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DANIEL LAMB HOME DESIGNS

“IN THE OFFICE” DRAWING REFERENCE SYSTEM EXTERNAL HARDRIVE: We store all our projects on an external hardrive.

PROJECT FOLDER: Eg. “Van Schoor Plans” (Folders named according to client’s surnames

THE AUTOCAD FILE: Eg. “Van Schoor Plans.dwg” file

The company doesn’t have any form of media advertisement, however, it is advertised via ‘word-of-mouth’, via business cards, or referrals by clients. Most of the work we source is from around the area he lives. a) Currently it’s only Mr Lamb and I in this company. Originally he had worked alone for many years. I was the first student to work under him. He was my high school Civil Technology educator. When I finished my first year of studies I started working for him (as he also had his own practice as an architectural technologist) b) Mr Lamb generally sources all of the work. He also does his own admin work and handles the clients. He also does the draught work of projects. My job is basically to assist and draught up projects. In some cases I assist with the designing and admin work. c) Clients report to Mr Lamb and he then briefs the project to me. We would either work together on one project, where discussion would happen throughout the whole project, or he would send me home with a project to finish and he would tweak it after. d) In general, Mr Lamb is responsible for handling the clients. He briefs me on what the client wants. Then we work on the draughting together. In certain cases he will involve me with the admin work such as council submission forms.

DANIEL LAMB HOME DESIGNS

“ABRAHAMS’ PLANS”

“ABRAHAMS’ PLANS”

DANIEL LAMB HOME DESIGNS

REVIEW •

This is a drawing prepared for the local authority, where it has to be scrutinized by the different departments. The people in these respective departments will then check and investigate if all the information on this page is correct to their regulations.

• The drawing serves a purpose of a formal legal document of the information on the client’s property/ site, and all that is being built and how or what is used during the construction - which is hereby produced to the local council.

• Preferably, this document should not be produced in another way. This document has to be as presentable and legible as possible, for the council to scrutinize. The layout of this drawing and information might change, depending on the architect at work. However, the type of information and drawings must remain the same.

• THIS SPECIFIC PAGE OF INFORMATION CONTAINS: – SITE PLAN – GROUND FLOOR PLAN – DETAILED DRAWINGS – SPECIFICATIONS – DETAILS OF CLIENT AND ARCHITECTECTURAL TECHNOLOGIST The site plan and ground floor plan had been merged. However in some cases it is separated. In this case it had been merged to save space and the overall amount of pages used. This information had been prepared on an A3 page.

Generally, the information on the site plan MUST contain – as seen here – a north point (shows where and how the house is orientated), boundary lines(and its dimensions), building lines (and its dimensions – these dimensions are to indicate to council exactly what land, in relation to the surrounding properties, belongs to the owner and where there are restrictions for them to build), it should show buildings or components already exist on the site. However it is shown by colour – when the plan is printed – (i.e. existing components on the common drawn site plan is not coloured in). Information also to be included on the drawing is the drawing title, erf number, address, distance to nearest crossing (road), drainage plan, boundary walls, distance of offset from the house to the boundary, carriage-way-crossing indicated, the position of the building.

The ground floor plan was drawn with the site plan to save paper space. On a general ground floor plan, and as shown here, the drawing must contain the layout of al the rooms, names of the rooms, the floor coverings, the area of the rooms, sufficient dimensions of all room and wall (including boundary walls) widths and lengths – so that the reader himself can also work out the room area and

where things are to be positioned. Section lines are also to be drawn on the plan, which are to be referred to when “viewing/ reading” the sectional drawings. Dotted lines are to indicate any demolished work and a different set of dotted or dashed lines are to indicate lintels. All existing components of the house, when printed, are indicated by colouring them in black. It is optional to show the window and door schedule codes – the other option is to indicate them on the elevations.

Detailed drawings (details W, R, D) are mainly for construction purposes. This indicates exactly how the structure will be built, exact sizes (to a set scale), materials that are used, fixatives to be used, dimensions – regarding timber spacing, etc.

These should be referred back to the ground floor plan, as it indicates the position of the detail.

Specifications are for construction requirements. It indicates in theory what, where or how a component of the building should be constructed. And if anything had been omitted visually, it should be referred to in the specifications.

The area in which the details of the client and architectural technologist are produced, we usually refer to as the “title block”. The details of the client (the owner of the site/ house) has to be produced in this document. It should state the client/s’ name/ initials and surname. Also, in the title block, it should state what has been designed and drawn up for them (e.g. Proposed extension), their erf number (the property/ site number/ code) and the exact address. No contact details to the client has to be produced. When the plans are ready to be submitted, the client should print their signature on it to make it an official/ legal document. The architectural technologist’s details MUST be produced. It has to state their name/ company name, their registration number, the drawing number (the drawing number indicates the number of drawings done to date for the year), the drawing date (date when the drawing was complete) and further contact details (the telephone number, the address and/ or email address). When this document is produced and ready to be submitted, the architectural technologist should sign it, then it is recorded as a legal/ official document. If there are any corrections to be made or checked, the council should contact the architectural technologist for them to collect and do so.

DANIEL LAMB HOME DESIGNS

“ABRAHAMS’ PLANS”

“ABRAHAMS’ PLANS”

DANIEL LAMB HOME DESIGNS

REVIEW •

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This is a drawing prepared for the local authority, where it has to be scrutinized by the different departments. The people in these respective departments will then check and investigate if all the information on this page is correct to their regulations.

The drawing serves a purpose of a formal legal document of the information on the client’s property/ site, and all that is being built and how or what is used during the construction - which is hereby produced to the local council.

Preferably, this document should not be produced in another way. This document has to be as presentable and legible as possible, for the council to scrutinize. The layout of this drawing and information might change, depending on the architect at work. However, the type of information and drawings must remain the same.

THIS SPECIFIC PAGE OF INFORMATION CONTAINS: – DRAWING TITLE AND SCALE – FIRST FLOOR PLAN – SITE COVERAGE – DETAILED DRAWINGS – SECTIION – SPECIFICATIONS – DETAILS OF CLIENT AND ARCHITECTECTURAL TECHNOLOGIST

The drawing title and scale of the drawing should be legible and clear. This is to indicate to the reader exactly what the drawing is and how scale relates to the actual sizes. The drawings MUST be to an appropriate scale, also for legibility. A drawing title should also be in a larger bolder text so that it is clear and legible to the reader.

On a general first floor plan, and as shown here, the drawing must contain the layout of al the rooms, names of the rooms, the floor coverings, the area of the rooms, sufficient dimensions of all room and wall widths and lengths – so that the reader himself can also work out the room area and where things are to be positioned. Section lines are also to be drawn on the plan (to match up with the ground floor sectional lines), which are to be referred to when “viewing/ reading” the sectional drawings. It is optional to show the window and door schedule codes – the other option is to indicate them on the elevations.

The site coverage, basically, tells the reader what percentage of the site is built on.

According to council regulations, the maximum site coverage is 50%. However, if the owner maxes out their coverage allowance, there would normally be a specific “departure” fee they should pay so the plans could be approved. The site coverage list includes the area of the site, the total area of all the components together, and thereafter, the calculated percentage of what land has been covered (built on).

Detailed drawings (detail x) is mainly for construction purposes. This indicates exactly

how the structure will be built, exact sizes (to a set scale), materials that are used, fixatives to be used, dimensions – regarding spacing, etc. These should be referred back to the first floor plan, as it indicates the position of the detail.

A section, as seen here, is a drawing which illustrates a structure being “cut” through, in elevation. The cut is situated, referring back to the to the floor plans, where the “cutting” / section lines are drawn. The sections are titled according to the section lines (i.e. “Section A-A”). The section illustrates how exactly the structure is constructed (visually and textually). The text (as referred to by annotations) helps explain/ elaborate on the visual components. The section shows the foundations (and its dimensions), The walls – external an internal(with annotation to its dimensions). From the section, we obtain the heights of the different levels of the house (i.e. the ground floor level, ceiling level, roof level, etc.) A section usually “cuts” through the window/ door, the floor (compact fill, concrete slab, screed – which is annotated to explain its components), the rooms, room names and dimensions, the roof structure and its slope.

Specifications are for construction requirements. It indicates in theory what, where or how a component of the building should be constructed. And if anything had been omitted visually, it should be referred to in the specifications.

The area in which the details of the client and architectural technologist are produced, we usually refer to as the “title block”. The details of the client (the owner of the site/ house) has to be produced in this document. It should state the client/s’ name/ initials and surname. Also, in the title block, it should state what has been designed and drawn up for them (e.g. Proposed extension), their erf number (the property/ site number/ code) and the exact address. No contact details to the client has to be produced. When the plans are ready to be submitted, the client should print their signature on it to make it an official/ legal document. The architectural technologist’s details MUST be produced. It has to state their name/ company name, their registration number, the drawing number (the drawing number indicates the number of drawings done to date for the year), the drawing date (date when the drawing was complete) and further contact details (the telephone number, the address and/ or email address). When this document is produced and ready to be submitted, the architectural technologist should sign it, then it is recorded as a legal/ official document. If there are any corrections to be made or checked, the council should contact the architectural technologist for them to collect and do so.

DANIEL LAMB HOME DESIGNS

“ABRAHAMS’ PLANS”

“ABRAHAMS’ PLANS”

DANIEL LAMB HOME DESIGNS

REVIEW •

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This is a drawing prepared for the local authority, where it has to be scrutinized by the different departments. The people in these respective departments will then check and investigate if all the information on this page is correct to their regulations.

