Do I need an architect if I want to build a house in South Africa?
A professional that is registered with the South African Council for the Architectural Profession must submit the building plans before extending, renovating or building a home.
I just bought a house and the current kitchen is too small and is upstairs close to bedrooms. There was a room that I believe was initially a garage which I would like to turn into a new kitchen but it's 10m length but only 3m width and now am not sure if this kitchen will be nice there. Again I would like to make additions. 2 bedrooms and living room, preferably a double storey add-on. Finally this house has a pool in front yard and I would like a privacy wall that will look nice .
First floor Main bedroom with ensuite Landing lounge(pyjama lounge) Bedroom ×2 Full bathroom Ground floor Bedroom with ensuite Toilet Kitchen Dining area Lounge Sculley Pantry Double garage Helpers quarters (with access from outside) Outside Bar with a braai inside With kitchenette and a toilet Pool
Add to ground floor and fully extend upwards. Re-model ground floor. Ground floor: Lounge, dining room, kitchen, scullery and possible separate suite with full bathroom. Back porch. Convert double garage to double storey office with access to guess toilet. Top floor: 4 x bedroom with one ensuite, separate family bathroom and toilet, family room and two balcony's.
I am still in the investigative stage of my project. I have found a stand and I plan on making an offer. I want to build a single storey, 4 bedroom house all with en suites, a study, kitchen with scullery, double garage, braai area ,open plan living area. May i request an indicative cost for the architectural work.
We are in the process of designing a home that is to be built in a wildlife estate in Hoedspruit, Limpopo. Key design features include: - Single story, between and sqm, 3 bedrooms with a double garage. - 35 degree Croma deck roofing. - Off-grid infrastructure with % solar power, Eskom power as back-up. - Underground grey water tank (Showers, basins excluding kitchen and washing machine water outlet). - French drain self managed sewer system, given that the estate does not accommodate for municipal sewage infrastructure. We have a proposed layout in mind with basic floor sketches available, which should make the architecture design phase of this initiative reasonably quick and easy.
The property is below road level n it very steep. We planning on cutting the hill n backfill the front..level n retain. After we cut, we planning on building 3 small bedrooms to accommodate bed n built in cardboards. With separate toilet n shower. Separate laundry room. On top, have double garage
I have constructed a patio/braai. I need to add the newly built patio/braai detail to my existing as-built house plan. The house is sqm and the patio +/- 36sqm I am looking for a draughtsman/architect to add the patio to my house plan and take it through the approval process with the Ekurhuleni municipality.
Modern house plan with a butterfly roofing And folding doors -Master bedroom with walk in closet, shower,bath tub, and toilet - 3x bedroom - bathroom with shower, bath tub and toilet - Open plan living room, dining and kitchen with scallery - double garage - veranda with patio and braai stand
# phase 1 of project: double garage (6x6) carports total of 5 (30meters long)side by side with closed sides and rol up doors dimentionst would be 6x30m #phase 2 of project : same design as phase 1 but with 2 rows back to back . Dimentions of this part would total 6x30m X2 with 1 meter spase in between for servicing total space would be the 13x 30m
Phase1: one row of double garage carprots side by side 6x30 m with deviding walls and roll up doors. Build materials steel for frame Sheet metal for covering. Phase2: 2 rows back to back of double garage carports with 0.5m space between the back the rest of the requirements is same as phase1 except that the the length and with of the total cover would now be 12.5x30 This will be built in the town of Springfontein