Kosovo Informal Settlement

Upgrade Proposals

Sustainable Neighbourhoods Workshop

Gita Goven
27 March 2008
 Cape Town Metro
Boland
Cape District
Town Metro
Boland District
Overberg
Overberg District
District
Central
Central KarooKaroo
District District
Eden District
Eden District
West Coast District
West Coast District

Figure 1a. Western Cape Housing Backlog by District Source: CNDV Africa PSDF, Nov 2005

225 000

Figure 1b. No’s of shacks in Metro Informal Figure 1c. Cape Town housing backlog
Settlements
 INFORMAL SETTLEMENT
FOOTPRINTS
Table Bay
Bellville Central Business Districts
CBD

Cape
Town TWO DISTINCT CLUSTERS OF
CBD INFORMAL SETTLEMENTS

Wynberg
CBD

Khayelitsha
CBD

SITE

False Bay

Figure 2. City of Cape Town Context: Informal Settlement Locations

DENSITIES AND LAND AREA CALCULATIONS FOR IN SITU INFORMAL SETTLEMENT
UPGRADE VERSUS RDP SETTLEMENT TYPE UPGRADES.

Metro Informal Settlement Data*

Settle (People) Pre schoole
Hous ehold ment Total Land (HH) % of Gros s rs
rs
No. (H H) No. Are a Gros s De nsity areas Density (%of total)
(3159hh)
in city (12004)
1 <50hh 165 154.07ha 20.5hh/ha 2.8 78p/ha 2401 (20%)
(2 555) (9709)
2 81-100hh 36 31.24ha 81hh/ha 2.3 31p/ha 1942 (20%)
(15 389) (58478) 11696
3 101-500hh 56 249.06ha 61/hh/ha 13.8 235p/ha (20%)
(12665) (48127) 9625
4 501-1000hh 20 118.10ha 107.23hh/ha 11.4 407 p/ha (19.99%)
1001- (34.590) (131442) 26 288
5 2000hh 23 362.20ha 95.49hh/ha 31.2 363 p/ha (19.99%)
(34847) (132419) 26484
6 2001-5000 11 313.45ha 111.172hh/ha 31.5 423 p/ha (20%)
(7532) (28622) 5724
7 >5000hh 1 87.85 85.74hh/ha 6.8 326 p/ha (19.99%)

312
To Settleme nt
tal s
s 1315.97 ha 110737 100% 420801 57872

*From Aerial Photography Survey 2005/2006

(Source: City of Cape Town)
Population size based on 3.8p/hh
Figure 3a. Rail Network: Passenger No’s & Figure 3e. Location of Investment Projects
Figure 3b. Potential Bus Corridors
Frequency above R10 mil. outside MSDF Corridors

Poorest Areas Private

Wealthy Areas Public/ Private

State/ Province/ Muni

Figure 3c. Potential Minibus Taxi Corridors Figure 3d. Composite Poverty Map Figure 3f. Location of Investment Projects
above R10 mil. inside MSDF Corridors
Figure 4a. Waste Treatment & Sites Figure 4b. Waste Water Treatment Plants Figure 4c. Land Use

Figure 4d. Climate Change Impact on Biomes

 Brown’s Farm
Philippi

Heinz’s Park

Kosovo

Samora Woodlands
Machel
The Leagues

Collorado Park
London Village

Figure 5. Site Context

 Population
• About 5300 households
• Approx. 11500 people
• Approx. 1700 below age 5
• Over 1300 single male households
• Over 1500 female headed households
• 83% households earn below R1500/m
• 14% from outside Cape Town
• Household Head unemployed is 44%
• 42% of households are 1 person
• Average shack occupancy is 2.1 persons
 Composition of Households
Age Gender Pyramid
4000
76-80 3500
3000
Age Categories

61-65

People
2500 Series
2000
46-50 MALE Series
1500
FEMALE 1000
31-35
500
16-20 0
Single no Single with Combined Married
0-5
dependents dependents single
0 500 1000 1500 individuals
People Categories

Figure 6a. Kosovo Age Gender 2004 Figure 6b. Head of Households 2004
Joint Incomes

Joint Incomes
Household Sizes

2500
0.27% 0-1500
16.5% 2000
1501-3500
3501+ 0-1500 1500 No. members
1501-35001000 No. households
83% 3501+
500

