Project: Lagoon Villa, Abidjan, Côte d’Ivoire Situated at the point where Abidjan’s vibrant cityscape meets the tranquil waters of the Ébrié Lagoon, Lagoon Villa stands as an example of architecture in harmony with its environment. Designed by SAOTA with interior design by Claude Missir, the villa pays homage to Abidjan’s…
Project: Noom Hotel Abidjan Plateau In the vibrant heart of Abidjan, where the Plateau region meets the languid sweep of the Ébrié Lagoon, a striking new silhouette has emerged against the skyline. The Noom Hotel Abidjan Plateau, designed by SAOTA, is more than just a luxurious new addition to the city’s…
Project: Kural Vista, Dubai Looking eastwards towards the Dubai skyline from the G Frond of the iconic Palm Jumeirah, this villa, conceived by SAOTA for developer Alpago Properties, in collaboration with Executive Architects CK Architecture Interiors (also the project’s interior designers and contractors) exudes sophisticated understatement in its unassuming silhouette. …
House Flanders, Belgium This house on a large, wooded lot in the Flanders region of Belgium offered SAOTA an opportunity to design a distinctive contemporary architectural object in the landscape that would simultaneously serve as a warm, outward-looking living environment and engage meaningfully with its surroundings. The principal components of the master plan…
Cape Town’s SAOTA, alongside US architect developer David Maman and Belgian interior designer Dieter Vander Velpen, designed this Bel Air residence, perched on a steep, triangular site with striking canyon views extending from Century City to the ocean. Inspired by the site’s geometry and orientation, the exterior has a robust…
Architect Philip Olmesdahl, principal at Cape Town-based studio SAOTA, had been living near this site in the city bowl for more than 15 years, admiring it, before he managed to secure it for himself. The timing, however, was perfect. “We needed a more spacious home for my family when the…
The SAOTA-designed Palm Jumeirah villa that sold for $82 million (R1.47 billion) is now the most expensive house ever sold in Dubai, Bloomberg reported. Known as Casa Del Sole, the villa is located on Frond G of the Palm Jumeirah, Dubai’s man-made island that’s shaped like a palm tree. The…
Designed by South African architecture studio SAOTA and developed by Aksoy Holding of Turkey, The Ritz-Carlton Residences, Bodrum is the first stand-alone branded residences for Marriott International in the Europe, Middle East, and Africa region. Set on a 126,000 sqm private peninsula, The Ritz-Carlton Residences, Bodrum is in Yalıkavak, a…
SAOTA’s first new-build home in Los Angeles sold for $35.5 million. Commanding a promontory above Sunset Boulevard, Hillside is a 20,000 square foot estate with 300 degrees of skyline city views. Conceived as an oasis in the sky, the home is designed to function as a self-contained resort with living…
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…
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…
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….
Located in the leafy suburb of Higgovale, set below the iconic Table Mountain, House Invermark overlooks the city and harbour of Cape Town. Forty seven years after receiving a medal for excellence, House Invermark has been awarded a prestigious Commendation from the Cape Institute for Architecture (CIfA), in recognition of…
SAOTA’s first completed Los Angeles project, 900 Stradella, is on the market for $45 million (R595 million). Located in Bel Air, the 1393 square meter home provides 280 degree views from Hollywood Hills, Downtown LA to the Ocean. The five-bedroom house has nine bathrooms, a cinema, a gym and a wellness…
Pine Tree, SAOTA’s first completed project in Miami has sold for R290m ($22.5m), the highest price paid for a single family home in the Miami area for the past two years. SAOTA’s architectural team incorporated South African lifestyle into the Miami home by placing emphasis on the connection to the…
SAOTA, Cape Town based award winning and exceptional villa designers, are now well-established across the top-end Los Angeles residential market. With projects in over 40 countries, SAOTA are known for their iconic contemporary projects which display clean lines, pure forms and a powerful relationship to site and views. Los Angeles,…
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…