ABSTRACT
This chapter aims to explore residential transformation in South African cities by referring to changes in the residential landscape in several cities. Urban structure and form is dynamic and changing constantly as a result of interventions from its producers and inhabitants. This gives rise to a process of continuous spatial transformation. A purposeful process of urban re-development and transformation begins with a need to address the existing context and space. Dewar and Uytenbogaardt point out that idea translates the need and requirements into defined physical relationships. This idea, however, needs a specific context and process to make it a design. In a city, order is represented by the structure that organises urban elements and form, which in turn facilitates actions, providing direction on how to accommodate changing needs. Many people influence the modification of space. In this sense, it is also necessary to understand the production and management of space in a wider context.
