7 Calais Building at Seapoint, Cape Town

7 Calais Building Seapoint Cape Town

Street-level access to the basement parking, with a lift taking you up directly into one of 4 duplex apartments of the 7 Calais Building designed by Daffonchio and Associates Architects.

South African Developments: Buildings

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South African developments – best new buildings & architects – South Africa architecture information, projects, contemporary built environment news + interesting new property designs

House V on Monaghan Farm in Lanseria

House V Monaghan Farm Lanseria Johannesburg

Designed by Daffonchio and Associates Architects, House V on Monaghan Farm in Lanseria, was built on an undisturbed hill with savannah grasslands and with an expansive view of the beautiful rolling hills beyond.

House of the Big Arch in Waterberg, South Africa

House of the Big Arch Waterberg South Africa

Designed by Frankie Pappas the House of the Big Arch is a careful and direct response to a portion of this particular riverine forest of Waterberg of this particular portion of the Bushveld. This architecture could exist nowhere else in the world.

YNE House in Kwazulu Natal, Zimbali Villa

YNE House Kwazulu Natal

Designed by Metropole Architects YNE House is Situated in the prestigious Zimbali Coastal Forest resort north of Durban, this three level structure is home to a young family of four.

Fuchsia House in Kwazulu Natal

Fuchsia House Kwazulu Natal

Designed by Metropole Architects Fuchsia House, Located on the east coast of South Africa, was built for a recently retired couple with a large close knit extended family.

Architect’s Gallery for Design Joburg News

Architects Gallery for Design Joburg

Commissioned by Design Joburg to build a pavilion to exhibit the power and depth of architectural design in South Africa, SAOTA, ARRCC and OKHA took this concept to the extreme and delivered an architecture that is about Architecture and Architects.

Brian Road Residence, Morningside House

House in Morningside - Johannesburg Property

5 Brian Road Morningside home by Nico van der Meulen Architects – total renovation of 1960s South African home in a prime area of a quiet cul-de sac of Johannesburg.

Beachyhead by Plettenberg Bay, Western Cape

Beachyhead

The house was conceived and designed by SAOTA as a simple box, floating over the dune, capturing and framing the view. The outer shell of the box is finished in a rough textured concrete, contrasting with the smooth reveal and soffit that tapers to create a delicate frame.

KLOOF 145 in Cape Town Residence

Kloof 145 in Cape Town

This SAOTA designed villa is accessed from Kloof Road, which winds along the western slopes of Lion’s Head, this site is positioned in the wind-protected suburb of Clifton.

Hillside View House in Cape Town by ARRCC

Hillside View House in Cape Town

For local design studio ARRCC, who executed the project, it was the homeowner’s affinity for colours – and a multitude of materials – that informed the creative journey.