PROPOSALS PRETORIA
WEEK FEB 24
Cheeren: Concepts
PROPOSALS PRETORIA
WEEK FEB 17
Proposal 1:
Silke
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Proposal 2:
Karin-Marie
I'm attaching sketches of
my concept. The main ideas were:
- 3 sunken
containers
-not seeking "South African" architecture - neutral containers for
objective rendition of the history of SA's people
-1st container (pre-colonial) entered by walkways gradually cutting into the
hill - re-entering time
-2nd container (Apartheid history) becomes darker, more oppressing
-visitor emerge from 2nd container into gathering space, which is also the memorial
- memorial is to suggest that freedom is only free within boundaries - boundaries
of a large space are suggested, but space inside is unobstructed
- from there visitors enter post-apartheid container - it is open-ended and
looks towards the city
- exit onto platform overlooking city, possibly a sheet of water running over
it (cleansing), space to write something/add to museum etc.
- trees to remember those who died im the struggle - dead trees vs. live trees
Criticism:
Excavations into
the hillside will be enviromentally destructive due to the high ecological sensitivity
of the site and should probably be avoided.
Note: Brief specifically
states that the proposal has to illustrate how the design has a uniquely South
African character.

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Proposal 3:
Cheeren
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Proposal 4:
Proposal 5: