How micro property development could transform townships in a big way
Bitprop have completed their first backyard rental development in Khayelitsha with 4 homeowners. We interview project architect Claire du Trevou about the success thus far.
Posts Tagged 'housing'
The future of South Africa’s cities and towns : President Cyril Ramaphosa’s 2019 State of the Nation Address
How will South Africa’s cities be impacted by the President Ramaphosa’s 2019 State of the Nation Address?
Learning in New York : New approaches to delivering affordable housing
Our visit to New York City was focussed on understanding various aspects of affordable housing development, from design and development to the policies which shape the application process.
Our Future Cities director, Rashiq Fataar participates in first ever Future Cities Canada Summit
In November 2018, our director Rashiq Fataar travelled to Toronto to participate in the inaugural Future Cities Canada Summit.
Salt River Market site is a major opportunity for well-located, integrated housing in Cape Town : Let’s build!
The Salt River Market site is a major opportunity well-located, integrated housing in Cape Town. It is time to build says Catherine Stone.
The future of inclusionary housing in Cape Town : A discussion on key drivers to accelerate delivery
Inclusionary Housing can play a key role in catering for more diverse income groups in well-located parts of Cape Town. So how can the delivery of this type of housing be accelerated ? Key thoughts have emerged from our research.
Conradie Hospital Site : Call for developers
Plans for multi-million rand mixed-income housing development on the Conradie Hospital site have been revived and construction is set to start in early 2018.
How can urban housing become more integrated in Cape Town : 8 Potential Scenarios
A series of graphics demonstrating a number of potential scenarios for the integration of different housing tenures in Woodstock and Salt River.
5 design proposals for the Woodstock and Salt River affordable housing sites
Urban designer Azraa Rawoot speculates about the potential for the 5 affordable housing sites in Woodstock and Salt River to be released to developers by the City of Cape Town.
Designing high-rise buildings to include mixed-income housing : A Cape Town case study
Read about a student’s ideas for a mixed-income high-rise residential development at the Cape Town Station in order to deal with rapid urbanisation and inequality.