Tides of Change | Jarryd Murray

The aim of the design dissertation is to create a transient and inclusive public organization in Ballito, KZN, which is a rapidly developing coastal town. The development of the framework through the ‘old heart’ of the town is intended to revive a node which is currently in a state of demise. An infrastructure ruptures the exclusive wall of privatized developments that shape an impenetrable barrier to the regions greatest asset – the ocean. The space will serve all members of the community as well as seasonal or sporadic visitors and is activated by the imminent densification of its surroundings — and event. The infrastructure will also act as the ‘machine’ of the town – servicing and supplying resources through a sustainable systemic cycle. Unexpected environmental threats are managed in a manner that respects the sensitive coastline. A thorough situational analysis of the region is conducted together with the municipalities IDP. A regional and urban framework is conceptualized to understand the site as an important future node whilst addressing insensitive and myopic development trends of sprawl, exclusivity and segregation.