Thanks guys for your great responces and I hope somone will respond to me soonest.Please I will like to have a design for a five bedroom duplex,guest room,sitting room,toilet/bathroom and a kitchen down while the remaining four rooms will be up. The location of the house is Lagos and the land is not a full plot.

Sorry my e-mail id is dublinbenson@yahoo.com

If this is a 1/2 plot land, then it could be hard to fit all this requirements in. You may not have room for things like parking, suckaway, borehole or even landscape. I'm sure it can be done.

Guys,

Can a plot of land (100 by 100 in size) accommodate a 3 or 4 bedroom bungalow with a duplex ( 4 bedroom - 3 up, 1 down) in front. Since I don't reside in Naija, I plant to construct only the bungalow for now and add the duplex whenever I plan to relocate in the future.

@ promise72 and megapro - please email me a sample sketch of the bungalow plans you guys have ( fosagie@aol.com ). Also all Nairaland Architects in the house you can also send me your stekch.

My desire design for the bungalow is a 3 bedroom self contain, separate dining area, separate living area, 1 (Room A) of the 3 master bedroom will be bigger in size and separated (for privacy reason) from the other two master bedroom (Room B and C) - meaning guests in Room B and C have to walk through the living room to get to Room A.

Thanks

coolhouseplans.com is great.

pls can anyone help me with an idea of how it will cost to built a four flat,3 bedroom each in lagos today and how to get a good plan.

can any one who makes borehole contact me with their best rate,

@ desnuwe

am an architect

contact me @ hopemanflee@yahoo.com

I am a little surprised to see all the requests here for plans. Yet, noone is talking about compensation for the owner/designer of the floor plans. Is this normal in Nigeria? Do copyright laws not exist?

can any one tell me how much it will cost to build a portable four bd duplex,how many blocks it will require and a good plan.i am ready to pay for any services rendered.

larez:

I am a little surprised to see all the requests here for plans. Yet, noone is talking about compensation for the owner/designer of the floor plans. Is this normal in Nigeria? Do copyright laws not exist?

Im sure due compesation will be made as soon as u establish the contact one on one. At least i will like to see references/samples of anyone before i lay out my cash.

This is not a charity of course!

hi dear friend. i was on line recently and saw your post and
i think i can be of good help if you haven't find the answer to your request yet
i have a decent friend who is into building.he actually study building and architectural
design,he his a graduate,a civil engineer.if you can send full detail of your request,
to this mail in no time you get a good master architectural drawing for dream home
send your details to sanni.caleb@yahoo.com
be of good cheer

desnuwe:

can any one tell me how much it will cost to build a portable four bd duplex,how many blocks it will require and a good plan.i am ready to pay for any services rendered.

Hi promise, I salute your courage and willingness to help fellow naija since 2007. Can you kindly advice (if u have any info) on an estimate in terms of cash that will complete a four flat of 3 bedrooms in each. Will also appreciate your kind gesture if you could give a housing plan and approval cost in total. Will look forward your reply. Thanks. am on olaoluodu2001@yahoo.com

the size of the land sometimes
does not determine the kind of
building that will be erected on it
as a plumber that has worked in many
site.experience has thought me that,
what one need is  a very good building
contractor or engineer that will handle
the project, so if one can get
a good and experience building contractor
you will be amazed what kind of a
structure that will be erected on a half a plot

My apology to the moderator of
this room for posting my add,
before i leave this room i will
like to let any intrested person know
that i have 3 plot of land at mowe
ibafo opposite of mountain of fire
propose university,i have a genuine
receipt from the village head also
call baale of the village who are the
owner of the land,and they also have
authentic vallidate document from government
that back their been ownership of the land
without any dispute from any angle.so i implore
any intrested buyer to call me on 07027690390
or send a mail on how to meet at sanni.caleb@yahoo.com
the price is 400,000 naira per plot
i want to sell it to raised urgent cash
for daring need.
thanks

Hello pals
I enjoy all the beautiful contributions you ve put here. People should think of how to get a house in buying.You can buy or build.
Nigerians abroad ,please think about home
Home is important
Please have focus- friends
Buy land
Start developing and building gradually.
I am one of you.
I need a good architect and good building plan. (rafcrownus@yahoo.com)
I need to get document for a plot of land bought

I happen to have a couple of designs. You'll need to specify your requirements though. Post an e-mail so I can 4ward some to u.

