, and physical geog-
raphy together with postgraduate labs and office admin
spaces.
Our intent is to create a building that challenges the
conventional learning practice of science within academic
institutions. By dispersing the building programme across
the site, new intermediate zones are created through
courtyards, lingering thresholds and exposed service
rooms.
Spaced over separated buildings ranging in height be-
tween two and three stories. The footprint of the building
sits at around 3500m2 including courtyards between each
of the buildings that ensure a breathable, light building
that takes advantage of the climate and natural landscape
of the Mpumalanga region. Each block of the building will
contain the 1st year laboratory on ground floor and with
the 2nd and 3rd year labs on top.
The programmatic arrangement of this building along
the circulation spine exposes the entire procedure of the
working nature within a laboratory which in turn visually
opens up the scientific discourse to the public realm.
The ground floor programme takes advantage of the
visual connections of the laboratories by providing
generous walkways and defined courtyard spaces to
encourage people to linger and potentially learn through
visual engagement.
The envelope lends itself to the transparency of programme
whilst sensitively responding to the climatic requirements
of an effective laboratory workspace.
Science Research Facilities, Variations in transparency of facades
Science Research Facilities, Courtyard view
Science Research Facilities, Building scale relative to courtyards
Raked Auditorium

Student residence Dining Hall
(University of Mpumalanga, 2017-2019)
Student accommodation consisting of a mix of single
rooms with shared amenities, shared rooms with
shared amenities and self-contained bachelor units
accommodating a total of 216 students. A Student Dining
Hall and Kitchen that seats 750 students along with limited
student shops.
The intent was to create a building focussed around the
social spaces coupled with student life on campus. The
building programme arranges these social spaces so
as to enhance connectivity within the building as well as
the broader campus. The connectivity of social space
encourages communal living and may foster a great
student society.
By splitting open the mass, the building programme
cradles several intimate courtyards along the length of
the site whilst acknowledging the larger urban axis that
terminates at this site and the university’s edge.
The ground floor programme responds with an active
edge to the internal campus street, taking advantage of
the perimeter blocks along the adjacent road.
The entire south-west facade forms part of the larger
University Facade as viewed from the D725 and will
respond accordingly, providing momentary previews into
the courtyards and social dining space by means of voids,
materiality and penetrations in the building envelope.
A thick masonry envelope with deep set glazed portions
and carefully designed balconies, facade penetrations
and place making details will provide a subtlety to this
large building.
Student Residence, Facade detail
Elevation Language in relation to courtyard scale
Concept Diagram: Selective landmarking visibility from public edge
Approach to student residence dining hall
Approach to student residence dining hall

Dining Hall Extension - Patterned brickwork, 2017
Dining Hall Extension - Approach, 2017 Dining Hall Extension - East Elevation, 2017
Dining Hall Extension - South Elevation, 2017
Dining Hall Extension - Floor Plan, 2017
Dining Hall Extension for the University of
Mpumalanga
(University of Mpumalanga 2017)
The extension will increase the current capacity of
the dining hall to accommodate for a larger number
of students. The extension needs to provide sufficient
seating to not less than 120 additional indoor seats, as well
as another serving station housed within the extension.
Outdoor seating is also to be provided. The main entrance
of the building is on the eastern side, with secondary
entrances on the northern edge. While the building needs
to accommodate for the specified requirements, the
courtyard and surrounding landscaping are also to be
considered as part of the design.
A new tuckshop facility is to be provided along the
northern edge. The design intent on the northern edge is
to pronounce the east-west pedestrian axis through the
provision of shaded seating/moments of pause along the
route through the introduction of a pergola. Landscaping
and urban furniture is to be considered as part of the
design.
The intention of the building is to create a simple,
monolithic brick extension on the South portion of the
existing dining elevation that will accommodate the
additional seating. The extension sits west, just off the
main pedestrian access into the existing building and
can be seen while progressing up the main lower campus
road. The positioning of the main window on the south
facade takes advantage of the visual connections of the
main movement spine all the way down to the entrance
gate.

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