- Title
- The design of a training centre for female Artisans in Motherwell, Gqeberha
- Creator
- Kelsley, Chanel
- Subject
- Continuing education centers -- South Africa -- Port Elizabeth -- Designs and plans
- Subject
- Artisans -- Training of -- South Africa -- Port Elizabeth
- Date Issued
- 2021-11
- Date
- 2021-11
- Type
- Master's theses
- Type
- text
- Identifier
- http://hdl.handle.net/10948/58694
- Identifier
- vital:60003
- Description
- The treatise deals with the design of an Artisans’ Training Centre for the women in thetownship of Motherwell, Port Elizabeth. The aim of the building is to provide a safe civic space for teaching the women of Motherwell the necessary artisan skills. By teaching the women these skills, pov - erty amongst women in current township conditions can be improved by providing them with a sustainable income. Furthermore, the aim is to promote a sense of unity amongst these women as they enter a male-dominated field. South Africa’s skills shortages are widely regarded as key factors preventing the achievement of targeted economic growth rates. The decline and massive shortage in artisan trades has been attributed to the sharp decline of the apprenticeship system and the failure of substitute inter - ventions. By getting more women involved in the artisans’ field it will assist in gender equality and the current skills shortages. The treatise explores the issues and methods involved in the design of an Artisans Training Cen - tre for women. The research starts with an investigation into the nature of public space and civic facilities within a South African township context and how to create a more suitable environment for women, before exploring the development of an educational typology, while exploring the is - sues and processes involved in the design of a civic building in a township environment. The archi - tectural design is seen as an appropriate response to the identified architectural issues. Relevant precedents are chosen based on the nature of these issues and the context in which they are situated. The buildings are analysed in terms of these key issues and will thereby provide an understanding of the architectural identity of the civic and educational building archetype. An understanding of the architectural typology and an analysis of relevant precedents lead to the identification of a set of site selection criteria which can be used to select an appropriate site within the Motherwell precinct. The nature of Motherwell and the identified issues related to the selected site are then investigated in order to develop a set of informants and constraints. Specific elements which are unique to the selected site are then investigated individually while using relevant precedents to establish an appropriate response to the issues involved. An appropriate architectural response is subsequently developed through an understanding of the physical and spatial qualities of the building typology while also responding to the specific issues related to the site.
- Description
- Thesis (MArch) -- Faculty of Engineering, the Built Environment and Technology, School of Architecture, 2021
- Format
- computer
- Format
- online resource
- Format
- application/pdf
- Format
- 1 online resource (83 pages)
- Format
- Publisher
- Nelson Mandela University
- Publisher
- Faculty of Engineering, the Built Environment and Technology
- Language
- English
- Rights
- Nelson Mandela University
- Rights
- All Rights Reserved
- Rights
- Open Access
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