The drawing serves a purpose of a formal legal document of the information on the client’s property/ site, and all that is being built and how or what is used during the construction - which is hereby produced to the local council.

Preferably, this document should not be produced in another way. This document has to be as presentable and legible as possible, for the council to scrutinize. The layout of this drawing and information might change, depending on the architect at work. However, the type of information and drawings must remain the same.

THIS SPECIFIC PAGE OF INFORMATION CONTAINS: – DRAWING TITLES AND SCALES – SECTIION – ELEVATIONS – SPECIFICATIONS – DETAILS OF CLIENT AND ARCHITECTECTURAL TECHNOLOGIST

The drawing title and scale of the drawing should be legible and clear. This is to indicate to the reader exactly what the drawing is and how scale relates to the actual sizes. The drawings MUST be to an appropriate scale, also for legibility.

A drawing title should also be in a larger bolder text so that it is clear and legible to the reader.

A section, as seen here, is a drawing which illustrates a structure being “cut” through, in elevation. The cut is situated, referring back to the to the floor plans, where the “cutting” / section lines are drawn. The sections are titled according to the section lines (i.e. “Section A-A”). The section illustrates how exactly the structure is constructed (visually and textually). The text (as referred to by annotations) helps explain/ elaborate on the visual components. The section shows the foundations (and its dimensions), The walls – external an internal(with annotation to its dimensions). From the section, we obtain the heights of the different levels of the house (i.e. the ground floor level, ceiling level, roof level, etc.) A section usually “cuts” through the window/ door, the floor (compact fill, concrete slab, screed – which is annotated to explain its components), the rooms, room names and dimensions, the roof structure and its slope.

An elevation is a view of the house from its exterior. The title of the elevation

depends on the orientation of the house (e.g. East elevation – means it’s facing the east direction). The elevation should contain the position of the NGL (natural ground level), the position of the ground floor level (indicated on the drawing by “GFL”), the first floor level (indicated on the drawing by “FFL”), the position of the roof (since it is a parapet roof – in the drawing – the roof position is indicated by a dashed line), it should indicate the wall finish (e.g. plastered & painted or face-brick, etc.). The elevation is usually produced from the sections and plan to obtain the heights and positions of components (e.g. such as window positions, or floor levels).

Specifications are for construction requirements. It indicates in theory what, where or how a component of the building should be constructed. And if anything had been omitted visually, it should be referred to in the specifications.

The area in which the details of the client and architectural technologist are produced, we usually refer to as the “title block”. The details of the client (the owner of the site/ house) has to be produced in this document. It should state the client/s’ name/ initials and surname. Also, in the title block, it should state what has been designed and drawn up for them (e.g. Proposed extension), their erf number (the property/ site number/ code) and the exact address. No contact details to the client has to be produced. When the plans are ready to be submitted, the client should print their signature on it to make it an official/ legal document. The architectural technologist’s details MUST be produced. It has to state their name/ company name, their registration number, the drawing number (the drawing number indicates the number of drawings done to date for the year), the drawing date (date when the drawing was complete) and further contact details (the telephone number, the address and/ or email address). When this document is produced and ready to be submitted, the architectural technologist should sign it, then it is recorded as a legal/ official document. If there are any corrections to be made or checked, the council should contact the architectural technologist for them to collect and do so.

DANIEL LAMB HOME DESIGNS

“ABRAHAMS’ PLANS”

“ABRAHAMS’ PLANS”

DANIEL LAMB HOME DESIGNS

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This is a drawing prepared for the local authority, where it has to be scrutinized by the different departments. The people in these respective departments will then check and investigate if all the information on this page is correct to their regulations.

The drawing serves a purpose of a formal legal document of the information on the client’s property/ site, and all that is being built and how or what is used during the construction - which is hereby produced to the local council.

Preferably, this document should not be produced in another way. This document has to be as presentable and legible as possible, for the council to scrutinize. The layout of this drawing and information might change, depending on the architect at work. However, the type of information and drawings must remain the same.

THIS SPECIFIC PAGE OF INFORMATION CONTAINS: – DRAWING TITLES AND SCALES – DRAINAGE SECTIION – ELEVATIONS – DETAILS OF CLIENT AND ARCHITECTECTURAL TECHNOLOGIST

The drawing title and scale of the drawing should be legible and clear. This is to indicate to the reader exactly what the drawing is and how scale relates to the actual sizes. The drawings MUST be to an appropriate scale, also for legibility.

A drawing title should also be in a larger bolder text so that it is clear and legible to the reader.

The drainage section is a drawing which explains how all the drainage connections work in the building and how it runs out of the building – to a main (municipal) connection. The section is always taken from the plan to plot out distances and positions of connections. Here you will calculate exactly how far rodding eyes (RE), inspection chambers (IC), manholes (MH) are apart from each other, how deep they are, it states the slope the underground pipe is running at and the diameter and the material its made from. The calculations are mainly to obtain the depths and invert levels. Distances are measured on site and plotted on plan, and thereafter, plotted to the section.

An elevation is a view of the house from its exterior. The title of the elevation depends on the orientation of the house (e.g. East elevation – means it’s facing the east direction). The elevation should contain the position of the NGL (natural ground level), the position of the ground floor level (indicated on the drawing by “GFL”), the first floor level (indicated on the drawing by “FFL”),

the position of the roof (since it is a parapet roof – in the drawing – the roof position is indicated by a dashed line), it should indicate the wall finish (e.g. plastered & painted or face-brick, etc.). The elevation is usually produced from the sections and plan to obtain the heights and positions of components (e.g. such as window positions, or floor levels).

The area in which the details of the client and architectural technologist are produced, we usually refer to as the “title block”. The details of the client (the owner of the site/ house) has to be produced in this document. It should state the client/s’ name/ initials and surname. Also, in the title block, it should state what has been designed and drawn up for them (e.g. Proposed extension), their erf number (the property/ site number/ code) and the exact address. No contact details to the client has to be produced. When the plans are ready to be submitted, the client should print their signature on it to make it an official/ legal document. The architectural technologist’s details MUST be produced. It has to state their name/ company name, their registration number, the drawing number (the drawing number indicates the number of drawings done to date for the year), the drawing date (date when the drawing was complete) and further contact details (the telephone number, the address and/ or email address). When this document is produced and ready to be submitted, the architectural technologist should sign it, then it is recorded as a legal/ official document. If there are any corrections to be made or checked, the council should contact the architectural technologist for them to collect and do so.

DANIEL LAMB HOME DESIGNS

“DE ARAUJO PLANS”

“DE ARAUJO PLANS”

DANIEL LAMB HOME DESIGNS

REVIEW •

This is a drawing prepared for the local authority, where it has to be scrutinized by the different departments. The people in these respective departments will then check and investigate if all the information on this page is correct to their regulations.

• The drawing serves a purpose of a formal legal document of the information on the client’s property/ site, and all that is being built and how or what is used during the construction - which is hereby produced to the local council.

• Preferably, this document should not be produced in another way. This document has to be as presentable and legible as possible, for the council to scrutinize. The layout of this drawing and information might change, depending on the architect at work. However, the type of information and drawings must remain the same.

• THIS SPECIFIC PAGE OF INFORMATION CONTAINS: – DRAWING TITLES AND SCALES – SITE PLAN – GROUND FLOOR PLAN – SPECIFICATIONS – SITE COVERAGE – DETAILS OF CLIENT AND ARCHITECTECTURAL TECHNOLOGIST The drawing title and scale of the drawing should be legible and clear. This is to indicate to the reader exactly what the drawing is and how scale relates to the actual sizes. The drawings MUST be to an appropriate scale, also for legibility.

A drawing title should also be in a larger bolder text so that it is clear and legible to the reader.

The site plan and ground floor plan had been merged. However in some cases it is separated. In this case it had been merged to save space and the overall amount of pages used. This information had been prepared on an A3 page.

Generally, the information on the site plan MUST contain – as seen here – a north point (shows where and how the house is orientated), boundary lines(and its dimensions), building lines (and its dimensions – these dimensions are to indicate to council exactly what land, in relation to the surrounding properties, belongs to the owner and where there are restrictions for them to build), it should show buildings or components already exist on the site.

However it is shown by colour – when the plan is printed – (i.e. existing components on the common drawn site plan is not coloured in). Information also to be included on the drawing is the drawing title, erf number, address, distance to nearest crossing (road), drainage plan, boundary walls, distance of offset from the house to the boundary, carriage-way-crossing indicated, the position of the building.

The ground floor plan was drawn with the site plan to save paper space. On a general ground floor plan, and as shown here, the drawing must contain the layout of

al the rooms, names of the rooms, the floor coverings, the area of the rooms, sufficient dimensions of all room and wall (including boundary walls) widths and lengths – so that the reader himself can also work out the room area and where things are to be positioned. Section lines are also to be drawn on the plan, which are to be referred to when “viewing/ reading” the sectional drawings. Dotted lines are to indicate any demolished work and a different set of dotted or dashed lines are to indicate lintels. All existing components of the house, when printed, are indicated by colouring them in black. It is optional to show the window and door schedule codes – the other option is to indicate them on the elevations.

Specifications are for construction requirements. It indicates in theory what, where or how a component of the building should be constructed. And if anything had been omitted visually, it should be referred to in the specifications.

