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Blog: Tips on creating a basic home office
It appears the lifestyle guru’s predictions for home ‘cocooning’ (or shall we just stick to ‘home isolation’) could not have been truer. Most of the
Author: Kirstin Lund
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Blog: Sketching house plans
Some people do puzzles or soduko. I sketch house plans. Or give myself house plan challenges. The most economical design, the smallest space (e.g. a
Planning
Planning: Building admin
Managing money If you want your project to stay within a tight budget range, you have to keep a daily record of your spend and
Finishes
Finishes: Pool
South Africa’s most loved garden accessory! It’s become a trend to place water near the house as it brings life to the structure, while the
Case Studies
Case study 7: New build No.4
Johannesburg, Saxonwold 2018. After a frustrating renovation, nothing beats the clean, fresh canvas that is an empty stand. Now that we’d chosen the inner hub
Planning
Planning: Building Terminology
Pre-build building terminology Sketch drawings First set of drawings done by an architect for concept purposes. Often include more elevation sketches with coloured landscaping and
Case Studies
Case study 6: Renovation No.2
Johannesburg, The Parks 2015 There is a reason I love building new houses from scratch – renovations are hard! Firstly, the main reason you’re probably
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Blog: Lessons learnt
Today I did my normal site visit and stumbled on a huge problem with the slab form work. Slab, concrete, steel, stone – you know
Case Studies
Case Study 5: New build no.3
Cape Town, Hout Bay 2015 A large, mountain side plot with sweeping north facing views of the village and valley tempted us to attempt the
Case Studies
Case study 4: New build No. 2
Cape Town, Hout Bay 2012. Having had one successful build under the belt, I was ready to try a bigger, better and more sophisticated project