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CONSTRUCTION WORLD
AUGUST
2016
CATEGORY C: SUSTAINABLE
PRODUCT/TECHNOLOGY
16 OTTO COTTAGE – Paul Marais
(Botswana)
This is a small house in Maun Botswana, which is
made of natural materials omprising rammed earth,
timber and locally harvested reeds. Otto Cottage
demonstrates what can be achieved with natural
materials in harmony with the environment, while
being beautifully seductive. By using forms similar to
those prevalent in the area, the cottage draws a delib-
erate link to them; by reinventing traditional building
materials, it points to a sustainable future building
technology. The project minimised its impact, both
in its construction with the extensive use of local and
natural materials, and its ecological approach to its
use (being energy, water and waste neutral).
17 POD IDLADLA – Collaborate000
The POD module, and its incremental capacity,
answers the mobility of people in a fast-evolving
economy and the flexibility of the core family-unit
or shared-living groups in our society. A good and
compact design proves how liberating a small living
space can be - spend less time cleaning, have more
time to enjoy life, more time free to go out or away on
holiday, meeting other fellow human beings.
18 SOLAR TURTLE – Ugesi Gold
The SolarTurtle is an innovative community solar
power plant and energy spaza shop in a box. The
scale of the SolarTurtle allows the usually expen-
sive solar panels to be stacked and stored within
the container that it arrives in, keeping the plant
and panels secure during the times it is not being
utilised. The SolarTurtle promotes the empowerment
of women to generate and sell clean power in rural
communities where the need is most dire.
19 VODAFONE SITE SOLUTION
INNOVATION CENTRE – Grosskopff
Lombard Huyberechts & Associates
The Vodafone SSIC is the first 6 Star Green Star
accredited building in South Africa. The centre is a
sustainable living building, envisaged as a functioning
showcase for innovative techniques and design for
construction, electrical, mechanical, and wet services.
CATEGORY D: SUSTAINABLE SOCIAL
PROGRAMME
20 BRIDGINGMZAMBA –
buildCollectiveNPO with Carinthia
University of Applied Science
(Eastern Cape)
The community driven project ‘bridgingMzamba’
originated in the urgent need for a safe crossing of
the Mzamba River that was requested by surrounding
inhabitants. It included design and implementation of
a 140 metre long suspension bridge in a collaborative
manner. Through an intensive collective approach
with users, students and experts, the production of
knowledge, cultural exchange, skills development
and responsibility is achieved for all participants.
21 MALAWI SCHOOL – Architecture for a Change (Malawi)
The design explores the possibility of the school as a covered canopy.
It offers a larger covered area that provides shade, open, well-lit and
ventilated spaces and becomes a visual icon. Shade netting, lightweight
steel, local masonry and corrugated iron form the architectural language
of the building. Local masonry, handmade on site by local woman, was
used to create vertical louvers on the exterior of the classrooms to act
as shading devices and structural support for the roof.
22 ULTIMUM REFUGIUM – Ntsika Architects
This project aims to capture and document the stories of the refugee,
through a narrative storytelling exhibition that captures the oral story.
The exhibitional building becomes a catalyst for social change. The
nameless, faceless people arriving on European shores daily are given
agency to have their stories told, in their own voice. The dignity of the
refugee is paramount to the success of the project.
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