The site coverage, basically, tells the reader what percentage of the site is built on.

According to council regulations, the maximum site coverage is 50%.

However, if the owner maxes out their coverage allowance, there would normally be a specific “departure” fee they should pay so the plans could be approved. The site coverage list includes the area of the site, the total area of all the components together, and thereafter, the calculated percentage of what land has been covered (built on).

The area in which the details of the client and architectural technologist are produced, we usually refer to as the “title block”. The details of the client (the owner of the site/ house) has to be produced in this document. It should state the client/s’ name/ initials and surname. Also, in the title block, it should state what has been designed and drawn up for them (e.g. Proposed extension), their erf number (the property/ site number/ code) and the exact address. No contact details to the client has to be produced. When the plans are ready to be submitted, the client should print their signature on it to make it an official/ legal document. The architectural technologist’s details MUST be produced. It has to state their name/ company name, their registration number, the drawing number (the drawing number indicates the number of drawings done to date for the year), the drawing date (date when the drawing was complete) and further contact details (the telephone number, the address and/ or email address). When this document is produced and ready to be submitted, the architectural technologist should sign it, then it is recorded as a legal/ official document. If there are any corrections to be made or checked, the council should contact the architectural technologist for them to collect and do so.

DANIEL LAMB HOME DESIGNS

“DE ARAUJO PLANS”

“DE ARAUJO PLANS”

DANIEL LAMB HOME DESIGNS

REVIEW •

This is a drawing prepared for the local authority, where it has to be scrutinized by the different departments. The people in these respective departments will then check and investigate if all the information on this page is correct to their regulations.

• The drawing serves a purpose of a formal legal document of the information on the client’s property/ site, and all that is being built and how or what is used during the construction - which is hereby produced to the local council.

• Preferably, this document should not be produced in another way. This document has to be as presentable and legible as possible, for the council to scrutinize. The layout of this drawing and information might change, depending on the architect at work. However, the type of information and drawings must remain the same.

• THIS SPECIFIC PAGE OF INFORMATION CONTAINS: – DRAWING TITLES AND SCALES – ELEVATIONS – SECTIONS – DETAILED DRAWINGS – DETAILS OF CLIENT AND ARCHITECTECTURAL TECHNOLOGIST The drawing title and scale of the drawing should be legible and clear. This is to indicate to the reader exactly what the drawing is and how scale relates to the actual sizes. The drawings MUST be to an appropriate scale, also for legibility.

A drawing title should also be in a larger bolder text so that it is clear and legible to the reader.

An elevation is a view of the house from its exterior. The title of the elevation depends on the orientation of the house (e.g. East elevation – means it’s facing the east direction). The elevation should contain the position of the NGL (natural ground level), the position of the ground floor level (indicated on the drawing by “GFL”), the first floor level (indicated on the drawing by “FFL”), the position of the roof (since it is a parapet roof – in the drawing – the roof position is indicated by a dashed line), it should indicate the wall finish (e.g. plastered & painted or face-brick, etc.). The elevation is usually produced from the sections and plan to obtain the heights and positions of components (e.g. such as window positions, or floor levels).

A section, as seen here, is a drawing which illustrates a structure being “cut” through, in elevation. The cut is situated, referring back to the to the floor plans, where the “cutting” / section lines are drawn. The sections are titled according to the section lines (i.e. “Section A-A”). The section illustrates how

exactly the structure is constructed (visually and textually). The text (as referred to by annotations) helps explain/ elaborate on the visual components. The section shows the foundations (and its dimensions), The walls – external an internal(with annotation to its dimensions). From the section, we obtain the heights of the different levels of the house (i.e. the ground floor level, ceiling level, roof level, etc.) A section usually “cuts” through the window/ door, the floor (compact fill, concrete slab, screed – which is annotated to explain its components), the rooms, room names and dimensions, the roof structure and its slope.

Detailed drawings (detail R, D, W) is mainly for construction purposes. This indicates exactly how the structure will be built, exact sizes (to a set scale), materials that are used, fixatives to be used, dimensions – regarding spacing, etc. These should be referred back to the first floor plan, as it indicates the position of the detail.

The area in which the details of the client and architectural technologist are produced, we usually refer to as the “title block”. The details of the client (the owner of the site/ house) has to be produced in this document. It should state the client/s’ name/ initials and surname. Also, in the title block, it should state what has been designed and drawn up for them (e.g. Proposed extension), their erf number (the property/ site number/ code) and the exact address. No contact details to the client has to be produced. When the plans are ready to be submitted, the client should print their signature on it to make it an official/ legal document. The architectural technologist’s details MUST be produced. It has to state their name/ company name, their registration number, the drawing number (the drawing number indicates the number of drawings done to date for the year), the drawing date (date when the drawing was complete) and further contact details (the telephone number, the address and/ or email address). When this document is produced and ready to be submitted, the architectural technologist should sign it, then it is recorded as a legal/ official document. If there are any corrections to be made or checked, the council should contact the architectural technologist for them to collect and do so.

DANIEL LAMB HOME DESIGNS

“ELLIS PLANS”

“ELLIS PLANS”

DANIEL LAMB HOME DESIGNS

REVIEW •

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This is a drawing prepared for the local authority, where it has to be scrutinized by the different departments. The people in these respective departments will then check and investigate if all the information on this page is correct to their regulations.

The drawing serves a purpose of a formal legal document of the information on the client’s property/ site, and all that is being built and how or what is used during the construction - which is hereby produced to the local council.

Preferably, this document should not be produced in another way. This document has to be as presentable and legible as possible, for the council to scrutinize. The layout of this drawing and information might change, depending on the architect at work. However, the type of information and drawings must remain the same.

THIS SPECIFIC PAGE OF INFORMATION CONTAINS: – DRAWING TITLES AND SCALES – SITE PLAN – GROUND FLOOR PLAN – SPECIFICATIONS – SITE COVERAGE – DETAILS OF CLIENT AND ARCHITECTECTURAL TECHNOLOGIST

The drawing title and scale of the drawing should be legible and clear. This is to indicate to the reader exactly what the drawing is and how scale relates to the actual sizes. The drawings MUST be to an appropriate scale, also for legibility.

A drawing title should also be in a larger bolder text so that it is clear and legible to the reader.

The site plan and ground floor plan had been merged. However in some cases it is separated. In this case it had been merged to save space and the overall amount of pages used. This information had been prepared on an A3 page.

Generally, the information on the site plan MUST contain – as seen here – a north point (shows where and how the house is orientated), boundary lines(and its dimensions), building lines (and its dimensions – these dimensions are to indicate to council exactly what land, in relation to the surrounding properties, belongs to the owner and where there are restrictions for them to build), it should show buildings or components already exist on the site. However it is shown by colour – when the plan is printed – (i.e. existing components on the common drawn site plan is not coloured in). Information also to be included on the drawing is the drawing title, erf number, address, distance to nearest crossing (road), drainage plan, boundary walls, distance of offset from the house to the boundary, carriage-way-crossing indicated, the position of the building.

The ground floor plan was drawn with the site plan to save paper space. On a general ground floor plan, and as shown here, the drawing must contain the layout of

al the rooms, names of the rooms, the floor coverings, the area of the rooms, sufficient dimensions of all room and wall (including boundary walls) widths and lengths – so that the reader himself can also work out the room area and where things are to be positioned. Section lines are also to be drawn on the plan, which are to be referred to when “viewing/ reading” the sectional drawings. Dotted lines are to indicate any demolished work and a different set of dotted or dashed lines are to indicate lintels. All existing components of the house, when printed, are indicated by colouring them in black. It is optional to show the window and door schedule codes – the other option is to indicate them on the elevations.

Specifications are for construction requirements. It indicates in theory what, where or how a component of the building should be constructed. And if anything had been omitted visually, it should be referred to in the specifications.

The site coverage, basically, tells the reader what percentage of the site is built on.

According to council regulations, the maximum site coverage is 50%. However, if the owner maxes out their coverage allowance, there would normally be a specific “departure” fee they should pay so the plans could be approved. The site coverage list includes the area of the site, the total area of all the components together, and thereafter, the calculated percentage of what land has been covered (built on).

The area in which the details of the client and architectural technologist are produced, we usually refer to as the “title block”. The details of the client (the owner of the site/ house) has to be produced in this document. It should state the client/s’ name/ initials and surname. Also, in the title block, it should state what has been designed and drawn up for them (e.g. Proposed extension), their erf number (the property/ site number/ code) and the exact address. No contact details to the client has to be produced. When the plans are ready to be submitted, the client should print their signature on it to make it an official/ legal document. The architectural technologist’s details MUST be produced. It has to state their name/ company name, their registration number, the drawing number (the drawing number indicates the number of drawings done to date for the year), the drawing date (date when the drawing was complete) and further contact details (the telephone number, the address and/ or email address). When this document is produced and ready to be submitted, the architectural technologist should sign it, then it is recorded as a legal/ official document. If there are any corrections to be made or checked, the council should contact the architectural technologist for them to collect and do so.

DANIEL LAMB HOME DESIGNS

“ELLIS PLANS”

“ELLIS PLANS”

DANIEL LAMB HOME DESIGNS

REVIEW •

This is a drawing prepared for the local authority, where it has to be scrutinized by the different departments. The people in these respective departments will then check and investigate if all the information on this page is correct to their regulations.

