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 is basically a big hall/barn style house and all rooms inside will be dry walling. It will be a rectangular structure with folding doors in the front and an outside door in the back with a double garage attached. The walls should be 3 meters high as the main bedroom will be on a deck over the back side/kitchen area of the house. The two bathrooms will be above each other, with 5 windows at the bottom equally spaced to allow for 5 of 4 meter rooms whick includes the bathroom. There will not be a conventional ceiling in the house only boards in between the roof structures. But I need advice for the rooms. The kitchen and bottom bathroom will be beneath the deck which will act as a ceiling.
I am looking to add minor work to my house plan as well extensions that requires coct approval. Minor work Boundary brick wall 3M height x wide Carport to be converted into a garage – front and back garage door to be added and close up the sides of the carport with brick and and the rest clear sheets for light to come in converted into a garage. Swimming pool 6x4m Firepit and brick benches L-Shape Outside toilet Extensions: Stoop and lounge area front of house 1M forward. Extensions to the back making the main bedroom bigger adding an en-suite and interleading room for one of my kids currently sharing the room. Lounge window converted into a sliding door.
Concept is for a container home, resting on pre-casted concrete walls. 8x 12m HQ containers as per "DESIGN PLAN" attached 3rd floor (Containers): 3x bedrooms (1x main with ensuite) + (2x smaller rooms sharing bathroom) + (balcony) 2nd floor (Containers): Open plan living space with kitchen + small balcony + Toilet 1st floor (Concrete): Double garage + small washing room + workshop area + Toilet
I need plan of my old house to be through and also the new extensions I want to add to my house told me Cape Town told me they can’t found my old plan on the system right it needs to be thrown again that I can’t found my house so I I must throw the plane of the resistant house over a guy What is your old house I couldn’t get hold of my plane
Good afternoon We are busy with a new development and would like to run a promotion whereby investor can get a free interior design consultation and a furniture voucher if the purchase a unit in the month of August. We will pay for the service and present the voucher to the client. Could you please give me a call to discuss your fees and if you would be willing to parktake in the promotion?
Our family owns a large property that was initially acquired to be an old age home. The home was discontinued during covid pandemic. The property is m2 And has an existing structure (building) on it. We are looking for a professional architect to guide us one 1. The feasibility to restructure and reconfigure the house into units for rent. 2. To what extent we can / cannot leverage the existing structure? 3. Assess the strength/ suitability of the current foundation and it capability to support a concrete slab to create upstairs units for rent ? 4. Highlight risks associated with the existing property structure See attached photos of what we had in mind We eagerly await your response.
Looking for an affordable quote and urgent (this week asap) assistance to draft a 50m2 cabin's plan I want to build in Betty's Bay. I will provide the design and full detail (not in a usable file format) to avoid time being wasted on changes. The architect can simply copy and paste my design to draft the plan and submit it for council approval this week in Kleinmond ...or I can submit the plan.
Basics. Cost effective. Low fire hazard. Off grid will be advantage. 1 bedroom, bathroom (dont think on suite) , open plan kitchen lounge Initial use for hosting Bible study and craft sessions. At least 6x6 open area. If needed easy switch to flatlet On a small holding...no municipal services Challenges: terrible turf soil Borehole water very hard.
Project is to renovate an old bryanston house in phases. Starting with the interior, ceiling, walls, floors for the entire house. then remodelling a newish bathroom and building a walkin cupboard from scratch for the main bathroom. We'd like to start with the end in mind, so to have a full picture of evertyhing, including the exterior walls and roof. We have a contractor we trust and have seen several projects he's done for friends but he is clueless when it comes to helping with the design/redesign, especially around remodelling the bathroom for more space and the walk in cupboard.