Project Summary
This project is given merit for its approach
to the resettlement of households
displaced by a slum settlement
upgrade. Notable in this proposal for
mixed-use development is the strategy
of multilevel walk-ups to encourage
density and efficiency, creative landuse,
the harnessing of renewable energy,
as well as the provisions proposed
for water conservation. Of equal merit
is the way that external spaces are
clustered to increase security and facilitate
maintenance. Also commended is
the concern for community cohesion as
treated, for example, through the use
of pedestrian walkways. The scheme
envisions local employment during
the construction process that promises
to stimulate a sense of communal
belonging. The use of locally available
materials is applauded, as well as the
utilization of recycled and waste materials.
Overall the project is as convincing
as it is ambitious.