• The drawing serves a purpose of a formal legal document of the information on the client’s property/ site, and all that is being built and how or what is used during the construction - which is hereby produced to the local council.

• Preferably, this document should not be produced in another way. This document has to be as presentable and legible as possible, for the council to scrutinize. The layout of this drawing and information might change, depending on the architect at work. However, the type of information and drawings must remain the same.

• THIS SPECIFIC PAGE OF INFORMATION CONTAINS: – DRAWING TITLES AND SCALES – DRAINAGE SECTIION – ELEVATIONS – SECTION – SPECIFICATIONS – DETAILS OF CLIENT AND ARCHITECTECTURAL TECHNOLOGIST The drawing title and scale of the drawing should be legible and clear. This is to indicate to the reader exactly what the drawing is and how scale relates to the actual sizes. The drawings MUST be to an appropriate scale, also for legibility.

A drawing title should also be in a larger bolder text so that it is clear and legible to the reader.

The drainage section is a drawing which explains how all the drainage connections work in the building and how it runs out of the building – to a main (municipal) connection. The section is always taken from the plan to plot out distances and positions of connections. Here you will calculate exactly how far rodding eyes (RE), inspection chambers (IC), manholes (MH) are apart from each other, how deep they are, it states the slope the underground pipe is running at and the diameter and the material its made from. The calculations are mainly to obtain the depths and invert levels. Distances are measured on site and plotted on plan, and thereafter, plotted to the section.

An elevation is a view of the house from its exterior. The title of the elevation depends on the orientation of the house (e.g. East elevation – means it’s facing the east direction). The elevation should contain the position of the NGL (natural ground level), the position of the ground floor level (indicated on the drawing by “GFL”), the first floor level (indicated on the drawing by “FFL”),

the position of the roof (since it is a parapet roof – in the drawing – the roof position is indicated by a dashed line), it should indicate the wall finish (e.g. plastered & painted or face-brick, etc.). The elevation is usually produced from the sections and plan to obtain the heights and positions of components (e.g. such as window positions, or floor levels).

A section, as seen here, is a drawing which illustrates a structure being “cut” through, in elevation. The cut is situated, referring back to the to the floor plans, where the “cutting” / section lines are drawn. The sections are titled according to the section lines (i.e. “Section A-A”). The section illustrates how exactly the structure is constructed (visually and textually). The text (as referred to by annotations) helps explain/ elaborate on the visual components. The section shows the foundations (and its dimensions), The walls – external an internal(with annotation to its dimensions). From the section, we obtain the heights of the different levels of the house (i.e. the ground floor level, ceiling level, roof level, etc.) A section usually “cuts” through the window/ door, the floor (compact fill, concrete slab, screed – which is annotated to explain its components), the rooms, room names and dimensions, the roof structure and its slope.

Specifications are for construction requirements. It indicates in theory what, where or how a component of the building should be constructed. And if anything had been omitted visually, it should be referred to in the specifications.

The area in which the details of the client and architectural technologist are produced, we usually refer to as the “title block”. The details of the client (the owner of the site/ house) has to be produced in this document. It should state the client/s’ name/ initials and surname. Also, in the title block, it should state what has been designed and drawn up for them (e.g. Proposed extension), their erf number (the property/ site number/ code) and the exact address. No contact details to the client has to be produced. When the plans are ready to be submitted, the client should print their signature on it to make it an official/ legal document. The architectural technologist’s details MUST be produced. It has to state their name/ company name, their registration number, the drawing number (the drawing number indicates the number of drawings done to date for the year), the drawing date (date when the drawing was complete) and further contact details (the telephone number, the address and/ or email address). When this document is produced and ready to be submitted, the architectural technologist should sign it, then it is recorded as a legal/ official document. If there are any corrections to be made or checked, the council should contact the architectural technologist for them to collect and do so.

DANIEL LAMB HOME DESIGNS

“LAMB PLANS”

“LAMB PLANS”

DANIEL LAMB HOME DESIGNS

REVIEW •

This is a drawing prepared for the local authority, where it has to be scrutinized by the different departments. The people in these respective departments will then check and investigate if all the information on this page is correct to their regulations.

• The drawing serves a purpose of a formal legal document of the information on the client’s property/ site, and all that is being built and how or what is used during the construction - which is hereby produced to the local council.

• Preferably, this document should not be produced in another way. This document has to be as presentable and legible as possible, for the council to scrutinize. The layout of this drawing and information might change, depending on the architect at work. However, the type of information and drawings must remain the same.

• THIS SPECIFIC PAGE OF INFORMATION CONTAINS: – DRAWING TITLES AND SCALES – SITE PLAN – GROUND FLOOR PLAN – SPECIFICATIONS – DETAILS OF CLIENT AND ARCHITECTECTURAL TECHNOLOGIST The drawing title and scale of the drawing should be legible and clear. This is to indicate to the reader exactly what the drawing is and how scale relates to the actual sizes. The drawings MUST be to an appropriate scale, also for legibility.

A drawing title should also be in a larger bolder text so that it is clear and legible to the reader.

Generally, the information on the site plan MUST contain – as seen here – a north point (shows where and how the house is orientated), boundary lines(and its dimensions), building lines (and its dimensions – these dimensions are to indicate to council exactly what land, in relation to the surrounding properties, belongs to the owner and where there are restrictions for them to build), it should show buildings or components already exist on the site.

However it is shown by colour – when the plan is printed – (i.e. existing components on the common drawn site plan is not coloured in). Information also to be included on the drawing is the drawing title, erf number, address, distance to nearest crossing (road), drainage plan, boundary walls, distance of offset from the house to the boundary, carriage-way-crossing indicated, the position of the building.

On a general ground floor plan, and as shown here, the drawing must contain the layout of al the rooms, names of the rooms, the floor coverings, the area of

the rooms, sufficient dimensions of all room and wall (including boundary walls) widths and lengths – so that the reader himself can also work out the room area and where things are to be positioned. Section lines are also to be drawn on the plan, which are to be referred to when “viewing/ reading” the sectional drawings. Dotted lines are to indicate any demolished work and a different set of dotted or dashed lines are to indicate lintels. All existing components of the house, when printed, are indicated by colouring them in black. It is optional to show the window and door schedule codes – the other option is to indicate them on the elevations.

Specifications are for construction requirements. It indicates in theory what, where or how a component of the building should be constructed. And if anything had been omitted visually, it should be referred to in the specifications.

The area in which the details of the client and architectural technologist are produced, we usually refer to as the “title block”. The details of the client (the owner of the site/ house) has to be produced in this document. It should state the client/s’ name/ initials and surname. Also, in the title block, it should state what has been designed and drawn up for them (e.g. Proposed extension), their erf number (the property/ site number/ code) and the exact address. No contact details to the client has to be produced. When the plans are ready to be submitted, the client should print their signature on it to make it an official/ legal document. The architectural technologist’s details MUST be produced. It has to state their name/ company name, their registration number, the drawing number (the drawing number indicates the number of drawings done to date for the year), the drawing date (date when the drawing was complete) and further contact details (the telephone number, the address and/ or email address). When this document is produced and ready to be submitted, the architectural technologist should sign it, then it is recorded as a legal/ official document. If there are any corrections to be made or checked, the council should contact the architectural technologist for them to collect and do so.

DANIEL LAMB HOME DESIGNS

“LAMB PLANS”

“LAMB PLANS”

DANIEL LAMB HOME DESIGNS

REVIEW •

This is a drawing prepared for the local authority, where it has to be scrutinized by the different departments. The people in these respective departments will then check and investigate if all the information on this page is correct to their regulations.

• The drawing serves a purpose of a formal legal document of the information on the client’s property/ site, and all that is being built and how or what is used during the construction - which is hereby produced to the local council.

• Preferably, this document should not be produced in another way. This document has to be as presentable and legible as possible, for the council to scrutinize. The layout of this drawing and information might change, depending on the architect at work. However, the type of information and drawings must remain the same.

• THIS SPECIFIC PAGE OF INFORMATION CONTAINS: – DRAWING TITLES AND SCALES – ELEVATIONS – SECTIONS – SPECIFICATIONS – SITE COVERAGE – DETAILS OF CLIENT AND ARCHITECTECTURAL TECHNOLOGIST The drawing title and scale of the drawing should be legible and clear. This is to indicate to the reader exactly what the drawing is and how scale relates to the actual sizes. The drawings MUST be to an appropriate scale, also for legibility. A drawing title should also be in a larger bolder text so that it is clear and legible to the reader.

An elevation is a view of the house from its exterior. The title of the elevation depends on the orientation of the house (e.g. East elevation – means it’s facing the east direction). The elevation should contain the position of the NGL (natural ground level), the position of the ground floor level (indicated on the drawing by “GFL”), the first floor level (indicated on the drawing by “FFL”), the position of the roof (since it is a parapet roof – in the drawing – the roof position is indicated by a dashed line), it should indicate the wall finish (e.g. plastered & painted or face-brick, etc.). The elevation is usually produced from the sections and plan to obtain the heights and positions of components (e.g. such as window positions, or floor levels).

