HONOURABLE MENTION R10.000, Ngonyama Okpanum Hewitt-Coleman Architects in association with Andrew Palframan, Brian Wintermeyer, Debbie Makan, Andrew Palframan, Paul Carew
It was felt that the presented drawings are of the highest quality. They begin by describing spatial systems in general and then worked through site design, housing unit options and into technological details, including the consideration of the running costs of the housing for the recipient families. Great care was taken to incorporate the proposed housing development into adjacent sites, which are, regretfully not yet developed. This was taken by the authors as an opportunity to incorporate public facilities into the design, while placing these facilities off site. The result is both thoughtful and highly creative and attracted much praise during the adjudication process.
Concern was however expressed about the proposed creation of a considerable network of possibly unnecessary road works, an over reliance of unnecessary investment in the public realm and the incorporation of a very large number of shops (27) when in fact the site is adjacent to a very large and successful formal shopping complex. The housing units were felt to be innovative and, with all units enjoying their own sites, this affords security for vehicles and for drying washing and family life. The judges enjoyed this submission but felt the concerns mentioned above restricted its award-winning potential to a honourable mention.
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