The informal settlements along the N1 highway in cape town are in desperate need of many advancements however colour is just a small improvement. My proposal which keys into my 2007 Erxell concept will give direct payment to an informal home owner.
Big corporates do a huge amount for communities that are finding life challenging - How can my little QJD design studio make a difference to families living under these deplorable conditions - Well one family at a time for starters - The need to improve living conditions in these communities is seriously overdue - The erxell concept proposal is to give residual income to a corrugated iron home owner whilst wrapping his home in paid for by the advertising machine signage.
In the process getting advertising to pay for waterproofing the exposed to the extreme elements structures. By that i mean, wind, rain and fire. Attached is the first side wall branded informal settlement home - Nado Storm cape town comic hero branded informal settlement home. - These informal settlement structures are temporary and simply introducing some colour to these structures whilst the occupants await there promised government RDP homes from the this current government, will add an exciting touch to these drab destitute current built environment landscape structures. Dont get me wrong these communities need far more than just a splash of colour. At the moment they are absolutely nothing but landlords like ticks sucking the life out of a family trying to survive poverty. Dont expect the government to get involved in helping the little informal settlement families. They are weighted more on the tick side of this sad equation. Whilst families suffer under fire storms that rip through communities. Ive been there when someone just starts making a huge bonfire in a howling south easter wind. Its called informal settlrment for a reason, there is no formal structures to deal with characters behaving outside of what is socially acceptable. Infact its not uncommon for the community to take the law into their own hands and exact justice on those deemed to be behaving badly. Im sure the SA police will have stories to tell of community kangaroo courts. Im not making things up, its common knowledge. Sadly im sure many innocents are caught up in this immediate rough justice backlash approach of control.
Whats needed is far more input than just simple colour to be honest. However i dont sadly see these built environment informal settlements getting the important attention they so immensely need right now.
Perhaps small colour will help start paving the future informal settlement built environment way?
