The document provides design proposals for the first phase of development at the Covenant Gardens Estate in Hammanskraal, Pretoria. Phase one includes the entrance, five housing units, a multi-use hall, administration building, and security building. Subsequent phases will incorporate additional housing, a larger multi-use hall, and administration building. Floor plans and sections are provided for the security building, administration building, multi-use hall, and sample housing units. Sustainability features such as rainwater harvesting, solar heating, and insulation methods are described.

1. Covenant Gardens Estate
Hammanskraal
Pretoria
Design Proposal
Phase 1

2. Contents
Site Plan
Security Building
Administration Building
Multi use Building
House plans
Ground Floor Plan
Axonometric
Artistic Images

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1 Entrance to site
5 Housing Unit
2 Multi Use Hall
3 Administration Building
4 Security Building
Site Plan
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Phase one buildings are indicated in red.
Phase two to incorporate further housing units, multi use hall and
security building.
Phase three to incorporate administration building and remaining
housing units.

4. 1 Guard Control Desk
2 Kitchenette
3 Bathroom
4 Entrance
5 Exit
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Security Building
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Administration Building
1 Entrance
2 Reception
3 Waiting Area
4 Bathroom
5 Main Boardroom
6 Open Plan Office
7 Finance Office
8 Managers Office
9 Storage
10 Parking

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Multi Use Hall
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1 Storage
2 Cold Storage
3 Multi Purpose Hall
4 Kitchen
5 Patio
6 Parking

7. Shared Scale
2 Houses form one building to save
costs and to create a shared courtyard.
The shared courtyard can be used by
children who prefer not partaking in
more physical play that would happen in
the play courts.
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The shared courtyard provides more intimacy and supervision over the younger
children as well. One house mother can
supervise two households.
Heirachy of space

8. Mirror Line
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Single Home
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1 Court Yard
2 Kitchen
3 Dining Room
4 Lounge
5 Bathroom
6 En suite Bathroom
7 Mother’s Bedroom
8 Youth’s Bedroom
9 Rain Water Collection Tanks

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Double Home
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1 Court Yard
2 Kitchen
3 Dining Room
4 Lounge
5 Bathroom
6 En suite Bathroom
7 Mother’s Bedroom
8 Youth’s Bedroom
9 Rain Water Tanks
10 Court yard
11 Septic Tank

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Axonometric Perspective
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1 Court Yard
2 Kitchen
3 Dining Room
4 Lounge
5 Bathroom
6 En suite Bathroom
7 Mother’s Bedroom
8 Youth’s Bedroom
9 Rain Water Tanks
10 Court yard
11 Septic Tank

11. Insulation
The insulation that is suggested is sisolation which replaces the conventional DPM(Damp Proof Membrane) and reflects the heat in summer
outwards and inwards during winter. We also recommend isotherm which
is manufactured from recycled plastic bottles. This will be laid on top of
the ceiling boards to provide an additional form of insulation and reduces
energy consumption of the homes as well.
Door & Windows
Cottage Pane Style.
Provides greater security & more cost
effective to replace broken windows. All
windows & doors are standard sizes to
minimise cost. The cottage pane style
also allows large amounts of light to
enter the interior environment of the
building.
A 20mm EPS insulation is to be placed between the inner and outer skins
of brick walls. The insulation will further reduce the energy demand
required. The insulation creates a comfortable climate within the confines
of the building.
Stainability
Stainability is very important aspect of the project in
reducing the pollution and environmental impact that the
built environment generates and the energy demand each
household requires, thus reducing the running costs.
Rain water harvesting is essential due to the rural location
of the project. Each household has two 10 000L rain tanks to
capture rain water.
Solar geysers provide hot water for the households reducing the energy consumption and day to day running costs of
the households.
Materiality
Walls
Face brick walls. The exterior of the building will be constructed out of face brick to reduce maintenance. The
revels of the windows will have a plaster band painted in
variety of coulors to bring the building to life and create
a sense of identity for the children.
Roof
The design of the mono pitched roof is
to allow for easy installation of solar
products such as geysers, PV panels and
rain water harvesting.

12. Artistic Impressions