This private beach house villa is the family home of Stefan Antoni, architect and director of SAOTA Architects, perched on Lion’s Head mountain in Clifton, Cape Town, South Africa. Set dramatically into the hillside, this dwelling provides sweeping views over Clifton’s white sandy beaches and beyond to the Twelve Apostles. Designed as a contemporary setting […]
This indoor-outdoor oasis is that of architect and director Greg Truen of SAOTA Architects, nestled below Lion’s Head in Cape Town, South Africa. The architecture was designed to maximize breathtaking views of Table Mountain, Lion’s Head, Signal Hill, the city of Cape Town, and the mountains of the Boland and the Winelands in the distance. The […]
South Africa-based SAOTA architects have completed this luxury family home nestled amongst the pine woods on an island in the Moskva River, a river that flows through the entire city of Moscow, Russia. ARRCC, Max Kasymov & OKHA worked together to create the interiors and bespoke furniture, designing a modern yet traditional home. The design of […]
Jaco Booyens Architect in collaboration with SAOTA restores Buffelsdrift, an award-winning farm located west of Ladismith in the arid Klein Karoo region of South Africa. SAOTA specializes in contemporary architecture and has designed luxury homes around the world, however, when SAOTA Director, Greg Truen acquired the farm in 2016 it was important to him to maintain […]
This beachfront villa showcases the perfect balance between luxury and comfort, designed by SAOTA Architects in collaboration with interiors studio ARRCC, located in Bantry Bay a suburb of Cape Town, South Africa. Entitled “Horizon Villa”, this home was positioned to capitalize on its fabulous site, boasting dramatic views of the Atlantic Seaboard. The brief called for […]
This luxurious hillside home was designed by SAOTA in collaboration with WOODS+DANGARAN, located above Sunset Boulevard in Los Angeles, California. The home is set on a prominence, just one over from the landmark Stahl House, a modernist-style home designed by architect Pierre Koenig, known as a frequent set location in American films. The site is a […]
This luxurious five-story penthouse villa was designed by SAOTA Architects in collaboration with ARRCC, located in Clifton, Cape Town, South Africa. Set in the award-winning Clifton Terraces apartments, this home’s elevated position on the iconic Lion’s Head soaks in mesmerizing ocean views and local landmarks such as Table Mountain and Clifton’s pristine beaches. The terraced form of […]
This fabulous summer home retreat was designed by Matter Architectural Studio Inc. in collaboration with SAOTA Architects, set on the banks of Lake Huron, in Ontario, Canada. This home is Cape Town-based architecture firm SAOTA’s first completed project in Canada, extending the possibilities of the traditional lakeside family retreat through a contemporary architectural approach. SAOTA has taken […]
SAOTA Architecture in collaboration with interiors studio ARRCC has designed this sculptural lake house and office/guest wing on Lake Geneva, Switzerland. This contemporary dwelling was created for a successful Senegalese businessman and his family. The design draws on the owner’s heritage to advance an emerging African‐inspired aesthetic in its form, materiality, and textural quality. The triangular shape of […]
SAOTA Architects designed this beautiful family summer retreat with a fabulous indoor-outdoor connection, located in Saint Tropez, France. The overall design represents a contemporary interpretation of traditional Mediterranean Riviera architecture. A departure from the historical vernacular, this project gave the architects an opportunity for personal expression — including form, space, and lifestyle associated with the location. […]
