Smit, J. D.Smit, P.Raubenheimer, H.Mabe, P.Cloete, Rohan2023-08-152023-08-152022http://hdl.handle.net/11660/12108Indigenous music is in danger of extinction. The oral nature of carrying the knowledge over from one generation to another further complicates the conservation of the music. Minimal documentation of the music exists, and most of it is documented from a Western perspective. The lack of performance documentation further complicates the preservation since the music and performance cannot be split. This thesis seeks to explore ways in which indigenous music of different cultures might find embodiment in architecture without being misappropriated. The research considers three different cultures’ music based on the cultures found in the geographic location of the proposed design, namely Woodstock, Cape Town. These cultures are: Khoesan, Xhosa, and the Kaapse Klopse (Cape Minstrels). The research document further explores ways in which the languages of different cultures, but also that of the architecture and context, can work together in the formulation of a place for different identities. Various notions are considered, such as liminality or thresholds as well as generative design methods. Ultimately, the research investigates theories of ethnomusicology as well as other methods to translate musicology to architecture within a complex physical and non-physical context.enDissertation (M.Arch. (Architecture))--University of the Free State, 2022DissertationUniversity of the Free State