Getting Closer To Day One

Perseverance and staying focused is the key to anything you set your mind on, not to mention, progressing at a pace that you are comfortable with. There is absolutely no need to rush yourself in completely something you have not sat down to think through thoroughly. The end result will not only be a testament of your gross lack of wisdom, but also your ultimate down fall. Project Nyaniba has been on "my books" for a while now. On several occasions, I thought I had every nail secured firmly where it had to be. However on these several occasions, I took the liberty of stepping back and seeking advice from other sources on the validity of my choices. On each section of the path that I took, I was reminded and asked to retreat and rehash everything. One thing worth noting and should be noted as this project progresses; my decisions have only been verified as right ones by the fact that I have made it a point to surround myself with people who have the knowledge and experience related to what my goal is. Obviously there are going to be instances of tripping and falling as this journey progresses, but with the "team" I have, the tripping and falling will be momentary ones.

So, after sourcing another architect and letting him come up with a plan, reviewing this and suggesting and getting amendments done; I have scraped my original design and will engage in the one below. The architect has done very well to use as much of the land as possible. I must say, I am well impressed and like what I am seeing.

I am interested in hearing from anyone who has a building project underway in Ghana, specifically Accra, or is planning of engaging in one. What have been your massive hurdles that you have had to overcome and how have you done this. There has been a lot of information coming my way in terms of how I need to handle the initial stages of the project. The general information coming my way is that I need to be in Ghana/Accra for at least 3 months making sure that I am present to oversee things and making sure that I keep a strict eye on things. I absolutely agree on this.

If you are interested in the architectural drawings and details of the architect's contact details, then head over to Architect Drawings post.  This page is password protected. Send me an email for the password - subject to who you are.