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...
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.
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...
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.
