Selected Work
SELECTED WORK
Real projects. Named, scoped, coordinated.
From a seven-year public-sector water programme to off-grid homesteads, heritage restorations and productive landscapes — owner-side coordination across budgets from R10k to R20M.
OWNER-SIDE OPERATIONS & PROJECT COORDINATION · 7 YEARS
WCG Water Security Programme
Long-term water security and operational continuity across Western Cape Government critical facilities — hospitals, clinics and administrative sites — during and after the 2017/18 drought.
- Coordinated groundwater treatment systems across multiple healthcare facilities.
- Managed operations, maintenance, troubleshooting and compliance reporting.
- Coordinated field teams, laboratories, suppliers and government stakeholders.
OUTCOME
Compliant, functional water-treatment systems kept running across critical healthcare facilities for seven years — through the drought and beyond.
OWNER’S REPRESENTATIVE & PRE-CONSTRUCTION COORDINATOR
Barn House
Pre-construction coordination for a high-end off-grid residence within a protected nature reserve in the Overberg — a site with multiple overlapping authorities and a complex approval environment.
- Coordinated municipal, environmental, conservancy, engineering and surveying processes
- Held the owner’s position between client, architect, consultants, authorities and contractor
- Scoped and budgeted the off-grid solar PV and water treatment systems
OUTCOME
Client’s interests held through a complex multi-authority approval phase — all parties aligned and construction commenced on programme.
OWNER-SIDE COORDINATION ACROSS CONNECTED SYSTEMS
Small World Farm
Transformation of a feral smallholding into a phased off-grid homestead — land, water, power and productive systems scoped and coordinated as one integrated whole.
- Sequenced earthworks, access, water, sanitation, power and dwelling infrastructure
- Integrated rainwater harvesting, borehole supply, solar PV, filtration and greywater reuse
- Held practical decisions to avoid sequencing errors and cost drift
OUTCOME
A feral smallholding transformed into a functioning off-grid property — every system scoped, sequenced and coordinated to work as one.
PROJECT OVERSIGHT & HERITAGE COORDINATION · ON TIME, ON BUDGET
Arnold Street Victorian Restoration
Full restoration and modernization of an 1899 Victorian home in Observatory — period character preserved, off-grid systems integrated, Airbnb conversion added. Four months, on time and on budget.
- Ran the heritage overlay process — compliance submissions and liaison with municipal heritage officers
- Coordinated designers, architects, builders and trades through a full electrical, plumbing and insulation upgrade
- Integrated solar, water filtration and greywater reuse — feeding the courtyard’s banana palms
- Converted the detached cottage into a self-contained Airbnb unit; added plunge pool, braai and electric gate
OUTCOME
Heritage preservation and modern off-grid living brought together — the whole home coordinated and completed on time and on budget.
OWNER-SIDE COORDINATOR · MULTI-TRADE PROGRAMME
Cape Town Residential Transformation
Multi-system residential landscape transformation on a steep, restricted-access Cape Town site — ten-plus specialist trades coordinated across a complex programme.
- Coordinated more than ten specialist trades across a complex sequenced programme
- Sequenced earthworks, stone terracing, steelwork, pool, decking, irrigation and planting
- Oversaw quality control, owner liaison, programme management and on-site problem solving
OUTCOME
Ten specialist trades kept aligned on a restricted site — the project stayed clear and on programme throughout.
OWNER-SIDE COORDINATION · HERITAGE, OFF-GRID & LETTING
Morton Street Heritage Restoration
Restoration and modernisation of a Stanford heritage home — off-grid water and solar integrated, and an old cottage converted into income-generating Airbnb accommodation.
- Coordinated heritage approval, project planning and construction sequencing
- Integrated rainwater harvesting, treated water supply, solar PV and battery backup
- Coordinated rebuild of an old cottage into a self-contained Airbnb unit
OUTCOME
Heritage approval, off-grid systems and Airbnb conversion all coordinated under one brief — owner’s vision realised within scope.
DESIGN & PRODUCTIVE-SYSTEMS BUILD · AS OWNGROWN, 2013
Brooklyn Chest Hospital Food Garden
An abundant productive garden for patients of a Tuberculosis hospital — created on an exposed, low-fertility dune-belt site with a full brief-to-build process.
- Set a holistic goal with staff and patients, then baseline-mapped the whole site
- Designed windbreaks, a small food forest, companion planting and upcycled-pallet raised beds
- Installed three-station irrigation, pathways and a workshop structure for on-site lessons
OUTCOME
A resilient, abundant food garden in unlikely conditions — strong yields, patients and staff with real ownership of the space.
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If your build feels uncertain, let’s get it sorted.
Independent owner-side representation across complex property, land, water and infrastructure projects — advise, structure, coordinate.