0
1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8
No household members

Figure 6c. Joint Incomes 2004 Figure 6d. Household Numbers & Sizes
 URBAN
BIOGAS & WASTE
AGRICULTURE
TREATMENT SITE Movement Systems
EXISTING
RAILWAY DETENTION POND 15m High Street
BRIDGE
15m Main Road
RAILWAY RESERVE
PROPOSED
REUSE OF 12.5m Main Roads
SUBREGIONAL 5m Pedestrian Lanes
EDUCATIONAL
FACILITY 3m Streets
…… Street Trees
NEW 3 STOREY
STATION COURTYARD SCHOOL EX
COMMUNITY Hierarchy of Spaces
PEDESTRIAN HOUSING
MARKET HALL
High Street courtyards
PRECINCT
ECD/ Community Courtyards
EXISTING
Street Courtyards
RACE PROPOSED
TRACK & SUBREGIONAL
PROPOSED
STADIUM Main Road Service Courtyards
BUILDING & SPORTS GROUNDS
SCHOOL
ADVICE Social Courtyards
CENTRE
Local Service Courtyards
SCHOOL
FIELD
Housing Typologies
Row Housing

EXISTING 3-Storey Courtyard Housing

COMMUNITY EXISTING COMMUNITY
ROW HOUSING 3-Storey Walk-ups
2/3-Storey Walk-ups
Gap/ Social Housing
3-Storey Walk-ups

KOSOVO
INFORMAL
SETTLEMENT
MASTER PLAN

Figure 7. Settlement Master Plan

Rudimentary Stage

Final Stage

5m

Figure 8c. 5m Pedestrian Lanes

Figure 8a. 15m High Street

Rudimentary Stage

Final Stage

Figure 8d. 3m Street

Figure 8b. 12.5m Main Roads

 ‘Green’ Roof ‘Green’ Roof

3m
Figure 9a. Street Facing Row Housing
‘Green’ Roof ‘Green’ Roof

Street
Trees
Side
Drain walk

2.5m
2.5m 5m 2.5m
12.5m
Figure 9b. Main Road 3-Storey Row Housing
‘Green’ Roof
‘Green’ Roof

Street
Trees
Side
Walk

2.5m 7.4m 2.5m2.5m

15m
Figure 9c. High Street 3-Storey Mixed Use

10.5m
Figure 9d. 3-Storey Courtyard Housing
 5m 5m 5m 5m 5m 5m

A Indoor area:
A area:
28.8 m2
9.8 m2
B Outdoor area:
B area:
10.8 m2
A 19.6 m2
10m 10m 10m A
B Indoor Area:
29.8 m2

Ground Floor Shared Courtyard Ground Floor

5m 5m 5m 5m

A Indoor area:
57.6 m2

B Outdoor area:
10 A 11 10.8 m2
m m

Ground Floor First Floor

Figure 10. Row Housing Typologies

 13m

7m

Figure 11. Courtyard Housing Typology

 Sanitation Waste Grey Water Porta Potti collection
points
Grey Water Points
Waste Containers
Fire Hydrants
Public Telephones
Traders Kiosks
Lighting

Figure 12a. High Street Courtyard

29m
Early Childcare
Development centre
1 Toilets each
Grey Water Points
Composting
26.2m
Fire Hydrants
Public Telephones
Lighting

Figure 12b. ECD/ Community Courtyard

 Coordinated
Services Route Sanitation Waste Grey Water

5m

Figure 12d. Main Road Service Courtyards

13m Outdoor
Room
Sanitation Grey Water
15m Mixed used on
corners

Figure 12c . Street Courtyards Figure 12e. Local Service Courtyards

 Seedling
nursery on 1st
floor

Collection
Point

Play Court

Class Class Class

Room Room Room Figure 13b . ECD/ Community Courtyards Elevation
Kiosks

Neighbourhood
Square

Play
Wash Pump
Court Central
Courtyard

Sick Staff
Wormery Kitch
Bay Admin
en

Figure 13a . ECD/ Community Courtyards Figure 13c . ECD/ Community Courtyards Section
 Wash Troughs
Future Housing Rudimentary
Services

Low Flush Toilets

Porta Potti’s Mid-Block Collection Points

Grey Water

Porta Potti’s Street Collection Points

. .
Street
. . Trees

. .

