The World Architecture Festival (WAF) is the largest interactive architectural awards programme and festival globally. Three SAOTA designed projects – Buffelsdrift, in Ladismith, South Africa, Starlight in Arizona, USA and project One in Dakar, Senegal – have been shortlisted as finalists for WAF 2022. Buffelsdrift is a working farm that…
Longcheer Yacht Club in Shenzhen, China, was awarded the Silver A’Design Award in the architecture, building, and structure design category. SAOTA was involved in the planning design, and initial design concept of the project and Zhubo Design Group further developed and completed the design. Set on a narrow strip of land between Daya Bay and the…
La Reserve, a hotel resort situated on the outskirts of Dakar, was Highly Commended in the Leisure Led Development – Future Project category at The World Architecture Festival (WAF) 2021. WAF is the largest interactive global architectural awards programme and festival, and due to COVID-19, a digital event was held…
SAOTA’s residential project, Kloof House in Cape Town, South Africa, received Silver at the World Architecture News (WAN) Awards 2021 in the House of the Year specialist category. The global WAN Awards celebrates excellent architecture; now in its 13th year, the awards programme recognises the outstanding works of innovative, visionary,…
In recognition of noteworthy contributions to architecture, Buffelsdrift, located west of Ladismith in the arid Klein Karoo region of the Western Cape, has been awarded a 2021 Cape Institute for Architecture (CIfA) Award. A collaborative project between SAOTA and Jaco Booyens Architect, a specialist in clay buildings, Buffelsdrift also received…
SAOTA’s project Kloof House took home Gold at the 43rd Annual Loeries Awards, in the Design category for Architecture. Winners were announced during Loeries Creative Week (21 – 22 October 2021) in Cape Town, which welcomed hundreds of creatives from across Africa and the Middle East. The awards programme recognises the…
Three of SAOTA’s residential projects – Kloof House, Beyond and Le Pine – have been shortlisted as finalists in the WAN Awards 2021 in the House of the Year specialist category. The global WAN (World Architectural News) Awards acknowledges and celebrates excellent architecture; now in its 13th year, the awards…
Two SAOTA designed projects – DDS in São Paulo, Brazil and La Reserve in Dakar, Senegal – have been shortlisted as finalists for the World Architecture Festival (WAF) Awards 2021. DDS is SAOTA’s first project in Brazil and is shortlisted in the House – Future Project category. The design of…
Kirsch Pharma HealthCare, SAOTA designed factory and headquarters in Germany, was recognised for innovative excellence at the SAPOA Property Development Awards 2020 in the International Development category. The SAPOA Property Development Awards for Innovative Excellence is the most prestigious programme of its kind within the South African commercial real estate…
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Neuländer Quarree, SAOTA’s concept design for a mixed-use development in Hamburg, Germany was Highly Commended in the Residential Future Project category at The World Architecture Festival (WAF). WAF, the largest interactive global architectural awards programme and festival – was held on 4-6 December 2019 in Amsterdam. Over two days of…
In recognition of noteworthy contributions to architecture, Kloof 119A, located in Higgovale Cape Town, has been awarded a 2019 Cape Institute for Architecture (CIfA) Award. The annual CIfA Awards Ceremony was held on Wednesday, 2 October 2019. CIfA is the largest regional architectural body in South Africa and recognises exceptional…
Neuländer Quarree, SAOTA’s concept design for a mixed-use development in Hamburg, Germany has been shortlisted as a finalist for the World Architecture Festival (WAF) Awards 2019 in the Residential Future Project category. The project was the winning proposal of an architectural competition earlier this year. “What sets this project apart…
In 2018, SAOTA, together with Architects in Association Tanner Kibble Denton (TKD), was awarded at the Trends International Design Awards (TIDA), in the category Australia Architect New Home. Following this, Double Bay has been awarded the TIDA International Home of the Year award. The Trends International Design Awards – TIDA…
At the 9th International Space Design Award Idea-Tops, SAOTA was awarded a Global Nomination Award for project Kloof 119A. The awards ceremony was held on Saturday, 27 April 2019 in Shenzhen, China. The International Space Design Award Idea-Tops is the most influential, internationalised and authoritative design award in China, which…
The winners of the architectural competition for the new Neuländer Quarree precinct in Hamburg have been announced. The jury awarded SAOTA – an architecture and design firm from Cape Town, South Africa, BeL Architecture from Cologne and ROBERTNEUN Architects from Berlin. The brief was to provide design concepts for five components…
The inaugural edition of Spice Lifestyle Honors took place on Wednesday, 5 December 2018, where SAOTA was crowned Design Company of the Year. The main edition of the award ceremony, which was held at the Eko Convention Centre in Lagos, was organised by Spice TV (a lifestyle channel) to honor…
SAOTA, together with Architects in Association Tanner Kibble Denton (TKD), has been awarded at the Trends International Design Awards 2018 (TIDA), in the category Australia Architect New Home 2018. Now in its fourth year, TIDA recognizes outstanding homes by architects and designers across a range of countries. TKD worked closely…
The Master Builders Association of NSW (New South Wales, Australia) Excellence in Housing Awards is the highest profile event in the building industry calendar. The event attracts approximately 800 building industry participants Main contractor, Horizon, entered project Double Bay and from amongst over 400 entries across the state, Double Bay…
SAOTA’s recently completed residential development, Clifton Terraces, was recognised for innovative excellence at the SAPOA Property Development Awards 2018 in the Residential Developments category. The awards gala ceremony was held on Thursday evening at the Durban International Convention Centre. The SAPOA Property Development Awards for Innovative Excellence is the most…
Architect Stefan Antoni combined the original separate bedroom, bathroom, dressing room and passageways in a dilapidated Modernist home, to create a large open-plan suite with a Zen-like resort look. Judges’ comment: Smart design to reconfigure three smaller rooms into one open plan, and opening the space to views on both sides….
SAOTA has been announced as a winner in the international 2016 Architizer A+Award for its OVD 919 Project, set on the ridge overlooking Clifton, just below Lions Head. It scooped the popular vote prize in the private house over 5000 square feet (500m²) category. The Architizer A+ Awards recognises industry…