@ kaypinchy
My ad is sahy_88@yahoo.com
I'll appreciate samples of drawings from you.
I actually have a twin twobedroom semi detached bungalow in mind.

Just out of curiosity and especially directed at Ajileko. How much do you think it would cost to build the attached home. It has a separate Garage at the back with a Bedroom suite complete with a walk in closet and Bathroom. The main House itself is a 3 Bedroom, 2 1/2 Baths. Huge Family room, and a breakfast eating area off the kitchen. It of course has a formal Dining Room as well, and a 1/2 Bath on the ground floor. How much should it cost to build conventionally, with a raft foundation? Thanks.

Subject: Nigerian House plan project.

This is a sample survey plan of a plot of land, total area of 1568.8m^2 (more than 1/3rd of an acre) which  a real estate builder wants to use as a model for an estate in Lagos owned by Nigerians in the Diaspora.The idea is to have a source of income from rental property when they return/retire home in addition to having a residence of their own.   

PART A.

The larger portion of the land is to be used for the personal residence consisting of
1.5-bedroom bungalow with a master bedroom en-suite in close proximity to
2.a study/home office,
3.formal living and dining room.
4.a family room with adjoining dining room,
5.a guest room en-suite,
6.two other rooms with a shared bathroom/toilet
7.Powder room or guest toilet
8.The house should have lots of windows for good cross ventilation, preferably every room should have two very large tall windows.
9.living rooms with additional 3 panel sliding doors open to a veranda/balcony.
10.The kitchen or dining area too should have an accessible veranda at the back of the house.
11.Lots of outdoor space i.e large compound for landscape and backyard vegetable gardening.

PART B.

The other portion of the plot is for a simple bungalow duplex for rental with each wing consisting of
1.3#-bedroom
2.2#-living rooms
3.Dining room
4.Kitchen   
5.2#-toilet/bath

Pls. put cost into consideration. This builder is looking for functionality and aesthetics with minimal cost in order to encourage as many people as possible without scaring them away with bogus building cost.
Forward different sketches of various floor plans and elevations (put into consideration the temperate weather in Nigeria i.e make provision for artificial ventilation  in all living spaces as much as possible)  to my e-mail address.

Kikentcji, Ignatius
Project Manager.
Sotheby Builders.

Sorry, my e-mail address is kikeige@ymail.com

Why are we so bent on over-building properties? 3 complete units on 1/3 of an acre? In the United States. people hardly find 1/3 of an acre suitable for a 4 Bedroom house. When will we start thinking about impervious space/green space? This is not a project that I will sign unto. Land is being overbuilt.

Larez,

I am sure you are one of the "American wanna be"s" What are you talking about? What is the standard one plot size for a regular single family home in New York, that is if you've ever been there? You can ask your neighbour to pass you a box of matches from your kitchen window in most of the single family homes in many American cities.
Why can't we Nigerians stop these stupid foreign ideas in comparison to our country even when they (especially America) sometimes do worse things than Nigeria?
A standard 100x50ft plot is approximately 0.11 acres, in case you don't know. That means 3 plots of such size will be 0.11 x 3 = 0.33ac .I really need to do kindergarten maths for you. I am talking of 1 unit of a bungalow duplex and another single bungalow on 0.389ac, which of course does not mean three single homes on the land, but two consisting of three units. May be you should get your facts right before acting like Mr Know it all.

@kikeige
maybe Larez is only trying to tell you that the plot would be tight going by your scope,

From your brief / scope of design compared to the size of plot,
you may not have enough greenery or any green areas left. that wouldn't be nice especially if your client is the one that loves good
outdoor spaces. bungalows usually consume a lot of landspace since they tend to develop horizontally, and for a,
5 rooms all ensuite? with a home office/ study
All rooms cross ventilated
1 living Room
1 family room
Perhaps with a Kitchen, pantry, store and laundry,
This should be a palace.