A section, as seen here, is a drawing which illustrates a structure being “cut” through, in elevation. The cut is situated, referring back to the to the floor plans, where the “cutting” / section lines are drawn. The sections are titled according to the section lines (i.e. “Section A-A”). The section illustrates how exactly the structure is constructed (visually and textually). The text (as referred to by annotations) helps explain/ elaborate on the visual components. The section shows the foundations (and its dimensions), The walls – external an internal(with annotation to its dimensions). From the section, we obtain the heights of the different levels of the house (i.e. the ground floor level, ceiling

level, roof level, etc.) A section usually “cuts” through the window/ door, the floor (compact fill, concrete slab, screed – which is annotated to explain its components), the rooms, room names and dimensions, the roof structure and its slope.

Specifications are for construction requirements. It indicates in theory what, where or how a component of the building should be constructed. And if anything had been omitted visually, it should be referred to in the specifications.

The site coverage, basically, tells the reader what percentage of the site is built on.

According to council regulations, the maximum site coverage is 50%. However, if the owner maxes out their coverage allowance, there would normally be a specific “departure” fee they should pay so the plans could be approved. The site coverage list includes the area of the site, the total area of all the components together, and thereafter, the calculated percentage of what land has been covered (built on).

The area in which the details of the client and architectural technologist are produced, we usually refer to as the “title block”. The details of the client (the owner of the site/ house) has to be produced in this document. It should state the client/s’ name/ initials and surname. Also, in the title block, it should state what has been designed and drawn up for them (e.g. Proposed extension), their erf number (the property/ site number/ code) and the exact address. No contact details to the client has to be produced. When the plans are ready to be submitted, the client should print their signature on it to make it an official/ legal document. The architectural technologist’s details MUST be produced. It has to state their name/ company name, their registration number, the drawing number (the drawing number indicates the number of drawings done to date for the year), the drawing date (date when the drawing was complete) and further contact details (the telephone number, the address and/ or email address). When this document is produced and ready to be submitted, the architectural technologist should sign it, then it is recorded as a legal/ official document. If there are any corrections to be made or checked, the council should contact the architectural technologist for them to collect and do so.

DANIEL LAMB HOME DESIGNS

“BOOTH PLANS”

“BOOTH PLANS”

DANIEL LAMB HOME DESIGNS

REVIEW •

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This is a drawing prepared for the local authority, where it has to be scrutinized by the different departments. The people in these respective departments will then check and investigate if all the information on this page is correct to their regulations.

The drawing serves a purpose of a formal legal document of the information on the client’s property/ site, and all that is being built and how or what is used during the construction - which is hereby produced to the local council.

Preferably, this document should not be produced in another way. This document has to be as presentable and legible as possible, for the council to scrutinize. The layout of this drawing and information might change, depending on the architect at work. However, the type of information and drawings must remain the same.

THIS SPECIFIC PAGE OF INFORMATION CONTAINS: – DRAWING TITLES AND SCALES – SITE PLAN – SPECIFICATIONS – DETAILS OF CLIENT AND ARCHITECTECTURAL TECHNOLOGIST

The drawing title and scale of the drawing should be legible and clear. This is to indicate to the reader exactly what the drawing is and how scale relates to the actual sizes. The drawings MUST be to an appropriate scale, also for legibility.

A drawing title should also be in a larger bolder text so that it is clear and legible to the reader.

Generally, the information on the site plan MUST contain – as seen here – a north point (shows where and how the house is orientated), boundary lines(and its dimensions), building lines (and its dimensions – these dimensions are to indicate to council exactly what land, in relation to the surrounding properties, belongs to the owner and where there are restrictions for them to build), it should show buildings or components already exist on the site.

However it is shown by colour – when the plan is printed – (i.e. existing components on the common drawn site plan is not coloured in). Information also to be included on the drawing is the drawing title, erf number, address, distance to nearest crossing (road), drainage plan, boundary walls, distance of offset from the house to the boundary, carriage-way-crossing indicated, the position of the building.

Specifications are for construction requirements. It indicates in theory what, where or how a component of the building should be constructed. And if anything had been omitted visually, it should be referred to in the specifications.

The area in which the details of the client and architectural technologist are produced, we usually refer to as the “title block”. The details of the client (the owner of the site/ house) has to be produced in this document. It should state the client/s’ name/ initials and surname. Also, in the title block, it should state what has been designed and drawn up for them (e.g. Proposed extension), their erf number (the property/ site number/ code) and the exact address. No contact details to the client has to be produced. When the plans are ready to be submitted, the client should print their signature on it to make it an official/ legal document. The architectural technologist’s details MUST be produced. It has to state their name/ company name, their registration number, the drawing number (the drawing number indicates the number of drawings done to date for the year), the drawing date (date when the drawing was complete) and further contact details (the telephone number, the address and/ or email address). When this document is produced and ready to be submitted, the architectural technologist should sign it, then it is recorded as a legal/ official document. If there are any corrections to be made or checked, the council should contact the architectural technologist for them to collect and do so.

DANIEL LAMB HOME DESIGNS

“BOOTH PLANS”

“BOOTH PLANS”

DANIEL LAMB HOME DESIGNS

REVIEW •

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This is a drawing prepared for the local authority, where it has to be scrutinized by the different departments. The people in these respective departments will then check and investigate if all the information on this page is correct to their regulations.

The drawing serves a purpose of a formal legal document of the information on the client’s property/ site, and all that is being built and how or what is used during the construction - which is hereby produced to the local council.

Preferably, this document should not be produced in another way. This document has to be as presentable and legible as possible, for the council to scrutinize. The layout of this drawing and information might change, depending on the architect at work. However, the type of information and drawings must remain the same.

THIS SPECIFIC PAGE OF INFORMATION CONTAINS: – DRAWING TITLES AND SCALES – GROUND FLOOR PLAN – DETAILS OF CLIENT AND ARCHITECTECTURAL TECHNOLOGIST

The drawing title and scale of the drawing should be legible and clear. This is to indicate to the reader exactly what the drawing is and how scale relates to the actual sizes. The drawings MUST be to an appropriate scale, also for legibility.

A drawing title should also be in a larger bolder text so that it is clear and legible to the reader.

On a general ground floor plan, and as shown here, the drawing must contain the layout of al the rooms, names of the rooms, the floor coverings, the area of the rooms, sufficient dimensions of all room and wall (including boundary walls) widths and lengths – so that the reader himself can also work out the room area and where things are to be positioned. Section lines are also to be drawn on the plan, which are to be referred to when “viewing/ reading” the sectional drawings. Dotted lines are to indicate any demolished work and a different set of dotted or dashed lines are to indicate lintels. All existing components of the house, when printed, are indicated by colouring them in black. It is optional to show the window and door schedule codes – the other option is to indicate them on the elevations.

The area in which the details of the client and architectural technologist are produced, we usually refer to as the “title block”. The details of the client (the owner of the site/ house) has to be produced in this document. It should state the client/s’ name/ initials and surname. Also, in the title block, it should state what has been designed and drawn up for them (e.g. Proposed extension),

their erf number (the property/ site number/ code) and the exact address. No contact details to the client has to be produced. When the plans are ready to be submitted, the client should print their signature on it to make it an official/ legal document. The architectural technologist’s details MUST be produced. It has to state their name/ company name, their registration number, the drawing number (the drawing number indicates the number of drawings done to date for the year), the drawing date (date when the drawing was complete) and further contact details (the telephone number, the address and/ or email address). When this document is produced and ready to be submitted, the architectural technologist should sign it, then it is recorded as a legal/ official document. If there are any corrections to be made or checked, the council should contact the architectural technologist for them to collect and do so.

DANIEL LAMB HOME DESIGNS

“BOOTH PLANS”

“BOOTH PLANS”

DANIEL LAMB HOME DESIGNS

REVIEW •

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This is a drawing prepared for the local authority, where it has to be scrutinized by the different departments. The people in these respective departments will then check and investigate if all the information on this page is correct to their regulations.

The drawing serves a purpose of a formal legal document of the information on the client’s property/ site, and all that is being built and how or what is used during the construction - which is hereby produced to the local council.

Preferably, this document should not be produced in another way. This document has to be as presentable and legible as possible, for the council to scrutinize. The layout of this drawing and information might change, depending on the architect at work. However, the type of information and drawings must remain the same.

THIS SPECIFIC PAGE OF INFORMATION CONTAINS: – DRAWING TITLES AND SCALES – FIRST FLOOR PLAN – DETAILED DRAWINGS – RETAINING WALL PLAN – DETAILS OF CLIENT AND ARCHITECTECTURAL TECHNOLOGIST

The drawing title and scale of the drawing should be legible and clear. This is to indicate to the reader exactly what the drawing is and how scale relates to the actual sizes. The drawings MUST be to an appropriate scale, also for legibility.

A drawing title should also be in a larger bolder text so that it is clear and legible to the reader.

On a general first floor plan, and as shown here, the drawing must contain the layout of al the rooms, names of the rooms, the floor coverings, the area of the rooms, sufficient dimensions of all room and wall widths and lengths – so that the reader himself can also work out the room area and where things are to be positioned. Section lines are also to be drawn on the plan (to match up with the ground floor sectional lines), which are to be referred to when “viewing/ reading” the sectional drawings. It is optional to show the window and door schedule codes – the other option is to indicate them on the elevations.

Detailed drawings (detail K) is mainly for construction purposes. This indicates exactly how the structure will be built, exact sizes (to a set scale), materials that are used, fixatives to be used, dimensions – regarding spacing, etc. These should

be referred back to the first floor plan, as it indicates the position of the detail.

