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HIGH-RISE MIXED USE COMPLEX

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HIGH-RISE MIXED USE COMPLEX PROJECT

PROJECT INFO:

ACADEMIC PROJECT 4 PART 3:2 2024

STUDIO LECTURERS:

Mr S.N. Mnkandla; Arch. S. Mambanda; Mr. H. Wilson and Mr B Ncube; Mr J Mpofu

DESIGN BRIEF

3 1 Mixed-use high-rise building in the City Centre of Bulawayo

In a bullish move, a renowned Pension Fund scheme has decided to extend its investment into property in the future of Bulawayo. They have thus decided to take advantage of the declining property rates and develop a mixed-use complex to include office space, retail facilities, and residential areas. Due to the scarcity of space in the city of Bulawayo, they have decided to erect a high-rise mixed-use complex comprising office space, residential suites, and a shopping mall on the periphery of the city

3.2 RENTABLE SPACE

Retail Spaces, 1xCinema, Food outlets, Anchor shop, Conference rooms, restaurants etc

3.3 PARKING AND ANCILLARY SPACES

Adequate and appropriate parking spaces should be provided for the Staff, Visitors, Deliveries and Dispatch on the site Basement parking with a minimum capacity of 100 bays including provisions for disabled users.

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4.0 THE PROJECT

You have been commissioned to design a High-rise Contemporary Complex which will provide rentable Retail, Administrative and Parking space in the City of Bulawayo. The Building should be versatile to be used by corporate organizations as well as small to medium office space

DESIGN CONCEPT

GOING BACKTO OURANCESTRY THE IDEA OF GETTING SUPPLIES MEANT A WALKTHROUGHTHE FOREST ASSUCHI ALSOWANTEDTO PRESENT THAT SAMEIDEA PUT INTO A MODERNCONTEXT ASA RESULT WALKINGTHROUGHTHE COMPLEX WOULDOFFER A UNION OF OURAFRICAN HISTORY ANDOUR FUTUREASWEASPIRE FOR ANINDUSTRIALIZED ZIMBABWE

FOR THE MIXED USECOMPLEXDESIGN MY CONCEPT WASINSPIRED BY THE NATURALGERMINATION PROCESS OF A SEED WHICH WOULDRESEMBLE THE URBANGERMINATION BROUGHT ABOUT THROUGH THE IDEA OF THE COMPLEX THROUGHGERMINATION WEENDUPGETTING LIFE WHICHSUPPORTS OUR LIVELIHOODS

DESIGN PHILOSOPHIES

-GUIDING PHILOSOPHYOF BUILDING DESIGN IS CRITICAL REGIONALISM INTEND TO DESIGN ALONGTHE LINES OF MODERNARCHITECTURE THAT IS SUITED TO THE PRTICULAR SOCIALENVIRONMENTALCONTEXT

A WALKTHROUGHTHE FOREST... THEMES

-PROMOTION OF MOVEMENT

-INDOOR-OUTDOORINTEGRATION

-NATURALVENTILATION ANDCROSSVENTILATION

-EMBRACINGNATUREANDNATURALELEMENTS 1 2 3 4 5 6

PARKADE ROOF

GREEN ROOF PERGOLA SCALE 1:40

"STRUCTURE IS THE STRONGEST AND MOST POWERFUL FORM SO MUCH THAT IF IT IS NOT THE LAST CONSIDERATION IN THE LONG SERIES OF DECISIONS DETERMINING FORM IT DISTORTS AND MODIFIES ALL OTHER DETERMINANTS OF A BUILDING ONE FINDS THAT THE STRUCTURE HAS DICTATED ALL OTHER ASPECTS OF THE BUILDING" ERIKSON)

"IMPOSE ON ME A STRUCTURAL SYSTEM AND I WILL NATURALLY FIND IN IT THE FORMS WHICH SHOULD RESULT FROM IT BUT IF YOU CHANGE THE STRUCTURE I SHALL BE OBLIGED TO CHANGE FORMS" (VIOLLET-LE-CUC 18TH CENTURY

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