Thursday, May 26, 2011

26th may design meeting

Suzanne Kamotho Mark Paul
excellent meeting today. Welcome on board Suzanne Watts.

Mark mixing two and three beds in the same block is a bad plan. As they are of a different standard. So at least within a block you should not mix the two sizes.

Suzanne says three bed rooms sell for a better price.

kamotho if we have three bed at the back we must lose parking (back is on the right on the way into the main gate.)

Mark prices 4.5 and 6.5 m Suzanne says that is about right.

Move toilet window over the toilet in the three bed bathroom.

Move kitchen doors to the middle of the outside wall to gain another row of cupboards. And to the middle of the inside wall.

Don't overlap bed room cupboards with beds. Beds are 2.2 meters

Do we want front balconies? Suzanne Answer Glaze/cover in the balcony. Make it a conservatory.

Mark move the second bathroom to beside the living room in the the bedroom. And only have TWO bathrooms in the three bedroom. Kamotho to change the bedroom design.

Mark need to do change of user before NEMA. Kamotho says that is indeed the official line but you can go ahead with Nema before change of user is approved.

Change of user two weeks, kamotho. Algimation almost done.

If no nema reply within ninety days then you can assume approval.

Suzanne get on with gov approvals. Design is enough. K agrees.

Renders company for advertising.

Move window in two bedroom master away from bed.

Suzanne and Kamotho to exchange diagrams. Please do CC Paul and Mark!




Thursday, May 12, 2011

Architectural Design Meeting 10th May

Made the front door to each apartment large to allow for furniture and other large objects to enter the apartment. Paul

move toilet at the front door to beside the master bedroom wall. Kamotho

Mark said that the correct measurements of the plot are 60.5 * 25.7 meters. This means there will not be much room for parking. If the parking is at the "back" of the plot then both of those blocks will now have to be all 2 bebroom. The "back" is the two blocks on the right as you go through the main entrance.


The only possible ratios of 2 bed to 3 bed apartments are

4 to 4   50%
3 to 5   37.5%
2 to 6   25%
1 to 7  12.5%

The first block should be on the LEFT as you go in the main gate. The main gate is on the short side of the plot. This is to test the market

Kamotho noted that we may require underground parking.

Kamotho submitted exterior 3d views which were generally approved of by those present. Lots of natural stone, a bay windows and other decorations to improve the look of the rectangular block.

If more 3 beds are needed they will have to be build on the front side where there is no parking.