The retaining wall plan is drawn to a scale of 1:50 (i.e. every millimeter is equal to 50mm). The plan shows how the retaining wall is built – a skin of brickwork, a skin of concrete and a skin of face-brick. It also gives dimensions to the pier sizes and the spaces between them. It also shows where a section of the retaining wall is “cut” through (which should be referred to the sections B-B and C-C on page 6 of the booth plans).

The area in which the details of the client and architectural technologist are produced, we usually refer to as the “title block”. The details of the client (the owner of the site/ house) has to be produced in this document. It should state the client/s’ name/ initials and surname. Also, in the title block, it should state what has been designed and drawn up for them (e.g. Proposed extension), their erf number (the property/ site number/ code) and the exact address. No contact details to the client has to be produced. When the plans are ready to be submitted, the client should print their signature on it to make it an official/ legal document. The architectural technologist’s details MUST be produced. It has to state their name/ company name, their registration number, the drawing number (the drawing number indicates the number of drawings done to date for the year), the drawing date (date when the drawing was complete) and further contact details (the telephone number, the address and/ or email address). When this document is produced and ready to be submitted, the architectural technologist should sign it, then it is recorded as a legal/ official document. If there are any corrections to be made or checked, the council should contact the architectural technologist for them to collect and do so.

DANIEL LAMB HOME DESIGNS

“BOOTH PLANS”

“BOOTH PLANS”

DANIEL LAMB HOME DESIGNS

REVIEW •

This is a drawing prepared for the local authority, where it has to be scrutinized by the different departments. The people in these respective departments will then check and investigate if all the information on this page is correct to their regulations.

• The drawing serves a purpose of a formal legal document of the information on the client’s property/ site, and all that is being built and how or what is used during the construction - which is hereby produced to the local council.

• Preferably, this document should not be produced in another way. This document has to be as presentable and legible as possible, for the council to scrutinize. The layout of this drawing and information might change, depending on the architect at work. However, the type of information and drawings must remain the same.

• THIS SPECIFIC PAGE OF INFORMATION CONTAINS: – DRAWING TITLES AND SCALES – ELEVATION – SECTIONS – SPECIFICATIONS – SITE COVERAGE – DETAILS OF CLIENT AND ARCHITECTECTURAL TECHNOLOGIST The drawing title and scale of the drawing should be legible and clear. This is to indicate to the reader exactly what the drawing is and how scale relates to the actual sizes. The drawings MUST be to an appropriate scale, also for legibility.

A drawing title should also be in a larger bolder text so that it is clear and legible to the reader.

An elevation is a view of the house from its exterior. The title of the elevation depends on the orientation of the house (e.g. East elevation – means it’s facing the east direction). The elevation should contain the position of the NGL (natural ground level), the position of the ground floor level (indicated on the drawing by “GFL”), the first floor level (indicated on the drawing by “FFL”), the position of the roof (since it is a parapet roof – in the drawing – the roof position is indicated by a dashed line), it should indicate the wall finish (e.g. plastered & painted or face-brick, etc.). The elevation is usually produced from the sections and plan to obtain the heights and positions of components (e.g. such as window positions, or floor levels).

A section, as seen here, is a drawing which illustrates a structure being “cut” through, in elevation. The cut is situated, referring back to the to the floor plans, where the “cutting” / section lines are drawn. The sections are titled according to the section lines (i.e. “Section A-A”). The section illustrates how

exactly the structure is constructed (visually and textually). The text (as referred to by annotations) helps explain/ elaborate on the visual components. The section shows the foundations (and its dimensions), The walls – external an internal(with annotation to its dimensions). From the section, we obtain the heights of the different levels of the house (i.e. the ground floor level, ceiling level, roof level, etc.) A section usually “cuts” through the window/ door, the floor (compact fill, concrete slab, screed – which is annotated to explain its components), the rooms, room names and dimensions, the roof structure and its slope.

Specifications are for construction requirements. It indicates in theory what, where or how a component of the building should be constructed. And if anything had been omitted visually, it should be referred to in the specifications.

The site coverage, basically, tells the reader what percentage of the site is built on.

According to council regulations, the maximum site coverage is 50%.

However, if the owner maxes out their coverage allowance, there would normally be a specific “departure” fee they should pay so the plans could be approved. The site coverage list includes the area of the site, the total area of all the components together, and thereafter, the calculated percentage of what land has been covered (built on).

The area in which the details of the client and architectural technologist are produced, we usually refer to as the “title block”. The details of the client (the owner of the site/ house) has to be produced in this document. It should state the client/s’ name/ initials and surname. Also, in the title block, it should state what has been designed and drawn up for them (e.g. Proposed extension), their erf number (the property/ site number/ code) and the exact address. No contact details to the client has to be produced. When the plans are ready to be submitted, the client should print their signature on it to make it an official/ legal document. The architectural technologist’s details MUST be produced. It has to state their name/ company name, their registration number, the drawing number (the drawing number indicates the number of drawings done to date for the year), the drawing date (date when the drawing was complete) and further contact details (the telephone number, the address and/ or email address). When this document is produced and ready to be submitted, the architectural technologist should sign it, then it is recorded as a legal/ official document. If there are any corrections to be made or checked, the council should contact the architectural technologist for them to collect and do so.

DANIEL LAMB HOME DESIGNS

“BOOTH PLANS”

“BOOTH PLANS”

DANIEL LAMB HOME DESIGNS

REVIEW •

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This is a drawing prepared for the local authority, where it has to be scrutinized by the different departments. The people in these respective departments will then check and investigate if all the information on this page is correct to their regulations.

The drawing serves a purpose of a formal legal document of the information on the client’s property/ site, and all that is being built and how or what is used during the construction - which is hereby produced to the local council.

Preferably, this document should not be produced in another way. This document has to be as presentable and legible as possible, for the council to scrutinize. The layout of this drawing and information might change, depending on the architect at work. However, the type of information and drawings must remain the same.

THIS SPECIFIC PAGE OF INFORMATION CONTAINS: – DRAWING TITLES AND SCALES – ELEVATIONS – DETAILS OF CLIENT AND ARCHITECTECTURAL TECHNOLOGIST

The drawing title and scale of the drawing should be legible and clear. This is to indicate to the reader exactly what the drawing is and how scale relates to the actual sizes. The drawings MUST be to an appropriate scale, also for legibility.

A drawing title should also be in a larger bolder text so that it is clear and legible to the reader.

An elevation is a view of the house from its exterior. The title of the elevation depends on the orientation of the house (e.g. East elevation – means it’s facing the east direction). The elevation should contain the position of the NGL (natural ground level), the position of the ground floor level (indicated on the drawing by “GFL”), the first floor level (indicated on the drawing by “FFL”), the position of the roof (since it is a parapet roof – in the drawing – the roof position is indicated by a dashed line), it should indicate the wall finish (e.g. plastered & painted or face-brick, etc.). The elevation is usually produced from the sections and plan to obtain the heights and positions of components (e.g. such as window positions, or floor levels).

The area in which the details of the client and architectural technologist are produced, we usually refer to as the “title block”. The details of the client (the owner of the site/ house) has to be produced in this document. It should state the client/s’ name/ initials and surname. Also, in the title block, it should state what has been designed and drawn up for them (e.g. Proposed extension),

their erf number (the property/ site number/ code) and the exact address. No contact details to the client has to be produced. When the plans are ready to be submitted, the client should print their signature on it to make it an official/ legal document. The architectural technologist’s details MUST be produced. It has to state their name/ company name, their registration number, the drawing number (the drawing number indicates the number of drawings done to date for the year), the drawing date (date when the drawing was complete) and further contact details (the telephone number, the address and/ or email address). When this document is produced and ready to be submitted, the architectural technologist should sign it, then it is recorded as a legal/ official document. If there are any corrections to be made or checked, the council should contact the architectural technologist for them to collect and do so.

DANIEL LAMB HOME DESIGNS

“BOOTH PLANS”

“BOOTH PLANS”

DANIEL LAMB HOME DESIGNS

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This is a drawing prepared for the local authority, where it has to be scrutinized by the different departments. The people in these respective departments will then check and investigate if all the information on this page is correct to their regulations.

The drawing serves a purpose of a formal legal document of the information on the client’s property/ site, and all that is being built and how or what is used during the construction - which is hereby produced to the local council.

Preferably, this document should not be produced in another way. This document has to be as presentable and legible as possible, for the council to scrutinize. The layout of this drawing and information might change, depending on the architect at work. However, the type of information and drawings must remain the same.

THIS SPECIFIC PAGE OF INFORMATION CONTAINS: – DRAWING TITLES AND SCALES – DRAINAGE SECTION – RETAINING WALL ELEVATION – RETAINING WALL SECTIONS – DETAILS OF CLIENT AND ARCHITECTECTURAL TECHNOLOGIST

The drawing title and scale of the drawing should be legible and clear. This is to indicate to the reader exactly what the drawing is and how scale relates to the actual sizes. The drawings MUST be to an appropriate scale, also for legibility.

A drawing title should also be in a larger bolder text so that it is clear and legible to the reader.

The drainage section is a drawing which explains how all the drainage connections work in the building and how it runs out of the building – to a main (municipal) connection. The section is always taken from the plan to plot out distances and positions of connections. Here you will calculate exactly how far rodding eyes (RE), inspection chambers (IC), manholes (MH) are apart from each other, how deep they are, it states the slope the underground pipe is running at and the diameter and the material its made from. The calculations are mainly to obtain the depths and invert levels. Distances are measured on site and plotted on plan, and thereafter, plotted to the section.

