SITE LOCATION AND HISTORY

RAILWAYS STATION
UNILEVER KENYA LTD

RIVER

HIGHWAY MALL RESIDENTIAL

NATIONAL CEREALS BOARD

INTRODUCTION SITE HISTORY STRATEGY

THE SITE IS IN NAIROBI, KENYA ,A FEW KILOMETERS
SOUTH OF THE MAIN BUSINESS DISTRICT.
THE SITE IS BORDERED BY UHURU HIGHWAY TO THE
EAST, LUSAKA ROAD TO THE SOUTH AND KENYA
RAILWAYS TO THE NORTH
SITE EVOLUTION
1898
THE SITE WAS MAJORLY INFLUENCED BY THE RAILWAY LINE THAT WAS STRATEGIC DESIGN POINTS TO CONSIDER
THE MAIN PILAR OF GROWTH AND EXPANSION OF THE GENERAL AREA. 1- ENHANCE THE UTILIZATION OF RAILWAYS
LINE
THE MAJORITY OF THE BUILDINGS WITHIN THE AREA ARE OLD AND SOME FROM
2- RENEWAL OF OLD BUILDINGS BY DESIGN
THE COLONIAL ERA INCLUDING BOTH RESIDENTILA AND INDUSTRIAL FACILIIES.
TO CURRENT MODERN STANDARDS
HOWEVER OVER THE YEARS NEW COMMERCIAL AND INDUSTRIAL BLOCKS HAVE
BEEN PUT UP WITHIN THE AREA 3- RENEWAL OF OPEN SPACES
1927 1948 1973 2014-2030

Expanded CBD

Greater CBD

PLAN FOR SETTLER CAPITAL,1927 MASTER PLAN FOR COLONIAL NAIROBI METROPOLITAN
FIRST PLAN OF NAIROBI,1898
CAPITAL GROWTH STRATEGY,1973

PROJECT: URBAN REDEVELOPMENT BETWEEN

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NAIROBI’S CENTRAL OTIENO JONAH MWIMA COLLINS
RAILWAY YARD AND LUSAKA ROAD - UHURU HIGHWAY GROUP - 03 NEHEMIAH KOECH KENAN NJENGA M
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