DESIGN & BUILDING

 

Basic design principles

 

Basic Building Guidelines

 

 

OTHER INTERESTING READS

 

 

Structural concrete in hot, South African conditions

 

Solar energy use in South African context

 

Geotechnical site investigations

 

Thatch roof design

 

Sustainability & Embodied energy (Straw bale design)

 

 

DETAILS & DRAWINGS

 

Foundation—exterior wall

 

Foundations—interior wall

 

External concrete stair

 

Brick roof parapet

 

Roof parapet - concrete coping

 

Roof overhang—sheetmetal

 

Roof overhang—concrete tiles

 

Roof ridge—sheetmetal

 

Ceiling trapdoor—Gypsum

 

Window sill—Cavity wall

 

Window sill—Facebrick