Drewe, Michael Alwyn Karel2017-02-202017-02-202016Drewe, Michael Alwyn Karel (2016) Community health: a project of reurbanisation, social sustainability and adaptive reuse in the Maboneng precinct, University of Witwatersrand, Johannesburg, < http://wiredspace.wits.ac.za/handle/10539/22090> Format Select dc.format.extenthttp://hdl.handle.net/10539/22090Research report submitted to the School of Architecture and Planning, University of the Witwatersrand, in the fulfilment of the requirement for the Masters of Architecture (Professional).Thesis (M.Arch. (Professional))--University of the Witwatersrand, Faculty of Engineering and the Built Environment, 2016A clinic is a uniquely positioned function in a community. It can become the heart of an area, integrating a large range of functions with and for the public. Whether it be through interactions with business, police, artists or the community, all parties can benefit from the interactions. A redeveloping inner city area, especially one undergoing increasing levels of social uprooting, such as New Doornfontein, can benefit greatly from the community reinforcement and rebuilding that a healthcare facility can provide. With the negative impact of gentrification visible, and a drive towards potential social unsustainability in the area, a need for a centralised community driven scheme is apparent. The brief of the project called for a socially sustainable adaptive reuse healthcare-based scheme situated on a series of industrial sites in New Doornfontein. The area has been used by industry for 85 years, where currently businesses continue to operate. However, New Doornfontein has been undergoing a change, with existing industry becoming run down and abandoned, and the expansion of the new Maboneng phase taking over. Residential density is increasing, creating a demand for more social-based facilities such as healthcare and education.Online resource (179 pages)enUrban renewal--South Africa--JohannesburgHealth facilities--DesignClinics--DesignThesis