Section B-B is a section through the retaining wall. A section, as seen here, is a drawing which illustrates a structure being “cut” through, in elevation. The cut is situated, referring back to the to the retaining wall plan, where the “cutting”/ section lines are drawn. The sections are titled according to the section lines (i.e. “Section B-B”). The section illustrates how exactly the

structure is constructed (visually and textually). The text (as referred to by annotations) helps explain/ elaborate on the visual components. The section shows the foundations (and its dimensions), The walls – external an internal(with annotation to its dimensions). From the section, we obtain the heights of the different levels of the retaining wall (i.e. the natural ground level, the height of the wall, etc.)

The retaining wall elevation is just a street view thereof. The heights and lengths were taken from the retaining wall’s section and plan. The elevation should contain the position of the NGL (natural ground level), the position of the piers, etc.

The details of the client and architectural technologist are produced, we usually refer to as the “title block”. The details of the client (the owner of the site/ house) has to be produced in this document. It should state the client/s’ name/ initials and surname. Also, in the title block, it should state what has been designed and drawn up for them (e.g. Proposed extension), their erf number (the property/ site number/ code) and the exact address. No contact details to the client has to be produced. When the plans are ready to be submitted, the client should print their signature on it to make it an official/ legal document.

The architectural technologist’s details MUST be produced. It has to state their name/ company name, their registration number, the drawing number (the drawing number indicates the number of drawings done to date for the year), the drawing date (date when the drawing was complete) and further contact details (the telephone number, the address and/ or email address). When this document is produced and ready to be submitted, the architectural technologist should sign it, then it is recorded as a legal/ official document. If there are any corrections to be made or checked, the council should contact the architectural technologist for them to collect and do so.

DANIEL LAMB HOME DESIGNS

“VAN SCHOOR PLANS”

“VAN SCHOOR PLANS”

DANIEL LAMB HOME DESIGNS

REVIEW • • •

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This is a drawing prepared for the local authority, where it has to be scrutinized by the different departments. The people in these respective departments will then check and investigate if all the information on this page is correct to their regulations.

The drawing serves a purpose of a formal legal document of the information on the client’s property/ site, and all that is being built and how or what is used during the construction - which is hereby produced to the local council.

Preferably, this document should not be produced in another way. This document has to be as presentable and legible as possible, for the council to scrutinize. The layout of this drawing and information might change, depending on the architect at work.

However, the type of information and drawings must remain the same.

THIS SPECIFIC PAGE OF INFORMATION CONTAINS: – DRAWING TITLES AND SCALES – SITE PLAN – GROUND FLOOR PLAN – BOUNDARY WALL PLAN – SECTIONS – DETAILED DRAWING – SPECIFICATIONS – DETAILS OF CLIENT AND ARCHITECTECTURAL TECHNOLOGIST

The drawing title and scale of the drawing should be legible and clear. This is to indicate to the reader exactly what the drawing is and how scale relates to the actual sizes. The drawings MUST be to an appropriate scale, also for legibility. A drawing title should also be in a larger bolder text so that it is clear and legible to the reader.

Generally, the information on the site plan MUST contain – as seen here – a north point (shows where and how the house is orientated), boundary lines(and its dimensions), building lines (and its dimensions – these dimensions are to indicate to council exactly what land, in relation to the surrounding properties, belongs to the owner and where there are restrictions for them to build), it should show buildings or components already exist on the site. However it is shown by colour – when the plan is printed – (i.e. existing components on the common drawn site plan is not coloured in). Information also to be included on the drawing is the drawing title, erf number, address, distance to nearest crossing (road), drainage plan, boundary walls, distance of offset from the house to the boundary, carriage-way-crossing indicated, the position of the building.

On a general ground floor plan, and as shown here, the drawing must contain the layout of al the rooms, names of the rooms, the floor coverings, the area of the rooms, sufficient dimensions of all room and wall (including boundary walls) widths and lengths – so that the reader himself can also work out the room area and where things are to be positioned. Section lines are also to be drawn on the plan, which are to be referred to when “viewing/ reading” the sectional drawings. Dotted lines are to indicate any demolished work and a different set of dotted or dashed lines are to indicate lintels.

All existing components of the house, when printed, are indicated by colouring them in black. It is optional to show the window and door schedule codes – the other option is to indicate them on the elevations.

The boundary wall plan is similar to the retaining wall plan (as seen on the “Booth” plans). The

boundary wall plan is drawn to a scale of 1:100 (i.e. every millimeter is equal to 100mm). The plan shows how the boundary wall is built. It also gives dimensions to the pier sizes and the spaces between them. It also shows where a section of the boundary wall is “cut” through (which should be referred to the section C-C on page 2 of the “van schoor” plans).

A section, as seen here, is a drawing which illustrates a structure being “cut” through, in elevation. The cut is situated, referring back to the to the floor plans, where the “cutting” / section lines are drawn. The sections are titled according to the section lines (i.e. “Section A-A”). The section illustrates how exactly the structure is constructed (visually and textually). The text (as referred to by annotations) helps explain/ elaborate on the visual components. The section shows the foundations (and its dimensions), The walls – external an internal(with annotation to its dimensions).

From the section, we obtain the heights of the different levels of the house (i.e. the ground floor level, ceiling level, roof level, etc.) A section usually “cuts” through the window/ door, the floor (compact fill, concrete slab, screed – which is annotated to explain its components), the rooms, room names and dimensions, the roof structure and its slope.

Detailed drawings (detail X) is mainly for construction purposes. This indicates exactly how the structure will be built, exact sizes (to a set scale), materials that are used, dimensions, etc. These should be referred back to the first floor plan, as it indicates the position of the detail.

Specifications are for construction requirements. It indicates in theory what, where or how a component of the building should be constructed. And if anything had been omitted visually, it should be referred to in the specifications.

The area in which the details of the client and architectural technologist are produced, we usually refer to as the “title block”. The details of the client (the owner of the site/ house) has to be produced in this document. It should state the client/s’ name/ initials and surname. Also, in the title block, it should state what has been designed and drawn up for them (e.g. Proposed extension), their erf number (the property/ site number/ code) and the exact address. No contact details to the client has to be produced. When the plans are ready to be submitted, the client should print their signature on it to make it an official/ legal document. The architectural technologist’s details MUST be produced. It has to state their name/ company name, their registration number, the drawing number (the drawing number indicates the number of drawings done to date for the year), the drawing date (date when the drawing was complete) and further contact details (the telephone number, the address and/ or email address). When this document is produced and ready to be submitted, the architectural technologist should sign it, then it is recorded as a legal/ official document. If there are any corrections to be made or checked, the council should contact the architectural technologist for them to collect and do so.

DANIEL LAMB HOME DESIGNS

“VAN SCHOOR PLANS”

“VAN SCHOOR PLANS”

DANIEL LAMB HOME DESIGNS

REVIEW •

This is a drawing prepared for the local authority, where it has to be scrutinized by the different departments. The people in these respective departments will then check and investigate if all the information on this page is correct to their regulations.

• The drawing serves a purpose of a formal legal document of the information on the client’s property/ site, and all that is being built and how or what is used during the construction - which is hereby produced to the local council.

• Preferably, this document should not be produced in another way. This document has to be as presentable and legible as possible, for the council to scrutinize. The layout of this drawing and information might change, depending on the architect at work. However, the type of information and drawings must remain the same.

• THIS SPECIFIC PAGE OF INFORMATION CONTAINS: – DRAWING TITLES AND SCALES – ELEVATIONS – BOUNDARY WALL SECTION – SPECIFICATIONS – SITE COVERAGE – DETAILS OF CLIENT AND ARCHITECTECTURAL TECHNOLOGIST The drawing title and scale of the drawing should be legible and clear. This is to indicate to the reader exactly what the drawing is and how scale relates to the actual sizes. The drawings MUST be to an appropriate scale, also for legibility.

A drawing title should also be in a larger bolder text so that it is clear and legible to the reader.

An elevation is a view of the house from its exterior. The title of the elevation depends on the orientation of the house (e.g. East elevation – means it’s facing the east direction). The elevation should contain the position of the NGL (natural ground level), the position of the ground floor level (indicated on the drawing by “GFL”), the first floor level (indicated on the drawing by “FFL”), the position of the roof (since it is a parapet roof – in the drawing – the roof position is indicated by a dashed line), it should indicate the wall finish (e.g. plastered & painted or face-brick, etc.). The elevation is usually produced from the sections and plan to obtain the heights and positions of components (e.g. such as window positions, or floor levels).

The boundary wall section is similar to the retaining wall section (as seen on the “Booth” plans. Section C-C is a section through the boundary wall. A section, as seen here, is a drawing which illustrates a structure being “cut” through, in elevation. The cut is situated, referring back to the to the boundary wall plan, where the “cutting”/ section lines are drawn. The sections are titled according to the section lines (i.e. “Section C-C”). The section illustrates how exactly the structure is constructed (visually and textually). The text (as referred to by

annotations) helps explain/ elaborate on the visual components. The section shows the foundations (and its dimensions), the walls – external (with annotation to its dimensions). From the section, we obtain the heights of the different levels of the boundary wall (i.e. the natural ground level, the height of the wall, etc.)

