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Urban Design Framework | Towards sustainable communities. 2012 CNU | GRAND PRESTIGE PRIZE V erkykerskop , F reestate. 2006 CNU| award of excellence Cabinda, Angola. 2013 SAHF| housing project of the year Fleurfhof , Soweto, JHB.
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Urban Design Framework | Towards sustainable communities 2012 CNU | GRAND PRESTIGE PRIZE Verkykerskop, Freestate 2006 CNU| award of excellence Cabinda, Angola 2013 SAHF| housing project of the year Fleurfhof, Soweto, JHB
PROGRAM: Residential: 300 mixed income Residences Home agriculture: 300 small scale food gardens Roofed agricultures: 100 medium size roofed food gardens Agriculture/ Conservation: 35 hectares [86.4 acres] immediate farmland/ conservation area Civic: farm schools with digital library, day clinic, meeting halls and pension pay-points, shops, artist residences, recreation facilities, farm facilities, police station, retirement housing cluster and boutique hotel
Free State: livestock route Kwazulu Natal: livestock route Harrismith ordering principals 1994_LANDSCAPE: existing movement routes and buildings
1 Uitspan Harrismith 2007_”UITSPANNING”: establish the Center
1 Uitspan 2 Retreat and Recreation Harrismith 2007_ACTIVITY SPINE/ VISUAL AXIS
1 Uitspan 2 Retreat and Recreation 3 productive living Harrismith 2011_PRODUCTION: agricultural activities
1 Uitspan 2 Retreat and Recreation 3 productive living 4 “Aansluit”/Boutique Hotel 5 “Buitepos” Harrismith 2015_LANDSCAPE: inclusive agricultural town
LESSONS LEARNED 1 Recycling of towns, buildings and places 2 Small towns to act as drivers for social and ecological change 3 “Active” Green belts 4 “Smart living” compendium: review of planning regulations 5 Smart growth = slow adaptable growth 6 Strengthening the enabling role of the environment
“smart growth is slow growth“ (Serfontein, 2007). www.verkykerskop.com www.molensrivier.co.za www.gwastudio.co.za www.cnu.org