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Durban Cultural Center
South Beach Durban
Roof Terrace Lounge
This is a building designed to show case the rich history, art and diversity of Durban South Af-rica. The Building style is highly influenced by Durban’s Art-Deco architecture. Durban is a city on the east coast of South Africa which is well known for temperant weather , exuberant waves and warm culture. Durban is made up of predom-inently three people groups and that is the Native Zulu, the Indians and white people of English and or Dutch descent. This Mixed use building con-tains a cultural center that seeks to showcase the diverse culture and history of thid beautiful city.
Building Location
Durban Cultural Center’s Interior
Building’s South Beach View
Extension To The Out Doors.
Traditional Craftsman Building Front South Elevation Building South Section
Traditional Craftsman Building Front West Elevation
Benton Harbor’s Bread Basket Mixed Use Development
Wandile MthiyaneAspiring |Architect
[email protected] | 2698156274
Benton Harbor’s Bread Basket Mixed Use Development
This is an urban renewal project. Our site is located in Benton Harbor, a city which was once well known as the bread basket of the United States but now known for it’s high poverty and Crime. This former fresh produce capital is located next to a wealthy city called St Jospeh Michigan. Due to racial tensions from the past these two cities have been distinctly seperating itself from each other. This project seeks to rejuvinate the com-munity by providing an opportunity for people to sell produce from the market and it also seeks to heal past racial wounds by creating a space that will be alive all year round, a space that
will be welcoming to people of alll classes and backgounds.
Merging The Twin CitiesBenton Harbor & St Joseph
LIFE Ice Skating Rink Benton Harbor MI
Fruit Basket Summer Market PlaceBenton Harbor MI
Indoor Out Door Spaces
Roof Terrace Outdoor Seating
Local Food Education Class
Interactive Waiting Space
Wandile MthiyaneAspiring |Architect
[email protected] | 2698156274
Roof Terrace Outdoor Seating
Local Food Education Class
Interactive Waiting Space
“We shape our buildings; thereafter they shape us.”-Winston Church Hill
Ubuntu Design Group Half-House ProjectDurban Shantytowns Rethinking Slums!
This is an urban renewal project. Our site is located in Benton Harbor, a city which was once well known as the bread basket of the United States but now known for it’s high poverty and Crime. This former fresh produce capital is located next to a wealthy city called St Jospeh Michigan. Due to racial ten-sions from the past these two cities have been distinctly seperating itself from each other. This project seeks to rejuvinate the community by providing an opportunity for people to sell produce from the market and it also seeks to heal past racial wounds by creating a space that will be alive all year round, a
space that will be welcoming to people of alll classes and backgounds.
Floor Plan Analysis
Facade Analysis
Paris | Arc de triomphe
Rome | Pienza
Rome | Sieana
Sweden | Volskom
Without craftsmanship, inspiration is a mere reed shaken in the wind.- Johannes Brahms
Thank You!
“Architecture is just a frame and people are the big picture.”-Obi Okolo
