290 Amandasig
Block 290, Amandasig, Soshanguve
A family home where every window is sized on the page
The client bought the corner stand in Block 290 with a clear brief: a three-storey family home, basement entertainment level, swimming pool, and a north-facing living wing that opened the full width of the stand. They had two non-negotiables — the design had to honour the SANS 10400-XA energy compliance they would need to pass at final inspection, and they wanted the architect who drew the plan to be the one on site.
Why those two? Because the previous two architects they had spoken to gave them renderings and an "approximate" quote. By the time the contractor opened the wall, the design had drifted. They didn't want that. They wanted one hand, one plan, one build.
Designed for compliance, drawn for buildability
32 windows. 36.65 m² of safety glass. A 4-page fenestration schedule specifying U-value, SHGC, frame type, opening direction, fall-protection height, and safety-glazing zone for every opening on every elevation. That schedule wasn't an afterthought — it was the second document we drew, before the floor plan was even signed off.
Because the same hand drew the plan and ran the site, the design intent survived every detail call. When the glazier asked on a Tuesday whether the corner unit could shift 200 mm to clear a beam, the architect was there with the elevation and the structural coord in hand. The answer was no, the line stayed, the build stayed on plan. The plan passed first time at submission.
Daily site presence, weekly client walkthrough, monthly cost-to-complete reconciliation against a fixed-fee quote drawn from a complete plan. No provisional sums, no "extras once we open the wall."
738 m² delivered. Plan passed first time.
14 months from first dig to keys. 738 m² of finished space across three storeys and a basement entertainment level. Pool, north-facing living wing, 32 windows with the 4-page fenestration schedule installed exactly as drawn. SANS 10400-XA energy compliance passed at first inspection.
The keys-and-pack delivered to the client: as-built drawings, the full fenestration schedule, material specifications, NHBRC enrolment certificate, occupancy certificate, and the SANS 10400 compliance file. The build is the plan, with proof.
Planning a 700 m²+ architect-led build?
Get a fixed-fee quote from a complete plan, drawn for SANS 10400-XA energy compliance and built by the same hand. Fenestration scheduled on the page, not argued on site.