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.
We have a three and a half bed-room cottage in Muizenberg Village. Its a heritage cottage around years old, There are no plans with council as they were destroyed in a fire some time back. However there is a heritage overlay. AS much as possible we would like to avoid the lengthly heritage process - so anyway we can work within the law and reduce the need for planning permissions the better. I don't know if this is possble by mainly doing internal changes? We would like to add bathrooms to the cottage, possibly in the side lane if possible, but alternatively within the bedrooms themselves. The cottage has a front and rear garden (with access to the rear garden via a sidelane), so we were hoping to design the house so that it can be split in half to two two-bedroom apartments which can be airbnb'ed. The lounge at the back of the house would need to be a bedroom and the kitchen and back stoep would need to be a small kitchen and living area. Then if necessary a door in the centre corridor could be opened and the house could be used as a five bedroom home.
I have a house, it has two bedrooms, a toilet and an open kitchen and a sitting room. I want to extend it by two bedrooms to make it a four-bedroom house, I also want to extend the toilet into a proper bathroom. With regard to the kitchen and sitting room, I want it to be an open kitchen and sitting room, plus a single-car garage. I want the house to have a flat butterfly roof.
Hi there I am planning to build a 3-bedroom house with an open-plan kitchen, dining area, bathroom and a double garage. But first of all, I would like it if you may contact me so that we can make arrangements for you to come and view the land, make a plan and take it from there. Hope to hear from you soon. Thank you
Two-bedroom house. Wanting to add another bedroom, garage & bathroom. How much do you charge per square meter? Can you please send all the related costs on Whatsapp? Thank you
I need a design for a Material Recovery Facility, the land is 3. ha. The plan is to build a site which will include a m² floor spar, roads to the handling area within the site, weighbridge kiosks, wash bays for the waste fleet, car park. An office that will house senior Managers that will include 10 offices, 2 boardrooms,4 bathrooms and a reception area
Wanting to build a Geodesic dome dwelling, with a loft inside. Needs to be secure and therefore cemented, not a glamping dwelling but a permanent abode. Needs to have off grid set up in mind, with a Woodstove in or near the centre, rain-collecting guttering, biogas system.
I am planning to build a 3 bedroom house with an open plan kitchen, dining area and a separate bathroom. You can contact me via email or give me a call. Thank you
Enclosed braai room, how much will it cost to put that in the drawing? We can have a chat about it on Whatsapp
I have a home of approx. sqm and I'm looking to add a level of the same size. I need the plans next year.
Extended the existing house floor plan