Private architecture,
guided with intent.
Blocharch works selectively on high-end residential and lifestyle projects for private clients and developers. Each project is led directly by Jethro Bloch — shaping the design from early concept through to documentation and delivery.
Selective. Considered. Personally led.
Architecture shaped by
context, brief, and intention.
Every private project begins with understanding the site, brief, constraints, and opportunity. Blocharch helps translate early ideas into a clear architectural direction — moving the project from possibility into something considered, defined, and buildable.
The process is personal, carefully guided, and grounded in both design thinking and practical reality.
For clients who want more than drawings.
Blocharch works selectively with private clients, developers, and international collaborators who value thoughtful design, clear guidance, and a carefully managed process.
Private homes
New residential architecture shaped through atmosphere, restraint and material clarity.
Villas
Considered country and coastal residences resolved to brief, site and lifestyle.
Alterations & additions
Sensitive interventions, reconfigurations and extensions to existing homes.
Boutique developments
Small-scale residential and multi-residential developments shaped by context, architectural intent, and buildable design thinking.
Lifestyle architecture
Projects shaped around how a space is lived in, not just how it is drawn.
Wellness & retreat environments
Quiet, slow architecture for restorative and retreat-focused settings.
Concept design studies
Early-stage design direction, feasibility and spatial exploration.
Architectureshaped slowly.
Each project is led personally by Jethro Bloch — from first conversation through to documentation.
Architectural support from
concept to documentation.
Residential architecture
Design for new homes, villas and carefully considered alterations.
Concept design
Early-stage exploration of spatial direction, massing and design intent.
Design development
Refining the concept into a resolved architectural proposal.
Planning & council submissions
Drawing packages prepared for submission and approval processes.
Technical documentation
Selected technical drawing support for coordination, detailing, and project delivery, where required by the agreed scope.
3D visualisation
Models and renders that help communicate atmosphere, materiality and spatial direction.
A guided process from idea to outcome.
A considered, collaborative approach that transforms your vision into architecture that is crafted, resolved and beautifully built.
Discovery
Understanding your vision, goals, site, and project context.
Brief
Defining the project scope, priorities, constraints, and approval requirements.
Concept Design
Exploring ideas and shaping the architectural direction.
Design Development
Refining the design, spatial arrangement, material direction, and key architectural decisions.
Submission Documentation
Preparing drawing packages for planning, council submission, and approval processes.
Further Technical Support
Scope-specific technical support for detailing, coordination, or construction-stage information, where required and agreed.
A guided process from idea to outcome.
A considered, collaborative approach that transforms your vision into architecture that is crafted, resolved and beautifully built.
Discovery
Understanding your vision, goals, site, and project context.
Brief
Defining the project scope, priorities, constraints, and approval requirements.
Concept Design
Exploring ideas and shaping the architectural direction.
Design Development
Refining the design, spatial arrangement, material direction, and key architectural decisions.
Submission Documentation
Preparing drawing packages for planning, council submission, and approval processes.
Further Technical Support
Scope-specific technical support for detailing, coordination, or construction-stage information, where required and agreed.
Clear roles, wherever
the project is based.
Blocharch’s role is defined around the project location, scope, appointment, and professional requirements.
South Africa — Blocharch can act as lead architect where appointed, guiding the project through design, documentation, coordination, and submission processes according to the agreed scope.
International — Blocharch can act as design architect or architectural partner, developing the design direction in collaboration with the local architect of record responsible for approvals, compliance, and local sign-off.
The role may adapt. The standard does not.
Personally led from
the first conversation.
Each private project is guided directly by Jethro Bloch — giving you a single point of contact and consistent oversight throughout the process.
This keeps communication focused, decisions considered, and the project moving with intention.
One lead. One direction.
A more personal architectural process.