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Double Storey House Plans in Bloemfontein
In Bloemfontein, a second floor is often the way to fit a family house onto a smaller stand or to catch a view. Draughtspersons in Free State can check height limits, building lines and neighbours' consent before the design starts, and arrange the engineer for the upper floor.
New to this? Read the double storey house plans guide for the choices and the questions worth asking before anyone measures up.
Bloemfontein notes on house designs
Bloemfontein's newer suburbs, Langenhoven Park and Fichardt Park among them, favour double storey houses with four bedrooms and large glass, while older Waverley and Hilton owners want to adapt smaller houses. Student accommodation near the University of the Free State and the Central University of Technology drives plans for a cluster of small rooms with shared kitchens. Granny flats suit big Willows and Universitas stands.
Homes and buildings in Bloemfontein
Bloemfontein is the judicial capital and a university city, with sandstone buildings in the centre, Art Deco blocks along Maitland Street and leafy older suburbs such as Westdene, Waverley and Willows. Large erven there are being subdivided for townhouses and flats, and buildings over 60 years old may need heritage approval. Newer estates and lifestyle developments sit toward Langenhoven Park, Brandwag, Bainsvlei and Fichardt Park, while Heidedal, Botshabelo and Thaba Nchu have township extensions. The ground varies from dolerite to expansive clay, so engineers matter. Draughtspersons and architects are well established here.
The requests we see from Bloemfontein usually come from:
- Families building a new house: a family house stacked on a small suburban stand, with bedrooms upstairs and a balcony
- Developers and builders: double storey townhouses and house types that fit more units on a stand
- Owners adding or changing rooms: a second floor added to a single-storey house, after the foundations are checked
- Rental and granny flat investors: double storey units for letting, with separate floors for tenants or student rooms
- Estate agents, sellers and landlords: approved plans for a two-floor home, including the upper floor, ready for transfer
- Shops, offices and restaurants: a shop below with a flat or office above on a narrow commercial erf
- Churches, schools and crèches: a two-floor classroom or hall block that saves space on a small site
- Farms, smallholdings and rural homesteads: a homestead with bedrooms above to catch the breeze and the view of the land
Local tips for Bloemfontein
Most asked for in Bloemfontein: townhouse clusters, student housing and heritage renovations. Who draws them: architects and draughtspersons around Nelson Mandela Drive and Brandwag. A useful tip: ask your agent whether the stand can be subdivided before buying.
Around Bloemfontein the largest group asking is families building a new house, which usually means a family house stacked on a small suburban stand, with bedrooms upstairs and a balcony. Expect sACAP-registered, ECSA engineer on structure as the baseline, and keep in mind: expansive clay and dolerite in places: ask for an engineer's foundation design.
What to include in your request
- The stand size, slope and zoning height limit
- Rooms wanted on each floor and any balcony
- Concrete slab or timber for the upper floor
- Whether this is a new house or an extra floor
- Neighbour and estate approval needed
A rough idea of the rooms is enough: the brief on this page turns it into a block plan and a floor area.
Service area: Bloemfontein and surrounds
Our network covers Bloemfontein together with Botshabelo, Thaba Nchu, Langenhoven Park, Brandwag, Heidedal, Mangaung, Bainsvlei. A street address or the stand number helps a draughtsperson check zoning, building lines and servitudes before quoting.