Architect’s Plans

Revamping a heritage home? Take your inspiration from this renovation. Originally built in 1907, this house had been unsympathetically altered over the years....

Ideal for a steep, narrow stand, this modern triple-storey home has been designed for easy living and boasts three bedrooms and a guest suite, plus a large deck for entertaining....

With its pitched roof, wraparound balcony, large picture windows and traditional styling, this double-storey, four-bedroom timber beach house is ideal for life at the coast....

Set in a bushveld context, this single-storey, three-bedroom home has a contemporary farmhouse feel....

To respect the rich farming tradition of the surrounding area, Tracy Levinson of LevEco Architects (083 635 4466, 032 946 1096 or [email protected]) designed this four-bedroom family home as a series of single-storey structures with pitched corrugated roofs....

Faced with an unusual triangular stand with a tricky 6m slope, architect Ochert Wasserman of Arca Architects and Designers (012 346 4061 or arca-architects.co.za) designed this 420m2 four-bedroom home to be built on three levels....

Looking to build on a busy road? Enhance your privacy with this plan for a farmhouse-style home centred around a tranquil courtyard. ...

As there are no straight lines in nature, architect Gavin Houldin of Houldin + Partners (082 904 2343) used rounded forms to create the curvilinear design of this spectacular game lodge-style home. ...

Set on a scenic golf estate, this Mauritian plantation-style home was created by Geoff Hewitt of Hewitt Velissariou Architecture (082 822 3370 or 031 539 6755)....

Madeleen Schnitter of Schnitter & Company Architects (012 430 7162) believes that the three key areas to focus on when building an eco-friendly home are orientation, insulation and energy usage....