Architect and Builder September 2020 | Page 44

This Spread: Studio and Tuynhuys Plans The initial take was that the building would be encumbered by heritage limitations, but upon investigation this turned out not to be the case. A quick scheme design was developed and costed and a viability study prepared, culminating in a joint decision to proceed. 14 shareholders / investors were approached with each agreeing to contribute to the costs, which allowed a cash offer to purchase the property to be made. The process of assembling a professional team, developing the design, setting selling prices, managing development costs to ensure profitability was familiar to all of the team members. The next step was to procure finance for the development, so armed with a very promising 44 Tuynhuys