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house pochee

house sheik

house cajee

house mamoojee

the clients brief was to renovate the existing by adding on a new kitchen, guest lounge, guest bedroom and a new master bedroom.
the existing house, built in 1963 was deemed inadequate for the current family's size and needs.
the existing kitchen was extended to make room for a much larger kitchen. the new guest lounge, guest bedroom and master bedroom were all added on to the house by means of a seperate dwelling which connects to the existing house at two points. the new lounge shall afford the client the privacy he previously lacked when bringing visitors into the house, as the existing lounge is situated deep within the private realm of the house.
the new en-suite master bedroom now has ample space for the client, who used to have to share a bathroom with his sons.
various internal renovations are also to be done.

the style of the house was influenced mainly by the existing house, and we have tried to marry the old and new 'styles' with this contemporary design.

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proposed addition and alteration for a house in homestead park, johannesburg

the clients' brief was the renovation of an existing house, and the brief included the construction of an entire new storey, ie first floor.
the project will also include green design elements, such as roof overhangs, solar geysers, energy efficient lighting, grey water recycling, rain water collection and the use of environmentally friendly building materials.

sunlight on the east-west facades is maximized through specially placed windows, which take advatage of the rising/setting sun's properties, yet protect the inhabitants from the same sun's unpleasant properties.
sunlight on the northern facade is maximised through large openings which are themself protected by the roof overhang of approx 700mm. direct sunlight, which is harmful and contributes unnecessary heat to the building, is blocked by the roof overhang. this ensures a pleasant light quality to all north facing rooms. the formal loung on the ground floor is not afforded any protection by the roof overhang, and instead relies on a sliding timber screen to keep the harmful sun out of the house, and serve as protection to the furniture etc.

the south facade comprises large windows which take advatage of the brilliant reflected light quality on offer to those rooms.

the grey water recycling unit collects and purifies all run-off water from baths, showers, basins and sinks, and purifies the water so that it can be used to flush all the toilets in the house. the neccessity of this stems from toilets being the highest consumer of water in domestic houses. why flush clean, pure drinking water down the toilet, when you can flush down water of the same quality and but you have already paid for. you can now flush your toilet for free!

rain water is collected on site and used in irrigating the garden as well as in the swimming pool.

the use of energy-efficient led lighting can cut your monthly lighting bill by up to 50%, and on average these led globes last for 15-20 years.

...for more environtal information and queries, as well as the construction of your own simple green home, please feel free to contact us.

welcome to green_olive architecture and design

welcome!

green_olive architecture and design is a newly established architectural practice whose focus falls on all aspects of architecture.
our expertise range from additions and alterations to existing houses, as well as the complete design and construction of new homes.
green_olive architecture and design also specialises on the interior aspects of architectural design, and this enables us to handle interior design for projects of any size, as well as retail design and shopfitting in the commercial sector.

as part of our "green" ethos, green_olive architecture and design will strive to deliver projects that meet our 3 main criteria of sustainability.

we promise to deliver projects that are financially sustainable.
we promise to deliver projects that are environmentally sustainable.
we promise to deliver projects that are socially sustainable.

today the buzzword on everybody's lips is 'green building'. however in our south african social context, sustainability is much more than solar panels and energy-efficient lighting.

it is our aim at green_olive architecture and design to champion the sustainable design cause, whilst at the same time delivering projects that meet all our clients needs.

green building is actually very easy, and can be implemented on the smallest scale residential dwelling, or on large scale commercial projects.

let us show you how...