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Double Storey House Plans in Upington
In Upington, a second floor is often the way to fit a family house onto a smaller stand or to catch a view. Draughtspersons in Northern Cape 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 Upington
Upington families ask for single storey houses with big roof overhangs, covered stoeps and a courtyard or braai area for the cool evenings, and with north-facing windows shaded for the summer sun. Flat-roofed modern houses suit the dry climate well. Farm owners along the river often need a second house for a manager and cottages for seasonal workers, while Paballelo owners add backyard rooms for family or rent.
Homes and buildings in Upington
Upington is an oasis town on the Orange River, where vineyards, date palms and raisin farms push right up to the edge of the Kalahari. Houses in Rosedale, Oasis and Progress are face-brick or plastered with deep stoeps and shade, while Paballelo and Louisvale have township homes and backyard rooms. Outside town, river-front stands at Kakamas, Keimoes and Kanoneiland call for farmhouses, lodges and packing sheds. Summer heat of 40 degrees is normal, so orientation, thick walls and roof shading shape every drawing. Draughtspersons in Upington travel along the river to measure up.
The requests we see from Upington usually come from:
- Families building a new house: a family house stacked on a small suburban stand, with bedrooms upstairs and a balcony
- Farms, smallholdings and rural homesteads: a homestead with bedrooms above to catch the breeze and the view of the land
- 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
- Rental and granny flat investors: double storey units for letting, with separate floors for tenants or student rooms
- Churches, schools and crèches: a two-floor classroom or hall block that saves space on a small site
- Estate agents, sellers and landlords: approved plans for a two-floor home, including the upper floor, ready for transfer
- Developers and builders: double storey townhouses and house types that fit more units on a stand
Local tips for Upington
Most asked for in Upington: farmhouses, lodges and shaded family houses for heat. Who draws them: draughtspersons in the CBD and Rosedale, architects serving the river farms. A useful tip: ask for shading and cross ventilation to be shown on the drawings.
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: extreme heat, red Kalahari sand and river flood lines: ask for site and soil advice.
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
The more detail you give, the more accurate your quote will be. The brief below sketches the rooms and works out a floor area for you.
Service area: Upington and surrounds
Requests from Upington go to people who already draw plans for Keimoes, Kakamas, Paballelo, Louisvale, Groblershoop, Kanoneiland and the rest of the area. Mention whether the stand is in an estate or complex, because design rules there come before council.