ARRCC has reimagined this spectacular house called “Wave Villa,” nestled along Cape Town, South Africa’s Atlantic Seaboard, at the foot of Lion’s Head. Their new design retained the existing footprint but remodeled the envelope and the interior to create a flowing, open-plan arrangement connecting the gardens and terraces to panoramic ocean views. A new undulating […]
Waterside is situated in a nine-story beachside apartment building in Clifton, Cape Town, South Africa, designed by SAOTA in 2009. Interior design studio ARRCC, in collaboration with Karen Stanek from KS Designs, had the task of merging three apartments over two levels. ARRCC’s first priority was to redevelop and unify the floor plan with a […]
ARRCC and SAOTA Architects have designed the Winelands Villa, a contemporary country house located in Gentleman’s Estate at Val de Vie in the Paarl-Franschhoek Valley, a luxury smallholding concept along the banks of the Berg River in Cape Town, South Africa. This fabulous dwelling boasts views of the Drakenstein, Simonsberg, and Paarl Rock Mountains within […]
This fascinating contemporary glass house designed by Nico van der Meulen Architects together with M Square Lifestyle Design is a fusion of granite, steel, light, and water, situated in Johannesburg, South Africa. The design of this residence was inspired by the estate guidelines which forbid the use of burglar bars. Playing with the idea of […]
ARRCC has revitalized this one-of-a-kind contemporary Cape Town home that is situated on a picturesque, treed site at the foot of Table Mountain, South Africa. The mountain is one of the 7 Natural Wonders of the World and a UNESCO World Heritage Site. ARRCC’s additions seamlessly blend with the existing architecture, which was originally designed […]
This new steel, glass, and concrete house designed by Nico van der Meulen Architects is located in Sandton, an upscale district north of the city of Johannesburg, South Africa. The architects worked with the clients for about twelve years before they started building. The 15,220 square foot (1,414 square meters) home is situated on a 4,000 square […]
This luxurious pied-à-terre is an exhilarating collaboration between ARRCC and OKHA Interiors, located in The Silo District at the V&A Waterfront in Cape Town, South Africa. The home was conceptualized as a blank canvas for the owner’s growing collection of South African and African art. The precinct is anchored by the Zeitz MOCAA, which is not only the […]
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 […]
The Conservatory is a beautiful off-the-grid modern farmhouse retreat designed by architect Nadine Engelbrecht, located on a 35-hectare farm just outside of Pretoria, a city in Gauteng province of South Africa. The design integrates the house with the grasslands and hill landscape and utilizes the magnificent views. The scope of this project was to devise a […]
