The City of Johannesburg, through its implementing agent the Johannesburg Development Agency, is upgrading the public environment in Hillbrow, Berea and Yeoville as part of meeting its commitments contained in the multi-sectoral Inner City Regeneration Charter. The HBY public environment upgrade covers approximately 200 city blocks and has been carried out in accordance with the classification of roads into high streets (such as Pretoria / Kotze and Rockey / Raleigh), activity streets with high vehicular and pedestrian volumes, and residential streets. The scope of work includes paving, landscaping, street lighting, street furniture, storm-water inlets, litter bins and public toilets. The project also includes upgrades to five parks which were chosen based on their size and location. A critical component of this intervention is the number of public art works reflecting the diversity and identity of Hillbrow, Berea and Yeoville. To this end, the JDA has contracted the Trinity Session/ Ngwedi Design (joint venture) to project-manage a series of open calls to artists for the conceptualization and installation of suitable public artworks in the neighbourhoods of Hillbrow, Berea and Yeoville. Having completed the initial phase comprising over 20 public artworks in 2008, the Trinity Session/ Ngwedi Design implemented the second phase of an additional 12 artworks in June 2009.

Images: Left to right works by Marco Cianfanelli, Maya Marx and 26′10 South Architects, Americo Guambe

HBY2 Overview PDF

HBY1 Overview PDF