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.
Three bedroom house, 1 end suite, two average bedrooms, 1 bath with toilet, single door double garage, open floor (kitchen, lounge and dining arear). Land to be bought is around m2 and looking to build a m2 to m2 house with potential to extend and build a pool in the future. Please attached pictures of how I want the face of the house to be.
Kitchen- 1)Remove Door 2)Relocate sink central to window 3)Remove south elevation wall completely. Lounge/Dinning Area- 1)Square of lounge/Dinning area into existing patio 2)Move patio further out with a Gable style roof approximately 1,5Mx4M Room 1- 1)Relocate window to north elevation 2) install en-suite west elevation (approximately 1,5mx3.3m) Room 2- 1)extend room approximately 1.5m west 2) remove south elevation window Bathroom- 1) Remove tub & install shower 1mx1m 2) Relocate sink Outside- Install boundary wall infront (east)
At present it's a 3 bedroom flat with built in cupboards in two rooms. A kitchen and lounge. One bathroom with bath tub, toilet and basin. I would like to have an open plan kitchen and living room. No formal lounge. Reno current bathroom including a shower over the tub. Convert one bedroom into a dressing room with an bathroom and walk in shower. Change current window frames to aluminium with trellidoor style burglar guards. The huge wall to wall window in the lounge must change to aluminium French doors with trellidoor burglar guards.
I need costs for House Plans only for : High End House - Ushape Barn 4 Bedroom 4 bathroom - all en suite Guest Bathroom Large dining , living, lounge Double Garage Outdoor Living space and veranda Pool Please also allow for 3 x rounds of reverts . I have attached images of a similar plan of a house in the area and the level that we would want the plans executed as well as 3D renderings . Please cost on similar
The house my have combination of attached concept 1 to 3. Add glass to improve natural light and minimize power usage to maintain comfortable room temperature in both winter and summer. -Main bad room on second floor ontop of the garage - Lounge to maintain current location however increased to add a dinner table. - Balcony on main bedroom and above lounge. - Easy access to balcony above lounge for visitors
Good Day I am contemplating building a holiday home in St Helena. The plot is on Golden Mile, about m² in size. The house must be about -m². Open plan and good flow to entertainment area. Double story with view of the beach if possible. 3 rooms on top flowing onto balcony. Extra bedroom on ground floor. Double garage with parking for extra cars in front. Design must be unique. Also use my email address
We are looking at building a house of m2. Looking at the following: Double garage and storeroom Open plan kitchen, dining, lounge Scullery/laundry Main bedroom, dressing room, bathroom Study or two separate areas we can work from – they don’t have to separate rooms Another 2 bedrooms and bathrooms or a shared bathroom Guest loo Patio / braai /fire pit Swimming pool – maybe Looking for a farmhouse style, maybe even a barn style Concrete floors throughout
Attached Plans that I have for the current Structure. We would like to remodel and add on, we would also like the plans to include future addons that we would like to achieve so as that when we are in the position to do those addons we do not need new plans etc. I also attach a rough sketch of our intensions.
We currently have a tiny house (4 m long by 2.3 wide ) which fits a double bed, shelves bath and toilet. We want to extend by building an upstairs section over the existing footprint (so 4 m x 2.3) with an outside deck extension that also acts as a double covered garage (no sides needed on the garage) just decking and paving floor. Please send me a wtsapp text
Good day, we have a current house that we would like to extend/renovate and also add a little cottage to the property. We have something in mind but would like to get a professional opinion as to whether it is possible or a better design plan of what would be possible as well as keeping cost to a minimum taking the area onto consideration. Regards, nicky