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.
This will be a guest house however we will be living at the back . The house will have 4 bedrooms 2 of them will have kitchen nets . Upstairs will be a loft . I want to have the outside shower and toilet . I am on a tight budget, I am in the process of buying a sqm plot in Kei mouth. It will be a home build. I want to build 4mwide and 18m long so I can later device into 4 rooms. I want to build on poles one level up, wood, I want a deck on the roof which will have a roof above that, I want the roof to be Bedouin style stretch tent if legal or thatch or fibre cement, nutec ... which ever works out cheaper. I would like the plans to allow for the building up of the ground floor area at a later stage using a natural straw bale building method if possible. The top deck can be flat roof . ... The purpose of my building is to create 4 equal size rooms the two end rooms will have a small staircase leading to the top. I only want one toilet inside the centre to be used by two middle rooms, maybe under a staircase which will also lead upstairs? I am planning to rezone as guesthouse/backpacker, my toilets and showers will be outside. I want to use reclaimed and second hand materials as much as possible, doors I will make myself.
Minimal work : 2 story home with 5 bedrooms (2ensuite), 3 and a half bath, 3 garages
I need to up my boundary wall with 2 to 3 whole brick and that needs to be approved by municipality via an architect.
The Current dwelling is resting on concrete pillars on water's edge. Enclose the area to accommodate a living space with open plan kitchen scullery and dining area, 2 bedrooms , spacious bathroom , guest toilet and replace existing wooden deck with a concrete deck. Need the service of a structural engineer as well.
I want to redecorate my small room.
I want a Morden Barn cladded with a combination of of Chromadek roof sheeting and Cladding stones. This house will be built in light steel frame.
Convert two bedrooms in a residential house into two self-contained bachelor flats. Recommendation for converting a covered garden area into an open or covered piazza/seating area for the two bachelor flats.
An old cottage style home that needs remodeling, would like to keep an old world feel but brought into modern era.
Cottage with 3 beds, kitchen, a toilet, separate shower and another separate bathroom with a bathing tub.
Extension of the house by approximately 4m (width)x13,26m(Length)