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Double Storey House Plans in Sandton
In Sandton, 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.
New to this? Read the double storey house plans guide for the choices and the questions worth asking before anyone measures up.
What to know locally in Sandton
Bryanston and Morningside owners often commission four-bedroom homes of 300 square metres or more with a guest suite, a study and a double garage, sometimes as a double storey with a basement. Modern flat roof designs are fashionable in Illovo and Parkmore. Smaller owners in Rivonia look for granny flat plans, while in Alexandra families build upward on small stands, with engineers checking each slab.
Homes and buildings in Sandton
Sandton mixes high-value houses with dense towers. Bryanston, Hyde Park, Morningside and Sandhurst have large stands where old houses are demolished or rebuilt with swimming pools, guest suites and high walls, and Rivonia, Sunninghill and Illovo have townhouse clusters. Apartment buildings and offices fill the node around Maude and Rivonia Road. Alexandra, close by, sees backyard rooms and shop extensions on tiny stands. Design is often handled by registered architects, with draughtspersons working under them for documentation. Many homeowners want 3D renders to show the committee or a bank, and Sandton's quiet streets are tightly governed by scheme rules on coverage and height.
Typical double storey house plans requests in the area 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
- Rental and granny flat investors: double storey units for letting, with separate floors for tenants or student rooms
- Shops, offices and restaurants: a shop below with a flat or office above on a narrow commercial erf
- Owners adding or changing rooms: a second floor added to a single-storey house, after the foundations are checked
- Estate agents, sellers and landlords: approved plans for a two-floor home, including the upper floor, ready for transfer
- Churches, schools and crèches: a two-floor classroom or hall block that saves space on a small site
Local tips for Sandton
Most asked for in Sandton: architect-designed rebuilds, townhouse clusters and 3D renders for committees. Who draws them: architects in Hyde Park, Illovo and Sandhurst, draughtspersons throughout Bryanston. A useful tip: ask the architect for a fixed fee per stage and which views of the 3D are included.
Double Storey House Plans usually suits new two-floor houses and added upper floors, drawn as plans, elevations, sections and stair details. For families building a new house, the biggest group here, that usually means a family house stacked on a small suburban stand, with bedrooms upstairs and a balcony. On the ground: mostly stable ground with dolomite pockets near Sunninghill: ask for a soil report.
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
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Service area: Sandton and surrounds
Draughtspersons and architects on our network work in Sandton and surrounding areas, including Bryanston, Hyde Park, Morningside, Rivonia, Sunninghill, Illovo, Alexandra. Give the suburb or erf number so the quote can include the site visit, travel and the local submission process.
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