Friday, November 28, 2008

Construction in Progress - November 2008

Digging foundations.

Preparing foundations, with a wet course and sandbags with dry cement added.

Foundations laid, ready for frames to be erected.

Mike Purdham (Design Indaba) with Westley van Wyk (MMA).

Schalk van der Walt (TecHomes) with Mike Purdham (Design Indaba).
(Photos: Rosemary Lombard)

Construction in Progress - November 2008





Construction in Progress - November 2008

Kids love packing sand bags!




Photos: Rosemary Lombard

Tuesday, November 18, 2008

The Parliamentary Portfolio Committee on Housing visits 10x10

Luyanda Mpahlwa (MMA Architects) welcomes the Parliamentary Portfolio Committee on Housing to Freedom Park.

Leshni Shah (Interactive Africa/Design Indaba) (left) and Luyanda Mpahlwa (MMA Architects) (2nd from left) discuss the rationale behind the Design Indaba 10x10 Housing Project with the PPC.

Luyanda explains the principles behind MMA's 10x10 design.

The PPC communicates its support for the Design Indaba 10x10 initiative.

The PPC meets the building contractor, Schalk van der Walt of TecHomes (2nd from right).

Photos: Rosemary Lombard