The motivation of the public sector is more social and political. The housing crisis is a major political issue for every ruling party. In many countries, there are political commitments to housing, but sadly we witness this commitment being misdirected. Every government wants to see that its citizens are housed adequately. Very often it is seen that in its endeavor, the government tries to follow the private sector process, establishing huge parastatals to carry out the whole process, for example, design, construction, and financing. This research consequently presents findings that imply that the government is being pressurized by the housing backlog within the Western and Eastern Cape, which brings about time constraints and tight budgets. These pressures are transferred to the design teams which need to speedily produce designs for low-cost housing homes within the best possible budget. This results to the implementation of common model designs. It is also founded that contractors ultimately suffer, due to these pressures which do not allow them to produce good quality homes. It is therefore recommended that better community involvement for sustainable methods in the design and construction process should be practiced.