MMA Architects Design Indaba 10X10 Housing Project Cape Town, South Africa 2007-2009 MMA #777 FYAY AEX ONIIZT FOIL b 77 UAB, 4-7-9 2007~2009 In 2007, Design Indaba invited ten architects to design ten low cost houses on ten sites, for ten families in Freedom Park, Mitchell's Plain. The initiative was part of the development of Freedom Park by Niall Mellon Developers. ‘The brief for each architect was to design a house within the mits of the Covernment subsidy, which allows a 50,000 Rand 4,570 euro) allocation per household for a 40 m® house. The Residents’ Association and Design Indaba selected several ilies after a process of consultation to provide the architects with a better understanding of the families’ concems and the sovial situation, MMA Architects were allocated to the Jonker family. In response to the 1010 Housing Project brief, MMA Architects sought for solutions to address the challenges faced by the country’s housing sector, while exploring the possibility of sustainable and appropriate designs, Given the fact that the plot sizes (12 m) were predetermined, the design team considered it necessary to maximize the usable area by minimizing the building footprint as much as possible. A double story unit was therefore proposed as the most efficient option. Living areas are situated on the ground floor and sleeping areas upstairs. The house was positioned to allow for expansion towards the back garden and yet still allow adequate space, including a play area for the children within the safety of a private garden, ‘The result of the design process was the “sandbay house” made of timber frame constriction, which is based on EcoBeams Technologies. The sandbags were plastered over externally nd timber boarding was used internally, with translucent polycarbonate sheets used to maximize natural light penetration, nber window and doors framies were a custom-made frame system developed by EcoBuild Teelutologies. The timber beams have metal inlays to provide tensile strength, thus improving the structural integrity of the system. Sandbags were used as infill for the walls of the butlding. They ure excellent thermal mass qualities for passive thermal control, tapping into indigenous building techniques that made traditional buildings thermally sound and confortable to live in, ‘The main considerations for this solution were to reduce the cost of building materials, redhce te building time, and consider the involvement of the ‘community in the building process Ina nutshell, MMA Architects was able to produce a 54 mr, 10X10 house for a cost of Rand 65,000 to Rand 70,000. Although this cost exceeded the Rartd 50,000 budget, Design Indaba accepts that there is a factor of economies of scale when compared with the produetion of 1,000 subsidy houses. The 10% 10 houses were completed in February 2009, and was exhibited as part of the 2009 Design Indaba EXPO. ‘and Data Desig Indaba 10 10 Housing Project aba, Niall Mall Developers Location; Freedom Park, Michels Plain, Cape Town, South Africa Completion: 2009 Architects NAM Architects Roortele, FLY AY ANID GamHUMREBBL, 22 F=0x- JU4VOTY=Fh N-2HO WA Ome ORRORBORGETOM eRIMLT, CORIMIET AT AO Fez ON RB IRM LI pmno-BTBE, SRARKERTHRRETIS. ROM hg250.0005> K (496075) OMBAT TEMIY SOPORBOREROSH fee RROROTUSTLPUABRBIC ROT SURRORMEDU ZI), BE BML FTE Y «7 FROWN E Surtucomosieitihe. MUA OFA BS Poe NY ay ts cenaceenot, Naz —# FD UIBIOX OND» JOY 29 MeBE TOR ERM D AELCRMLERRODREMG LAI. ReMED RE SebLU TICE BRL. 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