I was commissioned by Artist Shaunez Benting in the role of architectural consultant for a mural of his design in Langa, Cape Town. The mural is for a project by Carin Smuts Architects at the Siyabulela Primary School. It is a project bringing together complementary actors to offer the youth of Langa an inspiring, welcoming, and safe space, primarily designed for dance practice (gumboots) and offering many other possibilities in terms of activities (academic support, robotics, etc.). The building is composed of two containers making an open courtyard. The building is programmed to facilitate the curriculum of the Happy Feet Youth Project.

The mural was commissioned by the We Are Etendart association and Lacoste. The brief called for a mural which would celebrate the era of freedom after the Apartheid regime. The idea was also to establish the connection of the Madiba Challenge with Nelson Mandela. The mural was set to incorporate a joyful and festive dimension and communicate the notion of progress.

A simple patterned geometry was used on the facades facing the open courtyard. The facade at the back of the performance space shows the emblematic Table Mountain, a reference to the Madiba Challenge. The mural on the back of the ablution block bears the graphic referring to Lacoste.

Artist: Shaunez Benting @shaunezbentingart

Design consultant: Lorenzo Nassimbeni

Architect of the building project: CS Studio #csstudio@csstudioarchitects

Client: We Are Etendart @weareetendart

Host organisation: Happy Feet Youth Project @happyfeetyouthproject

Site: Siyabulela Primary School, Langa #siyabulelaprimaryschool

Project benefactor: Lacoste @lacoste

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