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Double Storey House Plans in Johannesburg
In Johannesburg, a second floor is often the way to fit a family house onto a smaller stand or to catch a view. Draughtspersons in Gauteng can check height limits, building lines and neighbours' consent before the design starts, and arrange the engineer for the upper floor.
The main double storey house plans page explains the drawings, the standards and the costs in more detail.
What to know locally in Johannesburg
In Soweto, a three-bedroom house on a township stand such as Protea Glen or Chiawelo has to sit inside narrow building lines and often grows in phases. Northern suburbs families lean towards double storey homes with a covered patio and a scullery, while Bez Valley and Kensington owners ask for compact two-bedroom homes and granny flats at the back. Brief the draughtsperson on your future rooms from day one.
Homes and buildings in Johannesburg
Johannesburg is a patchwork of building types, and the plans differ with each one. In Parkview, Emmarentia, Melville and Linden, old stands of 1,000 square metres and more are being subdivided or filled with garden cottages, while Braamfontein, Maboneng and Jeppestown have offices and warehouses turned into flats. Soweto's Dobsonville, Meadowlands and Orlando West see families extending RDP and four-room houses, with backyard rooms for tenants. The ridges of the Witwatersrand give sloping stands, and mining ground in the south needs care. Plans are drawn by local draughtspersons, architectural technologists and architects, who quote you directly once your request reaches them.
The requests we see from Johannesburg usually come from:
- Families building a new house: a family house stacked on a small suburban stand, with bedrooms upstairs and a balcony
- 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
- Developers and builders: double storey townhouses and house types that fit more units on a stand
- 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
Local tips for Johannesburg
Plans for Johannesburg are mostly drawn like this: draughtspersons in most suburbs, architects in Parkhurst, Melville and the city centre. The requests that come up most: subdivision cottages, backyard rooms in Soweto and inner-city flat conversions. When you ask for quotes, ask for the stand's zoning and any title deed conditions before the first sketch.
Jobs range from about 140 to 400 m² over two floors. Here, families building a new house lead the requests, typically for a family house stacked on a small suburban stand, with bedrooms upstairs and a balcony. One local point to raise: ridges and mine ground in the south: ask about a soil report and engineer's footings.
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: Johannesburg and surrounds
Our network covers Johannesburg together with Sandton, Randburg, Roodepoort, Soweto, Rosebank, Fourways, Melville. A street address or the stand number helps a draughtsperson check zoning, building lines and servitudes before quoting.
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