Abstract
his dissertation investigates the value of land pockets, referred to as “forgotten spaces” in the Bo-Kaap. The study is aimed to propose a number of interventions along Lion Street on the nominated sites by means of a thorough understanding and study of the Archetypes that shaped the Bo-Kaap as we know it today. The Bo-Kaap’s location abutting the city, has a high locational value, which has in the recent years attracted the interest of private developers. Prior the approval of Bo-Kaap as an Heritage Protection Overlay Zone (HPOZ) by City of Cape Town, Bo-Kaap was hit by gentrification that caused a rapid increase in rates and land value, putting pressure on low to medium income families that have resided here for generations...
M.Tech. (Architecture)