Getting three draughtspersons to look at your stand in Johannesburg takes calls and weeks. Send one request instead, with the rooms, the stand and what you have now, and we pass it to draughtspersons and architects who work in Johannesburg and nearby areas of Gauteng.
Rondavel House Plans in Johannesburg
Draughtspersons around Johannesburg draw rondavels and hexagonal huts for homesteads, guest lodges and holiday farms across Gauteng. Tell them whether the stand is in a town, on a farm or under a traditional authority, and how far the hut will be from the boundary, because thatch and fire rules depend on it.
New to this? Read the rondavel house plans guide for the choices and the questions worth asking before anyone measures up.
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.
Who asks for rondavel house plans around Johannesburg, most often first:
- Families building a new house: a thatched round room as a lounge, studio or main bedroom added to the house
- Owners adding or changing rooms: joining a rondavel to an existing house with a covered passage and a matching roof
- Rental and granny flat investors: rental rondavels for tourists, drawn to the zoning and the fire rules for thatch
- Developers and builders: a small holiday village of repeat rondavel units on a coastal or bushveld stand
- Estate agents, sellers and landlords: approved drawings for a rondavel on a farm or smallholding being sold, so the bank accepts it
- Shops, offices and restaurants: guest rondavels with en-suites and decks for a lodge, guest farm or tea garden
- Churches, schools and crèches: a round meeting room or crèche hut with good ventilation and a fire-safe roof
Local tips for Johannesburg
Popular here: subdivision cottages, backyard rooms in Soweto and inner-city flat conversions. Ask each draughtsperson about this: ask for the stand's zoning and any title deed conditions before the first sketch. Who does the work: draughtspersons in most suburbs, architects in Parkhurst, Melville and the city centre.
Rondavel House Plans usually suits rondavels, six and eight corner huts, lodges, drawn as plans, sections, roof structure and site plan. For families building a new house, the biggest group here, that usually means a thatched round room as a lounge, studio or main bedroom added to the house. On the ground: ridges and mine ground in the south: ask about a soil report and engineer's footings.
What to include in your request
- Round, six corner or eight corner
- Thatch, sheeting or tile roof
- How many huts and how they link up
- Distance to boundaries and other buildings
- Whether it is a home, a rental or a lodge unit
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: Johannesburg and surrounds
Draughtspersons and architects on our network work in Johannesburg and surrounding areas, including Sandton, Randburg, Roodepoort, Soweto, Rosebank, Fourways, Melville. Give the suburb or erf number so the quote can include the site visit, travel and the local submission process.
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