New Home Builds
Square One builds homes from the ground up — foundations to handover — managed by a team with three decades on site.
A new build is the most involved thing we do, and it's where thirty years of on-site experience matters most: setting out and casting foundations, framing and roofing, then the long, careful finish that turns a structure into a home you actually want to live in. We run the whole job as one team — there's no handing you between contractors halfway through.
Every build is different, but the shape of the work is consistent. We take a set of plans — your own, or ones we design and detail for you — and turn them into a fixed scope you can budget against, so you break ground with clarity and no surprises. From there we run the site: coordinating trades, ordering materials and keeping the programme moving so the project doesn't stall between phases.
What we build
We take on full residential new construction — single and double-storey family homes, from compact to substantial. A few recent projects give a sense of the range:
- Pearl Valley Golf Estate, Paarl — a double-storey home, four bedrooms and three bathrooms, built inside a Western Cape golf estate where design rules and finish standards are non-negotiable.
- Zebula Golf Estate, Bela Bela — a larger double-storey with five bedrooms, four bathrooms, an entertainment area, swimming pool, jacuzzi and four garages.
- Gansbaai — a four-bedroom, three-bathroom double-storey built from the ground up on the Western Cape coast, exposed to everything a sea-facing site brings.
We also handle commercial construction. [TODO: confirm with Jaden — a commercial project to feature here; the portfolio currently shows residential work only.]
How a build runs
- Plans and scope — we work from your plans, or prepare a full design and floor-plan package, then price a clear, fixed scope.
- Groundwork to structure — site setup, foundations and the structural shell.
- Finishes — the details that make the home: tiling, joinery, fittings and finishes.
- Handover — a completed home, walked through and signed off.
Because we're a single team from foundation to finish, there's one point of accountability for the whole project. If you're planning a new home in Cape Town, Gauteng or the surrounding areas, we'd like to hear about it — or browse the completed builds below and the full portfolio to see how we finish.
New builds we've completed
A few of the ground-up homes we've delivered. Open any project to see the detail.

Pearl Valley Golf Estate

Zebula Golf Estate
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Gansbaai
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