Opinion & Analysis
Small homes need generous thinking about storage
A small floor area becomes harder to live in when everyday possessions take over circulation and work surfaces.
Built Report
Opinion & Analysis
Clearly labelled expert opinion and analysis.
Opinion & Analysis
Practical completion must be described honestly
Contractual completion is important, but readers may hear it as proof that every system is working.
Opinion & Analysis
Fire safety is a design system, not a certificate folder
Fire documentation cannot protect occupants when doors, penetrations and operating practices break the intended system.
Opinion & Analysis
Public project dashboards should show evidence not colour
A row of green indicators can conceal an old baseline, incomplete scope or untested service.
Opinion & Analysis
Design accountability should remain visible during construction
Drawings do not become anonymous once a contractor starts building.
Opinion & Analysis
Accessible homes should be ordinary market choices
People should not have to commission a special building before a home can accommodate age, injury or disability.
Opinion & Analysis
Community consultation belongs before the excavator
Engagement after mobilisation asks residents to accept decisions they had no chance to shape.
Opinion & Analysis
Shade should be treated as essential public architecture
South African public space often leaves people exposed where they wait, walk and gather.
Opinion & Analysis
Small contractors should not finance public projects
Late certification and payment can destroy a capable small firm long before a dispute is resolved.
Opinion & Analysis
Women should be visible where construction decisions are made
Representation in a campaign photograph is not the same as authority over design, money and delivery.