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Hillbilly Homes

Farmer’s weekly brings you the latest Hillbilly Homes.

A traditional home in Hillcrest

Dear Jonno We would appreciate it if you would consider posting a suggested design for us in your next article. We would like to build a...

A retirement home sketch

Dear Jonno, My husband and I are planning our retirement home on our newly acquired farm in the north-eastern Free State. We enjoy your innovative...

Revised bush retreat sketch

I received an email from Peter and Dalene asking me to revise their sketch. They preferred two separate wings for the bedroom sections, and to keep within the private development allowable area of 250m².

An eco-friendly cottage

It is possible to design an eco-friendly cottage. Jonno shows us how.

A new lease of life for farm rondavels

Approximately seven years ago, I designed a home for Pete and his family on a golf estate.

Ideal cottage for granny

A single garage and staff quarters is converted into the granny cottage.

A home in which to retire

Dear Jonno I recently purchased an 8ha smallholding on which I plan to grow macadamias. The building on the property is not worth repairing, so...

A house with character

Jonno designs a house on an elevated slope for Pamela.

Roofs to the rescue

Dear Jonno One of my employees, a widow, owns a shack in the township, and is in the process of building herself a better home. She...

A cottage among the acacia trees

Mark, a previous client of mine who owns a game farm in Limpopo, visited my studio on his way to the KZN coast.

A camping site in Botswana

Dear Jonno I stumbled across your fascinating plans in a Farmer’s Weekly magazine, and would like you to help me with a design. I acquired...

Self-catering accommodation for hunters

Recently, two game farm owners – from Limpopo and Mpumalanga respectively – asked me to design two-bedroom, self-catering accommodation units for hunters and off-season visitors to their farms.
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