Borderland : the invisible object

Abstract

Ramohoebo Square, the heart of Atteridgeville, currently lies dormant. This document explores the possibility of introducing a new pattern of events to expose the extraordinary in the midst of the mundane. Conventional approaches to township architecture are challenged as a means to return place to the citizens of Atteridgeville. This study is dedicated to recreational space guided by an underlying theme of the surreal in an attempt to celebrate and enhance the quotidian by allowing for moments of serendipity and reverie. An argument is developed towards changing attitudes and preconceived ideas towards townships and the bodies who occupy them by proposing a new perspective on old systems.

Ramohoebo Square, e gona kwa boteng ba Atteridgeville, mme e itlomollogilwe e bile ga e diriswe. Lekwalo le, le rata go seka seka ka kelotlhoko, mekgwa e lefelo le le ka dirisiwang ka gone go re le manontlhothlo a lone a itsewe, mme gore le tsoswe boswa. Mekgwa e etlwaelegileng ya thulaganyo kago mo Attridgeville, ga e thotloetse gore baagi ba kgale ba Attridgeville gore b aka boela moroga go nna foo gape. Tlhatlhobo ya lekwalo le, e lepane le ditulo tsa go goinntsha bodutu le go roba monakedi. Tlhatlhobo e, e tshegeditse ke molaetsa wa go iteka go ipela le go ka tokafatsa temogo, ditiro le metshameko ee tlwaelegileng, mo lefelong le le didimetseng, le le roroetsang monagano. Lekwalo le, le susumetsa gore go tswhanetse go fetolwa maikutlo, mekgwa le menagano ka ditorotswano tsa batho batsho, ka go eletsa kgotsa gore methale ya kgale e tlogelwe.