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.
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We want to add a second story to the northern flank of this building as indicated in "lugfoto_aanbouings". In the resulting 60m^2 area, we would need a bedroom with a east-facing covered balcony and North-facing windows, a main bathroom and a baby-room. We played with concepts of A-frame type roof structures with dormer windows to the north, or a copy of the existing structure's roof on a second story. Short term, we need to know whether the house can structurally support a second story, how long such a project would take and what the cost of such additions could amount to. Long term we need an Architect and contractor
I'd like to erect an inexpensive 5×7 meter dwelling as the primary dwelling. It should be made from corrugated iron on the outside, a wooden frame which can hold ~ 20mm plywood as the inner wall. It can be a flat roof or a slight trussed roof. I do not want a foundation so elevated on poles or a simple mm concrete slab will suffice. This needs to be approved by the Piketberg Municipality so I don't know if you work in this region.
We are interested in putting in an offer on a property, however we would like to know whether we can do future improvements or remodelling on certain areas of the property. Bathroom and walk in closet. Staircase- actual stairs you are walking on are to narrow need to know if we can change this without doing to much damage.
Prepare plans of the existing property for submission to the municipality One building around a central courtyard with a pool 6 ensuite bedrooms, 3 facing out, 3 in a passage 1-bedroom apartment 2-bedroom apartment reception, staff room office and laundry 2nd building guest lounge/dining room 3rd building 2-bedroom cottage on a plot of approx sqm
Stand is m² , wish list 5 bedrooms ensuite .main bedroom waking closet .3 garages ,study, kitchen , pantry , cinema bar, pool boma ,gymn,open plan lounge , pyjama lounge, 2 or three storey if possible, sunroom on roofdeck,atrium or courtyard with koi pond , morden contemporary or just suprise me
Hi there, We are hoping to get in touch with one of your architects, Janet Williams. We live at 8 Sophia Street, Oranjezicht. Janet drew up plans a few years ago for a shared deck with our neighbour, that unfortunately was rejected by council. We are looking at doing a loft conversion or potentially even adding a double story to our house to create more space for our growing family, but would like to get some professional advice on the cost of doing something like this, and of course will need plans drawn up if it is feasible. Please let me know if you would be able to help us with this and what you charge for a consultation. I've attached the existing house plans for reference. Looking forward to hearing from you!
My building plans were never approved due to discrepancies, even though I was under the impression they had been submitted and approved by my previous architect.Unfortunately, my original architect is unresponsive, so I urgently need a registered professional to: - Review the existing building work. - Correct and resubmit the building plans for approval. - Advise and assist with ensuring compliance with the inspector’s requirements.
The office park should have 3 offices with3 toilets and showers, one office for 2 admin clerks, a printing and photocopying room, one kitchen, two toilets for visitors, two toilets for staff, 1 boardroom for 30 people and a reception with a lobby area for visitors, 2 store rooms, one for cleaning equipments and one for stationery.
Less than sqm extension has been done in the main bedroom. The flat roof design of the house has been upgraded to a modern cross hip tile roofing. We want the drawings to reflect these additions. The estimated area under roof is sqm and the erf size is sqm. Attached please find copy of the house with its type of roof as well as drawings of the original plan
We just bought a free-standing house in Lonehill and want to remodel or redesign it. We want a professional opinion on what is possible. These are some of the things we want to do: - Change the windows to bigger windows - Change sliding doors to bigger stacking doors - Re-arrange the staircase - Extend the kitchen/pantry to one of the bedrooms - Potentially extend the 1st floor to the top of the garage