Traditional tourist cottage
Stephen, for whom I had previously done design work, recently approached me with a further request for cost-effective tourist accommodation in a rural, farm-style design.
Eco-friendly homes
Dionne is looking for an architect who could design a number of environmentally friendly housing options of 40m², 60m² and 80m², with the option of additions but staying true to...
Building a family home in Zambia
Clint wants to build a double-storey family home in Mazabuka in Zambia. See what design Jonno has come up with.
Family home shielded from the elements
The living areas and bedrooms should thus be placed around an enclosed inner courtyard. We also want as many large windows and sliding doors as possible, and the styling should...
New life for an old farmhouse
I recently received a call from Grant, who requested my help with renovations to an old farmhouse on his recently purchased game farm in the Camperdown area of KwaZulu-Natal.
Traditional Lesotho guesthouse
Lekanyane plans on building a traditional guesthouse in Lesotho with stone walls and a thatched roof. Have a look at Jonno's design plans.
Functional & private cottages
I recently received a call from Angela, inviting me to attend a site meeting in a Durban suburb to discuss the design of two cottages on her property for possible...
A children’s ministry village
Themba and his wife own a 15ha piece of land on which they live and farm near Stutterheim. They have been using the farm as a Bible training centre for...
Modern farmhouse in Kenya
Dear Jonno I own a farm in Kenya, and am looking to build a farmhouse with modern interiors. The building site is on a slight...
Practical home additions
James and Jill phoned me to request help with the design of additions to their home in Creighton, KwaZulu-Natal.
Scottish-style, double-storey home
A family in Botswana asked me to design them a Scottish-style, double-storey home. The living area had to be on the ground floor and three bedrooms had to be upstairs.
A large home in Zimbabwe
Kumbirai had a request for a four-bedroom home in Zimbabwe to be built on a farm. Here is the sketch of the house Jonno designed.
Zulu-style tourist cottages
I am in the final stages of refining a large project comprising tourist cottages, as well as wedding and conference facilities, in the foothills of the KwaZulu-Natal Drakensberg.
A traditional three-bedroom double-storey home in KZN
Dear Jonno, I buy the Farmer’s Weekly regularly and have noted your designs for double-storey homes with interest. I’m planning to build a home in northern...
A unique ‘glass house’ design
Christine and her husband want to build a three-bedroom home on one level, with open-plan living rooms surrounding an atrium with glass roofs.
Island property in the Zambezi River
I saw your ‘tented getaway for campers’ concept in the issue of 2 September, and am looking to build something similar for tourists on a 33ha island property in the Zambezi...
A two-bedroom Quaker barn-style home
We would really like your help. We plan to semi-retire in the Eastern Cape on the coast. We have lived and worked in a bushveld/farming environment our whole lives, and...
Retirement home renovations
I received a request from Peter, who wanted me to design a retirement home for him in Howick, in KZN.
Building units to let
Some time ago, Michael from the Midlands Meander in KwaZulu-Natal between Mooi River and Howick, bought a vacant plot and requested that I design a residential home to be constructed...
How to build a period corrugated iron house
Dear Jonno We want to build a period corrugated iron house on our farm, more or less according to the plans I have attached. The land...
