Abstract
M.Tech. (Architectural Technology)
Alexandra's Far East Bank, formerly an apartheid buffer
zone, is caught up in a reactive process by government to
provide both housing and public transport.
This process has resulted in a segregated relationship
between the Marlboro Gautrain Station and the adjacent
Reconstruction and Development Programme (RDP)
housing scheme. The station is completely cut off from the
immediate community by a perimeter fence with 24-hour
security. This further entrenches the division between the
Gautrain commuters and surrounding community. This
forced physical relationship sets up an opportunity to design
and create a space that aims to straddle the current socioeconomic
gap. After on-site investigation and research, a
This project would be the first catalytic response to the City
of Johannesburg’s Regional Spatial Development
Framework (RSDF) for Region E (CoJ 2009/10: 149). The