CASE STUDY

EKHAYA : AN URBAN REGENERATIO

PROJECT ARCHITECTS: SAVAGE + DODD MAPPING THE AREA: PROJECT
ARCHITECTS
CLIENT: JOHANNESBURG HOUSING COMPANY /EKHAYA
NEIGHBOURHOOD
PROJECT YEAR: 2004
AREA: 117000M2
POPULATION: 50000
BLOCKS: 123
CITY OF JOHANNESBURG:
OBJECTIVES: REGION F
• IMPROVING THE LIVING ENVIRONMENT
• INCREASING SOCIAL HOUSING PROGRAMS , SYSTEMS
AND SUPPORT
• ACTIVATING LOCAL GOVERNMENT INTRERVENTIONS
IN THE PUBLIC REALM(STREETS,ALLEYWAYS,ETC.)
• ATTRACTING PRIVATE SECTOR INVESTMENT IN
BUILDING AND MANAGEMENT SERVICES
• CHANGING RESIDENT PERCEPTION OF THE AREA
SOCIAL CHALLENGES:
“HI-JACKED” BUILDINGS
DRUG USE
UNEMPLOYMENT AND POVERTY
AGING ENGINEERING SERVICES
FRAGMENTED INSTITUTIONAL STRUCTURES

GOAL:
THE AIM OF EKHAYA IS TO CREATE A SAFE,CLEAN AND
HOME LIKE
ENVIRONMENT IN HILLBROW.
PURPOSE:
THE EKHAYA NEIGHBOURHOOD DEVELOPMENT WAS
INTRODUCED AS A
COMMUNITY LEVEL INTERVENTION.
PRIVATE INVESTMENT:
PRIVATE SECTOR INVESTMENT IN BUILDING STOCK AND
IN ADDITION
MANAGEMENT SERVICES.
PUBLIC INVESTMENT:
TIBHUWAN UNIVERSITY
ROCHANA DULAL -034 SUJAN
LOCAL GOVERNMENTINTERVENTIONS IN THE PUBLIC
INSTITUTE OF ENGINEERING
DEPARTMENT OF ARCHITECTURE BISHWAKARMA -041
REALM (STREETS,
PURWANCHAL CAMPUS,DHARAN,SUNSARI SAILESH PAUDEL -037 SUJAN RAI
ALLEYWAYS,ETC.)
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SPATIAL CONTEXT:
CITY OF JOHANNESBURG JOHANNESBURG INNER CITY
CASE STUDY
EKHAYA : AN URBAN REGENERATIO
PROPERTY INVESTMENT CASE:
PROJECT
IMPROVED LIVING ENVIRONMENT:

LEARNING FROM INFORMAL SECTOR DENSIFICATION

STRATIGIES FORMALISING AND OFFERING IMPROVED
PRODUCTS.

HILLBROW NEIGHBOURHOOD EKHAYA NORTH AND

SOUTH BOUNDARIES DEPARTMENT
NSTITUTIONAL CONTEXT: LEGEND:
ROOMS

COMMUNAL
SPACE

CIRCULATION

ABLUTIONS

BUILDING
MANAGEMENT
GROUND FLOOR
TIBHUWAN UNIVERSITY
INSTITUTE OF ENGINEERING ROCHANA DULAL -034 SUJAN
DEPARTMENT OF ARCHITECTURE BISHWAKARMA -041
PURWANCHAL CAMPUS,DHARAN,SUNSARI SAILESH PAUDEL -037 SUJAN RAI
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EKHAYA : AN URBAN REGENERATIO
EIGHBOURHOOD INVESTMENT: EKHAYA=CREATING A HOME:
PROJECT
REPLICABILITY TO OTHER PARTS OF
EXPLORING
TOOLS BUILDING DENSITY IN

MANAGEMENT
WELL- THE INNER CITY AND BEYOND:
LOCATED
PUBLIC CONTENTS
SAFETY INVESTMENT
IN SOCIAL INNOVATION IN
ENVIRONMENT BUILDING HOUSING RE-DEVELOPMENT
DENSIFICATION AND PRIVATE
SECTOR INITIATIVES RE-USE OF
CLEANLINESS INVESTMENT LIKE EXISTING
BUILDING
INCLUSIONARY
URBAN HOUSING STOCK
MANAGEMENT POLICIES OR
INCENTIVES
SOCIAL KNOW COULD FASTER
PROGRAMMING YOUR SUCH STABILISES
INNOVATION AEA THROUGH
FRIENDLINESS NEIGHBOUR STATE
SOCIAL INVESTMENT
AND PROTECTS
SUPPO AREA FROM
RT GENTRIFICATI THIS MODEL OF REGENERATION HAS
BEFORE AND AFTER: ROLE OF SOCIAL ON
INFLUENCED THE RE-DEVELOPMENT OF
HOUSING DECLINING AREAS THROUGHOUT THE CITY OF
JOHANNESBURG.
INFRASTRUCTURES
KEY ROLE IN PUBLIC PRIVATE
SOCIAL
SUPORT AND INVESTMENT INVESTMENT
PROGRAMMIN
G
INGREDIENTS
IN PUBLIC
TO
SOCIAL
SUPPORT AND
REALM, SO
THAT DENSE
SUCESS
SYSTEMS FOR ENVIRONS
SOCIAL
COHESION
HAVE GOOD
SHARED SPACE
PARTNERSHIPS SUSTAINABILITY

INVESTMENT INFERENCE:
• REGENERATION OF THE PHYSICAL QUALITY
IN JOINT
OF THE NEIGHBOURHOOD
MANAGEMENT • INCREASE IN THE SENSE OF SECURITY AND
SYSTEM
WELLBEING OF ITS RESIDENTS
• GENERATION OF INCREASED PRIVATE AND
PUBLIC INVESTMENT IN THE AREA
TIBHUWAN UNIVERSITY
ROCHANA DULAL -034 SUJAN • STIMULATION OF SOCIAL COHESION AND
INSTITUTE OF ENGINEERING POSITIVE COMMUNITY INVOLVEMENT
DEPARTMENT OF ARCHITECTURE BISHWAKARMA -041
SAILESH PAUDEL -037 SUJAN RAI • MAKING A POSITIVE-PLACE-TO- LIVE FOR
PURWANCHAL CAMPUS,DHARAN,SUNSARI
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