A tree house design
Dear Jonno My husband and I open our Farmer’s Weekly to your ‘Hillbilly Homes’ column before paging to any of the other interesting topics. We...
Space to expand into
Dear Jonno I have a farm outside Ficksburg in the eastern Free State on which I would like to construct a small, open-plan cottage. It...
Dual-purpose game cottages
These are dual-purpose cottages, so hunters could occupy them during the hunting season, and eco-tourists could occupy them during the off-season
A getaway cottage
Mr and Mrs Thompson from Johannesburg asked me to design a ‘permanent get-away’ for them on a site they had bought in an established wildlife development near the Kruger National...
Accommodation for adventurers
I received a call from a KZN midlands farmer, to come and see some outbuildings that he would like to convert into accommodation for...
Local flair cottage
Dear Jonno We intend building a comfortable two-bedroom home, with a third room for crafts and other activities, and would like to utilise as many...
Upgrading a safari lodge
I received a call from Andrew, an acquaintance from some 15 years ago, to upgrade existing accommodation and catering facilities at a private game park...
Lodging for outdoor enthusiasts
I received a call from a Farmer’s Weekly reader in the KwaZulu-Natal Midlands to design an upmarket lodge developnment. After browsing through my many...
A small but stylish home
Dear Jonno I’m a regular reader of Farmer’s Weekly, and am also intrigued by all the different home styles you devise. I am recently widowed and...
A better house out of the ashes
Dear Jonno We really need your help: our thatch home burnt down! Please find attached the photo of what is left as well as the...
New or improved staff quarters
Dear Jonno I follow your page in the Farmer’s Weekly every week. Thank you for all your ideas. I am a small farmer in a low-...
A home with a planted atrium
Dear Jonno We were inspired by a layout we saw in the Farmer’s Weekly of 25 December last year, in which a cottage was converted into...
A rustic chapel
Paul, a previous client, has requested that the wedding facility he had been thinking of for the last six months go ahead. I suggested...
Stylish and cost-effective home
Dear Sarah and Gary Thank you for the informative afternoon on site and ideas for your new home. Attached here are the layout sketches for...
Imposing steel shed conversion
Dear Jonno I want to convert a 12m x 25m x 4,5m steel shed into a house for myself. Each pitched side has a mezzanine...
A room with a view of the Drakensberg
I got a call from a couple in the Midlands who bought a farm with the most magnificent view of the Drakensberg, writes Jonno.
A stylish retirement home
Dear John and Sue Thank you for the feedback on your retirement home. You said previously that you required the dimensions of the home to...
Going traditional or modern
Enquiries from our rural folk are usually for traditional, farm-style homes that blend in with the environment.
A modern wedding venue
Dear Jonno I need your help as we intend building a wedding hall that can cater for just over 200 people on a 6 400m2...
A home among the mountains
Good day Jonno We are keen to proceed with the development of our property at a mountain estate in North West. We have draft plans and...
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