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Sand-bag houses by MMA Architects 2
Design Indaba 08: the first sand-bag house designed by Cape Town architects MMA is taking shape (see earlier post).
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The house, which has a total budget of just 65,000 Rand (£4,300/$8,600), is one of ten houses being built to house former shack dwellers.
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The house is part of the 10x10 Housing Project initiated by Design Indaba, the Cape Town design conference and fair, which is taking place this week.
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10x10 aims to develop new affordable housing typologies by pairing international designers with South African architects.
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A total of 100 houses by ten different design teams will be built at Freedom Park in Cape Town.
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See our earlier story for more info on the sand-bag houses.
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