Specifications are for construction requirements. It indicates in theory what, where or how a component of the building should be constructed. And if anything had been omitted visually, it should be referred to in the specifications.

The site coverage, basically, tells the reader what percentage of the site is built on.

According to council regulations, the maximum site coverage is 50%.

However, if the owner maxes out their coverage allowance, there would normally be a specific “departure” fee they should pay so the plans could be approved. The site coverage list includes the area of the site, the total area of all the components together, and thereafter, the calculated percentage of what land has been covered (built on).

The area in which the details of the client and architectural technologist are produced, we usually refer to as the “title block”. The details of the client (the owner of the site/ house) has to be produced in this document. It should state the client/s’ name/ initials and surname. Also, in the title block, it should state what has been designed and drawn up for them (e.g. Proposed extension), their erf number (the property/ site number/ code) and the exact address. No contact details to the client has to be produced. When the plans are ready to be submitted, the client should print their signature on it to make it an official/ legal document. The architectural technologist’s details MUST be produced. It has to state their name/ company name, their registration number, the drawing number (the drawing number indicates the number of drawings done to date for the year), the drawing date (date when the drawing was complete) and further contact details (the telephone number, the address and/ or email address). When this document is produced and ready to be submitted, the architectural technologist should sign it, then it is recorded as a legal/ official document. If there are any corrections to be made or checked, the council should contact the architectural technologist for them to collect and do so.

DANIEL LAMB HOME DESIGNS

“VAN SCHOOR SITE VISIT”

NOEL A BOTHA ARCHITECT

“SUMMARY OF DRAWINGS”

“ADDITIONAL QUESTIONS: ANSWERED”

NOEL A BOTHA ARCHITECT

“IN THE OFFICE” DRAWING REFERENCE SYSTEM

This is a folder we keep on the desktop as a reference folder to all our projects.

File specifically for the Clifton project.

All the projects are numbered in a certain order, i.e. B372 (B – Botha; 372 – the project to date)

This is where the drawing gets done and thereafter it is just saved to the specific file name.

B372 – project number; -03 – phase number; -02 – number of the drawing in the phase, i.e. the 2nd drawing in the 3rd phase – the 3rd phase in this case is detail drawings, whereas 1st phase would refer more to the sketchplans, it depends on what needs to be done on the project)

In this folder the MicroGDS files are ordered in a specific manner, i.e. B372-03-02

“ADDITIONAL QUESTIONS: ANSWERED”

NOEL A BOTHA ARCHITECT

“IN THE OFFICE” Noel is an established architect with many years of experience. He, therefore, has accumulated a good amount of contacts and references over the past years. His work is basically spread via “word of mouth” and he gets jobs that way. In other words, his client list is formed by a “client to client” reference.

The jobs would range from just simple residential extensions to huge industrial buildings.

Client

Rukiya Abrahams

Owner Project Manager

Noel Botha

Builder Developer Yusuf Sampson

Etc.

DIAGRAM A a) b)

c)

d)

Our office currently consists of 3 people (Noel Botha, Myself , Yusuf Sampson). See diagram A. (As referred to in Diagram A) Noel: It is his responsibility to get the jobs in, handle the clients, and he does his own admin work. When getting the job, it is also his responsibility to fully analyze the job objective and thereafter, communicate this analysis to his employees (Monday meetings – Every Monday, Noel will sit us down for a meeting and run us through the tasks to be done for the week). He tells the employees exactly what the job entails and what needs to be done. In addition, he also gives a brief history on the job, so that the employees can get a better understanding of it. After the analysis, Noel has to be there to guide his employees as to how things are to be built or drawn up (drawing details). If the employees have any questions to ask about the project, they may do so. Noel is also responsible for many other things in the office, such as most of the drawing of plans, submitting the council submissions at council offices and any other tasks to be done for the council submissions, measuring up on site, sorting out developers, meetings, sometimes even deliver materials to site, etc. Yusuf and I (Employees): The employer has to forward the job to us, as mentioned above, with analysis and objectives. It is our responsibility to then carry out all the employer has given to do (to his exact detail). It is also our responsibility to ask if we do not understand things and give feedback to the employer. We, at times with big jobs, have to work together, so we can get the job done in time.

As in the diagram above, the client contacts Noel (the architect). Noel then has to report to us (his employees). We have to draught any drawings or carry out any tasks Noel needs us to do. Our drawings have to be drawn in respect to his drawings. Noel has to give feedback to the client, owner, builder, etc.

(As in the diagram above). The client gives Noel the objective of the project. Noel then does the research and analysis of the project (site measurements, site history, etc.). When this is done Noel hands the job over to one of his employees (either me or Yusuf). We carry out the drawings (with the guidance from Noel) and when the drawings are complete he can print and hand them over to the client. The drawings can range from simple sketch plans and designs to detail drawings.

NOEL A BOTHA ARCHITECT

“BOTRIVIER INTERPRETATION PLANS”

NOEL A BOTHA ARCHITECT

“BOTRIVIER INTERPRETATION PLANS”

NOEL A BOTHA ARCHITECT

“VICTORIA ROAD SKETCH PLANS”

NOEL A BOTHA ARCHITECT

“VICTORIA ROAD SKETCH PLANS”

NOEL A BOTHA ARCHITECT

“VICTORIA ROAD SKETCH PLANS”

NOEL A BOTHA ARCHITECT

“VICTORIA ROAD SKETCH PLANS”

NOEL A BOTHA ARCHITECT

“VICTORIA ROAD WORKING DRAWINGS”

NOEL A BOTHA ARCHITECT

“VICTORIA ROAD NEW BATHROOM LAYOUTS”

NOEL A BOTHA ARCHITECT

“VICTORIA ROAD EXISTING BATHROOMS: ALTERATION”

NOEL A BOTHA ARCHITECT

“VICTORIA ROAD JOINERY DETAIL”

NOEL A BOTHA ARCHITECT

“VICTORIA ROAD JOINERY DETAIL”

NOEL A BOTHA ARCHITECT

“VICTORIA ROAD SANITARYWARE SCHEDULE”

NOEL A BOTHA ARCHITECT

“VICTORIA ROAD SITE VISIT”

NOEL A BOTHA ARCHITECT

“DUCKITT AVENUE PLANS”

NOEL A BOTHA ARCHITECT

“DUCKITT AVENUE PLANS”

NOEL A BOTHA ARCHITECT

“DUCKITT AVENUE PLANS”

NOEL A BOTHA ARCHITECT

“LINCON ROAD SITE VISIT”

NOEL A BOTHA ARCHITECT

“LINCON ROAD SKETCHES”

NOEL A BOTHA ARCHITECT

“LINCON ROAD SKETCHPLANS”

NOEL A BOTHA ARCHITECT

“LINCON ROAD SKETCHPLANS”

NOEL A BOTHA ARCHITECT

“LINCON ROAD SKETCHPLANS”

NOEL A BOTHA ARCHITECT

“LINCON ROAD SKETCHPLANS”

NOEL A BOTHA ARCHITECT

“MILLER ROAD TENDER DOCUMENT: REFERENCE PLANS”

NOEL A BOTHA ARCHITECT

“MILLER ROAD TENDER DOCUMENT: FLOOR PLANS”

NOEL A BOTHA ARCHITECT

“MILLER ROAD TENDER DOCUMENT: SECTIONS”

NOEL A BOTHA ARCHITECT

“MILLER ROAD TENDER DOCUMENT: ELEVATIONS”

NOEL A BOTHA ARCHITECT

“MILLER ROAD TENDER DOCUMENT: FOUNDATION PLAN & BOUNDARY WALL”

NOEL A BOTHA ARCHITECT

“MILLER ROAD TENDER DOCUMENT: PATIO PLANS”

NOEL A BOTHA ARCHITECT

“MILLER ROAD TENDER DOCUMENT: HANDRAIL DETAILS”

NOEL A BOTHA ARCHITECT

“SUSSEX STREET ANALYSIS SKETCHES”

NOEL A BOTHA ARCHITECT

“TRAFALGAR PLACE WORKING DRAWINGS”

NOEL A BOTHA ARCHITECT

“TRAFALGAR PLACE SKETCHES”

NOEL A BOTHA ARCHITECT

“TRAFALGAR PLACE PROGRESS SITE VISIT”

NOEL A BOTHA ARCHITECT

“PRINCES ROAD COUNCIL SUBMISSION”

NOEL A BOTHA ARCHITECT

“PRINCES ROAD COUNCIL SUBMISSION”

NOEL A BOTHA ARCHITECT

“PRINCES ROAD COUNCIL SUBMISSION”

NOEL A BOTHA ARCHITECT

“SECOND AVENUE SKETCH PLANS”

NOEL A BOTHA ARCHITECT

“SECOND AVENUE SKETCH PLANS”

NOEL A BOTHA ARCHITECT

“SECOND AVENUE SKETCH PLANS”

NOEL A BOTHA ARCHITECT

“SURREY STREET COUNCIL SUBMISSION”

NOEL A BOTHA ARCHITECT

“HOUSE BUTLER, RONDEBOSCH”

NOEL A BOTHA ARCHITECT

“HOUSE BUTLER, RONDEBOSCH”

NOEL A BOTHA ARCHITECT

“HOUSE BUTLER, RONDEBOSCH”

NOEL A BOTHA ARCHITECT

“HOUSE BUTLER, RONDEBOSCH”