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AndyBolnickwww.ikhayalami.co.zawww.reblok.co.za
HOUSING+MITLCAU3MAY2018CommunityBuilding
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THESACONTEXT
• South Africa
• 56.6 million people (Stats SA 2016)
• 34.4 million urban population (62%)
• Approximately 45% of urban population (15 million) live in informal settlements and in backyard informal dwellings
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1.5 m
1994Backlog:
Number of households
2.3 m
1994-2010Subsidised
housing units produced
2.1 m
2010Backlog:
Number of households
3 029 745 m
From 2010 produced 9297465
1994-2016 MarSubsidised
housing units produced
2.2 m
2016Backlog:
Number of households
HOUSINGSTATS
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300 estimate
1994
10662001
27002015
• Nationally 10 shack fires each day, over 200 deaths p.a.• 7% HIV annual incidence rate - 1.8% in urban formal areas• Diarrhoea-related infant mortality up to 10 times higher than urban formal areas• Official estimates over 40% unemployment compared to 28% national average
Informal settlements are an EMERGENCY
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IKHAYALAMIIkhayalamiisaNonprofitOrganisationthatwasestablishedin2006asaresponsetoconventionalapproachesindealingwithinformality,whichareunsustainableandpainstakinglyslow
Ikhayalami’sprimaryaimistodevelopandimplementaffordabletechnicalsolutionsforInformalSettlementUpgradingtobeembeddedinpeople’sdrivenprocessesandscaledupwiththesupportofthestate
Ikhayalami hasalonghistoryoffacilitatingcommunityengagementandimplementingurbandevelopmentprojects
SinceinceptionIkhayalami hasbeenattheforefrontofinnovation– fromshackupgrading,tore-blocking,totheEmpowershack,tocreatingnewdigitalurbanupgradingtools
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UsingDesignasaToolforCommunityBuilding
1. Re- blocking2. Empowershack3. Newdigitaltools
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Re-blockingCommunityledspatialreconfiguration
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Re-blockingCommunityledspatialreconfigurationofshackslocatedininformalsettlementsintoamorerationalised layout,enabling:
• Shackupgrading• Communitybuildingthroughdesign• Afarsaferenvironment:publicandsemi-publicspaces,thoroughfares and
roads• Emergencyservicesaccess• Mitigationoffuturedisasters• Easieraccessfortheprovisionofinfrastructureandbasicservices• Animmediatesolution• Sidesteppingbureaucracy,redtape,zoningandbuildingregulations• PartneringwiththeState• Improvedpossibilitiesfortenuresecurity
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ShackupgradingUpgradingofshackswasinventedbypoorpeople
Butourcriteriaincluded:• Easttotransport• Quickandeasytobuild• Fireandfloodresistant• Durableandflexible• Affordable
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Participative Planning Tools
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DesignFostersCommunityBuilding:SpatialPlanning
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Affordability
• Provisionofinfrastructureisfree• Costofshackupgradingranges
frominitiallyUS$300(now600)toUS$500(now1000)
• InSAcontexttheNGOcontributes80%andthecommunity20%becauseofsubsidyenvironment
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Opportunities Challenges
• Itisapowerfultoolfortheurbanpoor• Re-blockingmethodologyputsthe
communityattheforefront• Allassumptionsintheinitialbriefwere
met• Influencedpolicy• Securedprovisionofservicesonaoneto
oneratio• Itisanimmediate,effectiveandaffordable
solution• Sidestepsbureaucracy,redtape,zoning
andbuildingregulations• Itamelioratesthethreatofevictionand
pavesthewaytowardstenuresecurity
• Co-producingasolutionisnoteasybutvital
• Partneringandaccessingresourcesfromgovt istediousandchallenging
• Theplacementofupgradedshackscreates‘permanent’plotsanddoesnottakeintoaccountthepotentialforusingformalbuildingmethodsasamechanismtowardslongtermformalisation
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EMPOWERSHACKINPARTNERSHIPWITHURBANTHINKTANK/ETHZ,BTSECTIONCOMMUNITY&CITYOFCAPETOWN
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InitialBrief
• Govertical• Modulardoublestoryshackupgradethatiseasyto
build• Communitybuildingthroughdesign• Samemethodologicalapproachandstrategyas
singlestoryre-blocking• Aquickandeffectivesolution• Designingreconfiguredlayoutwithpermanent
footprintinmindforfutureformalisation• EngagewithandpartnerwiththeState• Provisionofservicesonaonetoonehousehold
ratioinlinewiththenewlywonre-blockingpolicy• Livelihoodsandmicrofinancingscheme
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Howdidwegetfromthis?
Tothat?
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Howdidwegetfromthis?
Tothat?
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Orfromthis?
Tothat?
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Opportunities Challenges
• Createdablueprintforfutureupgradingprojects
• Replicableupgradingmethodologythatprovidesgreateremergencyaccess,increasedsafety,andimprovedinfrastructure
• Apermanentfootprintwithaservicedsanitationcoreineachunit,blockfirewallswithsecuretemporarylightweightfacadesoffersaframeworkforincrementalupgrading
• Pushedgovt buildingregulationboundaries–incrementaltocompliance
• Shiftinpolicytowardsfurthersubdivision• Thereisstillanopportunitytodoaprojectas
perourinitialbrief
• Initialbriefandcurrentoutcomearecompletelydifferent
• Gottiedupinbureaucracy,redtape,zoningandbuildingregulations
• Lessaffordable,backtothesubsidyconundrum
• Co-producingasolutionisnoteasybutvital• Partneringandaccessingresourcesfrom
govt istediousandchallenging
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NEWDIGITALTOOLSFORCOMMUNITYENGAGMENT&PLANNING
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3Dand2Dperspectives
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AnInnovativeUrbanupgradingToolthatcanberepositionedtoanyUrbancontext• Forexample:TheEmpowershack
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Opportunities usingdesignasamediumforcommunitybuilding Challenges
• Impacthasbeenprofound• Helpedresolveanumberofpreviously
unresolvedissues• Significantlyincreasescommunity
involvement• Broadenedandfurtherdemocratised
communityparticipation• Generatedwidescaleinterest aboutthe
implementation• Opportunityforcreatingadigital
enumerationtool• Opportunitytorepositiontheapplication
foranyurbancontext• Coproductionworkedwell
• Encounteredtechnicalglitchesandchallengesthathadtobeironedoutquicklyandeffectively
• Needmoretimeandfundingtodomoresuchas:
• designadigitalenumerationtool,• takeintoaccountcadastralboundariesand
infrastructureprovision,• asgameplayprogressesallowforthe
inclusionofdifferenttypologiessuchasdoublestoryshackupgradesandEmpowershack typedwellings
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Potentialforscalabilityandreplicabilityofcommunitybuildingprocesses
• Designisapowerfultoolforcommunitybuilding• Socialorganisaton isacriticalaspectofdesign• Co-productionisanessentialpartofthesolution• Settingprecedentsasproofofconceptforfuturescalabilityand
uptakebyothersiscritical• Influencingtheheartsandmindsofpoorcommunitiesandthe
stateiscritical• Throughsettingprecedentsstarttochallengeoldassumptions
andbuildingregulations• Workwithothers,shareandfollowthethinkingthateverything
inthissectorbelongstothecommons
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ThankyouAndyBolnick
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