Looking for 3 bedroom house plans in Cape Town? FloorPlan.co.za puts families, builders and developers in Cape Town in touch with draughtspersons and architects serving Cape Town and nearby areas of Western Cape. Send one request and you receive quotes directly, free and with no obligation.
3 Bedroom House Plans in Cape Town
Three bedroom homes make up most of the new family houses drawn in Cape Town, from suburban stands to extensions on township plots. Draughtspersons in Western Cape know the local building lines, coverage limits and submission steps, and can fit a layout to the way your stand lies.
Want to know more first? Our 3 bedroom house plans guide covers the options, the rules and what affects the price.
Cape Town notes on house designs
House plans here must respond to the site: a south-easter-proof layout in Bloubergstrand, a double storey on a Camps Bay slope, a compact brick home in Delft or Philippi. North-facing living rooms and deep stoeps help in cool, wet winters. Rooflines, parapets and glazing must be drawn to resist wind. Ask for rainwater and stormwater details on sloping sites, which the City reviews closely.
Homes and buildings in Cape Town
Cape Town is a patchwork of stand types. On the Atlantic seaboard and in Constantia and Bishopscourt, large houses sit on steep slopes with views, wind and heritage rules. Woodstock, Observatory and the Bo-Kaap hold Victorian cottages where alterations are closely watched. On the Cape Flats, Mitchells Plain and Khayelitsha homes get backyard rooms and extra storeys, while the sandy ground and high winter water table shape the foundations. Northern suburbs such as Durbanville and Milnerton favour new estates with design guidelines. Plans go through the City of Cape Town, and many owners ask for both drawings and an engineer.
Typical 3 bedroom house plans requests in the area come from:
- Families building a new house: the family house on a suburban or estate stand, with a garage and a covered patio
- Owners adding or changing rooms: two extra bedrooms added to a small house, with the old and new work clearly shown
- Developers and builders: three bedroom house types repeated across a cluster or a row of stands
- Estate agents, sellers and landlords: approved plans or a clear listing layout for a three bedroom house on the market
- Rental and granny flat investors: three bedroom houses designed for letting, with a durable finish and easy upkeep
- Shops, offices and restaurants: a manager's or owner's house next to a shop, lodge or workshop
- Churches, schools and crèches: a three bedroom parsonage or teacher's house on church or school grounds
- Farms, smallholdings and rural homesteads: a three bedroom farmhouse or village house with a wide stoep and a store room
Local tips for Cape Town
Most asked for in Cape Town: sloping-site homes, heritage alterations and backyard dwellings. Who draws them: studios in Woodstock, Claremont and the city bowl, draughtspersons in every suburb. A useful tip: ask whether an overlay zone or heritage area applies before the first sketch.
3 Bedroom House Plans usually suits family homes, garages and township houses, drawn as plans, elevations, sections and site plan. For families building a new house, the biggest group here, that usually means the family house on a suburban or estate stand, with a garage and a covered patio. On the ground: south-easter wind, sandy Flats and steep slopes: ask for an engineer's report.
What to include in your request
- The erf number, stand size and any title deed limits
- Your layout preference: linear, L-shape or courtyard
- En-suite, family bathroom, scullery and garage wishes
- Whether there is an existing house on the stand
- Whether the plans must be submitted to council
Detail saves a wasted site visit. Fill in the brief below and the form adds up the floor area for you.
Service area: Cape Town and surrounds
Our network covers Cape Town together with Century City, Woodstock, Epping, Montague Gardens, Paarden Eiland, Claremont, Salt River. A street address or the stand number helps a draughtsperson check zoning, building lines and servitudes before quoting.