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It is possible to achieve a great home design with a low budget. To accomplish this, we must invest heavily in building design.
A good example is Allan Kitengela Donovan House is designed with a West African concept in mind a locker on the roof with parapet. View target = "_blank" href = "http://www.africanheritage.net/"> http://www.africanheritage.net/ images.
Another example is the Hacienda Eco City Development in Mombasa, which is also designed with an overlap of West Africa and the concept of Islamic architecture with a flat roof and lockers in the parapet walls. View photos on href = "http://www.haciendakenya.com/gallery.htm"> http://www.haciendakenya.com/gallery.htm
The Presidential Lodge of the State in Sagana, Nyeri, is also a magnificent piece of architecture that used the architectural design to achieve greatness without necessity of using expensive materials. It is a simple rectangular house with hip roof and aluminum windows casement low.
Technology also uses affect the budget. New lighter roofing materials such as stone, tiles coated steel to save on the amount of wood trusses used to support the roof.
The type of foundation will also affect costs. Farms and in the Eastlands area of Jericho were built in a kind of raft foundation which is very cheaper to put up. The floor slab is based on small beams that are placed on top of the ground so that no excavation and foundation walls done.
In the superstructure of wall within the area of Nairobi, stone masonry available therefore, is not expensive. An inexpensive way for achieve elegance is having a hand stones, dressed in a pattern of your choice. Hand-dressed stones to get the character to your home and save you in terms of maintenance, and that require virtually no maintenance.
Prefabricated houses are slow, in the Kenyan market. These homes are the solution to affordable housing in the economies developed as the U.S., China and Europe and is a matter of time until it finds its place in Kenya.
In conclusion, the architectural design and use appropriate technology can greatly reduce the cost of building your home.
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Frank Gichuhi Is A World Reknown Architect Who Specialises In Design Of Unique Buildings And Researches On Current Trends In Construction And Real Estate REAL ESTATE SOLUTIONSYou Can Also Add Your Views About Architectural Design, Construction And Real Estate On His Blog Here REAL ESTATE SOLUTIONS
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