Pump Station Return Grey Water

Biogas
Digester
Urban
Agriculture

Figure 14 . Vacuum Sewer System linked to Biogas Treatment

 Household Waste Separation: Organics/
In-organics

Organics to ECD
Courtyard Waste Courtyards
Wormeries

Waste Site

Fertiliser to Vegetable
Nursery
Organics Paper Cans Bottles Other

Vegetable Biogas ‘Waste to Art’

Stacks at Digester Projects
houses

Recycling/
Dump Site
Grey Water from
households

Urban Agriculture & Urban

Greening

Figure 15 . Waste reduction/ composting & recycling system

Figure 16 . Urban Agriculture
Kosovo Livelihoods to Jobs Count

1 Environmental Health Stewards 80

2 Factotems 80
3 Courtyard laundries 20
4 Block Making 80
5 Block making - 15 Managers 15
6 Building and Blockmaking12 persons x 30blocks 360
7 Trike Delivery 80
8 Urban Agriculture (180 000m2) 1/1000m2 180
9 Managers for Urban Agriculture 5
10 Nusery 5 Food Distribution 5 10
11 Urban Forestry 10
12 Waste to art 10
13 Waste depot 10
14 ECD Courtyards 12 x 6 = 72 0
10 x 6 = 60 132
15 Biogas 10
Total 1082
 5 Courtyard Types:
HIGH STREET ECD/ COMMUNITY STREET COURTYARDS: SERVICE / SOCIAL LOCAL SERVICE
COURTYARDS: COURTYARDS: COURTYARDS: COURTARDS:
4 No: 11 No: 16 No: 12 No: 40 No:
Grey Water
6 Toilets each,
Vacuum Sewer Vacuum Sewer
Points, Mixed use on corners
Grey Water Points,
Collection Point Collection Point
Waste Containers, Public Telephones
ECD Centres,
Fire Hydrants,
Composting,
Grey Water Points Grey Water Points
Public Telephones,
Fire Hydrants,
Waste Containers Fire Hydrants
Traders Kiosks 15m
Public Telephones
29m
Fire Hydrants Public Telephones
Lighting
Lighting
Public Telephones

m
26.2

13m
150m2 each = 6 Shack 754m2 each = 21 Shack 195m2 each = 8 Shack 75m2 each = 2.5 Shacks 55.25m2 each = 2 Shacks
displacements displacements displacements
= 24 Shacks = 231 Shacks = 128 Shacks = 30 Shacks = 80 Shacks

Figure 13 . Courtyard Typologies

 5400 Households
Ty pe of Unit Sce nario 1 Sce nario 2 Sce nario 3 Sce nario 4 Sce nario 5
Unit Numbers 5400
Unit Area 10
Site & services Nett land Area 50
% of type 100
Cost (Rm) 151
Unit Numbers 5400 1350
RDP "Norm" Unit Area 30 30
(Single unit on Nett land Area 120 120
plot) % of type 100 25
Cost (Rm) 351 88
Unit Numbers 2700 2160
Unit Area 30 30 30
RDP "Row house" Nett land Area 40 50 60
% of type 50 40 40
Cost (Rm) 148 122 125
Unit Numbers 1350 1620 972
Unit Area 16 16 16
Social 1 room
Nett land Area 8 8 8
(3 Storey)
% of type 25 30 18
Cost (Rm) 64 76 46
Unit Numbers 1350 1620 918
Unit Area 50 50 50
Social 3 room
Nett land Area 24 24 24
(3 Storey)
% of type 25 30 17
Cost (Rm) 207 248 141

Total Cost per Sce nario (Rm) 151 351 419 446 400

Figure 18 . KOSOVO Unit Mix and Cost Scenarios

Total 100% 25.4494ha
Non 35% 5.4ha
Residential
Residential 65% 11.14ha

Figure 19 . Density and Land Use

% Land # of % of Net t Averag e

Res Area House - House - density Uni t
Land holds holds Area
Residential 11.14Ha 5400 100
2
3 storey 32,6% 3.632Ha 3240 60 600du /ha 16m
Row 2
67.4% 7.51Ha 2160 40 193du /ha 50m
housing

Figure 20 . Residential Unit Mix