Section 04 · Flagship project
Every winter the same story runs. A fire takes hundreds of homes in a night. A storm floods thousands more. Families rebuild the same flammable box on the same wet ground and wait for it to happen again. We propose ending that cycle on one build corridor, and proving the model to the country.
Dense informal settlements with timber and sheeting construction. A single paraffin knock over takes a whole row.
Cape winters bring sustained rain and wind. Uninsulated shacks flood, stay damp and never warm up.
Vissershok and Coastal Park sit within a short haul of the settlements with the greatest need. The material and the need are neighbours.
The dwelling
Days
Wall erection time per unit
100%
Recovered waste in the walls
0
Mortar and binders used
Local
Build crews, trained on site
01
City of Cape Town waste department partnership at Vissershok.
02
First press commissioned on site by our own engineering team, picking line staffed from existing reclaimers.
03
Residents, ward councillors and planners set the layout together.
04
A demonstration cluster of homes built and occupied.
05
Cost, thermal and structural data released openly to unlock the national rollout.
The ask
Site access at Vissershok, waste stream allocation and planning approval for the first cluster.
Funding for one press unit, the sorting line and the demonstration homes.
Partners for SANS structural certification and materials testing of the block in local conditions.
The people living in these settlements do the hardest work in this country for the least reward. They are owed more than a plastic sheet and a promise. With the right minds, honest town planning and the support of our countrymen, this is entirely achievable, and we intend to prove it.