Families who lived in an RDP house that has been chosen to have their homes renovated and improved their living space from Factreton.
House, family owned Samuels, has been chosen as the pilot house to 36 square meters Design Challenge, sponsored by the Ackerman Pick 'n Pay Foundation.
The man at the Side Road (MSR), a non-governmental organization that trains unemployed "ordinary workers" in a variety of skills, will change the muscles in the back of this house a comfortable shoe box, space-efficient homes.
There was standing room only for the 14 strong Samuels family in a small sitting room of their house.
Mr Charles Maisel, founder and marketing director of MSR, said Ms. Samuels house Gadija selected from hundreds of entries because of serious overcrowding. "We hope that this house will become a model to change the shoe box homes into a comfortable place to stay.
"Too many people and not enough space at epidemic levels in RDP housing. It is normal for six to eight people to share 36 square meters, but we feel will really give 14 SA designers to produce challenging and innovative floor layout ideas for compact , low-cost, multi-function furniture. "
From the many entries from the four corners of the Cape Peninsula, a short list of the 15 selected.
"Wherever we go the project team is the same story," said Maisel.
"Tiny plot is the norm, with no room for expansion and chronic overcrowding with virtually no privacy or personal space. The mixture would have caused many social problems of the children are not able to study violence and escape through alcohol and drug use .
"These houses are thermodynamic environment and disaster."
Quoting a small window of natural light and little or no insulation changing houses into the box in the summer heat and winter freezers, Maisel said.
"There is only one bathroom and this includes the toilet, which presents major privacy and the bottle neck problem. Bathroom shower was not installed because there are no geysers. Not just a shower uses much more water - which in short supply - but it also means residents should boil water on the stove, which wastes a lot of electricity, "he said. "This means that the poorest of the poor bear the major burden of utility bills and two in Cape Town's scarcest resource - water and electricity - are put under additional pressure not to."
For more information on how to submit designs for the 36 square meter Design Challenge telephone 021 488 9001 or e-mail charlesm@unemploymen.co.za
Those who want to know more about the visit MSR www.unemploymen.co.za
House, family owned Samuels, has been chosen as the pilot house to 36 square meters Design Challenge, sponsored by the Ackerman Pick 'n Pay Foundation.
The man at the Side Road (MSR), a non-governmental organization that trains unemployed "ordinary workers" in a variety of skills, will change the muscles in the back of this house a comfortable shoe box, space-efficient homes.
There was standing room only for the 14 strong Samuels family in a small sitting room of their house.
Mr Charles Maisel, founder and marketing director of MSR, said Ms. Samuels house Gadija selected from hundreds of entries because of serious overcrowding. "We hope that this house will become a model to change the shoe box homes into a comfortable place to stay.
"Too many people and not enough space at epidemic levels in RDP housing. It is normal for six to eight people to share 36 square meters, but we feel will really give 14 SA designers to produce challenging and innovative floor layout ideas for compact , low-cost, multi-function furniture. "
From the many entries from the four corners of the Cape Peninsula, a short list of the 15 selected.
"Wherever we go the project team is the same story," said Maisel.
"Tiny plot is the norm, with no room for expansion and chronic overcrowding with virtually no privacy or personal space. The mixture would have caused many social problems of the children are not able to study violence and escape through alcohol and drug use .
"These houses are thermodynamic environment and disaster."
Quoting a small window of natural light and little or no insulation changing houses into the box in the summer heat and winter freezers, Maisel said.
"There is only one bathroom and this includes the toilet, which presents major privacy and the bottle neck problem. Bathroom shower was not installed because there are no geysers. Not just a shower uses much more water - which in short supply - but it also means residents should boil water on the stove, which wastes a lot of electricity, "he said. "This means that the poorest of the poor bear the major burden of utility bills and two in Cape Town's scarcest resource - water and electricity - are put under additional pressure not to."
For more information on how to submit designs for the 36 square meter Design Challenge telephone 021 488 9001 or e-mail charlesm@unemploymen.co.za
Those who want to know more about the visit MSR www.unemploymen.co.za
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