1. Alternative Cost
Effective Housing-
Village Concept
Giving Dignity to the People

2. What’s in a Village
 24 semi-detached houses in each village (24x 40m2)
 Communal ablutions
 Communal enviro Laundry
 Communal recreation area for the children
 Communal food gardens
 Waste recycling centre
 Solar PV for all houses, street lights, ablutions
 Solar hot water
 Grey water harvesting
 Natural storm water management system and
storage

3. Site Plan

4. Houses on Steep Slopes (1:3)

5. House Design

6. Side Views on Village

7. What does the Ablutions look
like
 Separate units Male
& Female
 6x hot water showers
 6x Toilets (flushing)
 6x basins
 Solar hot water
geysers (2x250L)
 Changing area
 Solar lighting 12v
 Grey water
harvesting & storage
for gardens

8. What does the Recycling
Centre look like
 50 m 2 shelter with
concrete floor
 All waste is collected in
trolleys and deposited
here
 Separated and non
recyclable remove to
landfill
 Recyclables are stored
in large PP bags and
sold for revenue

9. What does the Enviro Laundry
look like
 50 m 2 shelter with
concrete floor
 12x basin for cloths
washing
 Solar hot water
geyser
 Washing lines
 Grey water
harvesting into tank
and used in the
gardens

10. What does the Permaculture
Garden look like
 2000 m 2 Fenced garden area
 Uses all the phosphate rich grey water from ablutions
 Fruit trees, vegetables, herbs all organically grown
 Doesn’t matter how long community stay at a place
they will plant a garden for survival

11. Conclusion
 This village caters for
permanent long term
occupancy with off-grid
solar power supply, hot
water and security
lighting
 Lets build rural housing
that does not financially
burden poor rural
people