SAOTA designed La Lucia. The beach house perfectly balances luxury and comfort with its uncomplicated spaces. Located on the Kwazulu Natal North Coast just south of Umhlanga, the house is gently nestled between protected milkwood trees and enjoys beautiful ocean views
SAOTA’s careful and sensitive alterations and additions have returned the threatened building back to its original state, enhanced its overall composition and significantly refined the living experience to bring it up to date with contemporary living.
Redeveloped by OKHA Design & Interior, the terrazzo floor and bar counter, the expansive use of solid brass, are reminiscent of the days of the Milanese bar / bistro; terrazzo conveying both classicism and modernity.
Metropole Architects ‘Leadwood Loop’ project has beautiful views out to the Indian Ocean with warm sunlight and shielding from the winds, The swimming pool creates a peaceful area to relax with a natural stone waterfall.
Architectural firm, Nico van der Meulen Architects commissioned to design this home according to the owner’s specifications. The brief to the architect was to create a single-storey home with an urban feel.
Design: Boogertman + Partners Architects. The circular form symbolises the simplicity embodied in the basic cycle of nature. The form, embedded within ethereal forest physically manifests the notion of ‘walks and talks’.
Design: MMA Design Studio Architects. An encrusted cave for modern day Nomads. Designed on an awkward 700m² residual site this modern 4 bedroom house is planned as a village around a central courtyard with multiple “situations” and living arrangements.
Design: Metropole Architects. With the site giving an expansive ocean view, the design was able to respond with a “Wingspread” type architecture that appears to float over the indigenous dune vegetation, making the most of the comprehensive beach and sea views.
Design: Metropole Architects. The brief was to design a contemporary family home on a one acre site, in Simbithi Eco-Estate. The clients wanted a sophisticated home with a sense of simplicity.
Design: Metropole Architects. The Salt Rock House is a bold contemporary architectural design set into the picturesque coastal suburbia that is the Dolphin Coast, celebrating magnificent 180° panoramic sea views where one might be able to catch a glimpse of a Humpback and Southern Right whale.
Design: SAOTA, Architects. 109 Hatfield Street is located in gardens near the vibrant City Bowl in Cape Town, and is surrounded by iconic landmarks like Table Mountain, Lions Head and Parliament.
Design: SAOTA, Architects. A four bedroom home for a young family: the design had to encapsulate all qualities of luxury open-plan living but still provide a homely environment. The narrow steep site with tough planning restrictions drove the design.
Design: Nico van der Meulen Architects. From the inception of this project; the client brief, existing house and contextual setting were all factors to consider carefully before pursuing the extensive alteration and additions to a modest hillside house.
Design: SAOTA – Stefan Antoni Olmesdahl Truen Architects. The clients, a British couple living in Cape Town, requested a six-bedroom, seven-level home that makes the most of the site, the views and the mountain. The lower levels of the existing structure were totally remodelled while the upper level was demolished to allow for two new levels.
Design: SAOTA. A flexible contemporary family residence in a spectacular but challenging location: the “site was spectacular requiring a design that could respond to a challenging slopped corner site and its aspects”.
Design: SAOTA, Antoni Associates & OKHA. A holiday home for a young family, maximising the view and creating sunny wind-free outdoor living spaces,
Shelley Point is a small spur of land jutting into the Atlantic, on the northern tip of West Coast Peninsula.
Design: Three14 Architects. Designed for a young family in the suburban area of Rondebosch, Cape Town, this house sits on an elongated site with views towards Devil’s Peak and The Back Table, which is the south-eastern edge of the iconic Table Mountain.
Design: GASS Architecture Studios. Situated on the slopes of the Helderberg Mountains in Stellenbosch and nestled between rolling vineyards, a small granite hill and a river below, Hillside House is simultaneously arresting and juxtaposed and fits flawlessly into its surroundings.
