A bathhouse in Cyrildene - a phenomenological approach to the design of a bathhouse in Johannesburg
| dc.contributor.author | Kow, Alan | |
| dc.contributor.supervisor | Chungu, Gerald | |
| dc.date.accessioned | 2021-11-26T08:42:25Z | |
| dc.date.available | 2021-11-26T08:42:25Z | |
| dc.date.issued | 2020 | |
| dc.description | A research report submitted in partial fulfilment of the requirements for the degree of Masters of Architecture (Professional), to the Faculty of Engineering and the Built Environment, School of Architecture and Planning, University of the Witwatersrand, 2020 | en_ZA |
| dc.description.abstract | In Johannesburg, there is a lack of global bathhouse typologies. They either don’t exist or are in a form which caters to a niche subculture. Bathhouse culture has been around for hundreds of years and many people around the world take advantage of it as a form of communal bonding, relaxation and general hygiene. In addition to this, when done correctly, it has the effect of stripping away of social class and distinction as well as providing a safe and entertaining environment for those within its walls. This study aims to bring my personal experience of an East-Asian bathhouse into Cyrildene, a predominantly Chinese neighbourhood, that is slowly losing its cultural identity. Building on existing data on historic bathhouses from around the world, it asks: How can the concept of phenomenology be used to guide the design of an Asian style bathhouse in order to enhance the Asian/Chinese cultural experience and help in the revitalisation of Derrick street as a distinct cultural hub In Johannesburg? The main methodologies that will be used in this report will be from literature reviews on historical analysis of bathhouses around the world but more specifically in Eastern Asia. One on one interviews with the residents and shop owners living in Cyrildene as well as the owner/s of a spa. Observations based on mapping and photography will also be employed. The last will be the use of auto-ethnographic data from my own experiences. The main hypothesis of the report will be seeing if the bathhouse typology through the use of a variety of different programs that range from bathing to eating to sleeping in addition to the application of architectural phenomenological theories helps make it suitable for Cyrildene and thereby revitalise and strengthen the areas existing cultural identity. | en_ZA |
| dc.description.librarian | CR2021 | en_ZA |
| dc.faculty | Faculty of Engineering and the Built Environment | en_ZA |
| dc.identifier.citation | Kow, Alan. (2020). A bathhouse in Cyrildene - a phenomenological approach to the design of a bathhouse in Johannesburg. [Master's dissertation, University of the Witwatersrand, Johannesburg]. https://hdl.handle.net/10539/32121 | |
| dc.identifier.uri | https://hdl.handle.net/10539/32121 | |
| dc.language.iso | en | en_ZA |
| dc.publisher | University of the Witwatersrand, Johannesburg | |
| dc.rights | © 2020. All rights reserved. The copyright in this work vests in the University of the Witwatersrand, Johannesburg. No part of this work may be reproduced or transmitted in any form or by any means, without the prior written permission of University of the Witwatersrand, Johannesburg. | |
| dc.rights.holder | University of the Witwatersrand, Johannesburg | |
| dc.school | School of Architecture and Planning | en_ZA |
| dc.subject | Bathhouse | |
| dc.subject | Architecture | |
| dc.subject | Bathhouse South Africa | |
| dc.subject | Cyrildene | |
| dc.subject | UCTD | |
| dc.subject.other | SDG-9: Industry, innovation and infrastructure | |
| dc.title | A bathhouse in Cyrildene - a phenomenological approach to the design of a bathhouse in Johannesburg | en_ZA |
| dc.type | Dissertation | en_ZA |