It's quite a challenging design, but the truth is, with the other scheme added,

mahal:

@kikeige
maybe Larez is only trying to tell you that the plot would be tight going by your scope,

From your brief / scope of design compared to the size of plot,
you may not have enough greenery or any green areas left. that wouldn't be nice especially if your client is the one that loves good
outdoor spaces. bungalows usually consume a lot of landspace since they tend to develop horizontally, and for a,
5 rooms all ensuite? with a home office/ study
All rooms cross ventilated
1 living Room
1 family room
Perhaps with a Kitchen, pantry, store and laundry,
This should be a palace.

It's quite a challenging design, but the truth is, with the other scheme added,

@Mahal

Thanks for the wisdom that you showed in trying to educate dude who is clueless about impervious. I have spent 25 years designing homes built all over the United States, and definitely know what it will take to fit all that stuff in. Now, instead of asking for clarification and advise, he comes talking a whole lot of mumbo jumbo. At least we know what kind of client to expect. I won't touch it with a 10 yard pole.

Mahal,
Your reply is well appreciated.You have demonstrated a good sense of team approach and good leadership role.
As for the slowpoke, Larez, you need to brush up your human relations skill,i,e if you have any at all. I have read some of your replies to postings on naira land and it is easy to conclude that you are one of the failures who sojourn in the white man's land and throw insults at those at the home front trying to do useful work.
Shame on you for spending 25yrs in oyinbo land and you are still there. I am sure by the time you come back to Nigeria with you BA (Begin Again) degree on Fantasy Island Architecture (considering all those ambiguous sketches you posted), those with more realistic ideas like Mahal et al will be available to give you a preliminary coaching on pragmatic designs with focus on the peoples needs and affordability.
I wonder if you have been able to get any partner for your Wonderland Project. Siddon for obodo land dey blow hot and cold.Nah there you go grow old doing boy boy for your grand children.Yeye man. Abeg, carry go.Commot for road make we see better person.

Mahal, pls. kindly suggest something in the alternative for the size of land, that will still be able to meet the demand of rental duplex 3-bedroom bungalow and maybe 4-bedroom personal residence. I doff my cap for you.

Is it correct that roofing a 3 bedroom bungallow with a standard living room,double toilet and a small office will cost 970knaira?I will be glad if you can share your idea with me on this,

And the fool assumes anyone will want to touch his project , Keep dreaming. Thank God that even hungry Architects have dignity. What a badly bred piece of crap.

Hey Lanre make you cool down, we got your point but in Nigeria unlike Atlanta, we maximize the land when we build. No waste.

ajileko:

Hey Lanre make you cool down, we got your point but in Nigeria unlike Atlanta, we maximize the land when we build. No waste.

And that still doesn't make it right. Lack of green space = Smog and bad health for people around the area. Knowing better demands that you attempt to raise awareness to better your society. And why haven't you given me a price yet on the house?

hi in the room.its been along time since
i came to contribute,and i can see that
many people i doing great job here
so there is not much to say again,
But this time i will like any intrested person
to contact me through my email
sanni.caleb@yahoo.com or call me on
my mobile,07027690390,concerning your
designing,or landed property matter
as am talking now there is 2 hectares of
land at my possesion in mowe ibafo,behind
mountain of fire church,opposite propose
green oak park,if you want to verify
call me i will take you there with a lot of
evidence.thanks

kikeige:

Mahal,

Mahal, pls. kindly suggest something in the alternative for the size of land, that will still be able to meet the demand of rental duplex 3-bedroom bungalow and maybe 4-bedroom personal residence.

A 200 ft by 100ft perfect rectangular plot would be very suitable, if it's bigger than that, fine.

Bungalows are quite interesting projects, have done loads of them,
however, land constraints tends to take away freedom of flair, expression and flexibility.
some illustrations of recent and old one's i ve done, (3d illustraions only)

A 5 bedroom bungalow with added penthouse suite