La Lucia is a stunning family holiday beach house on the North Coast of KwaZulu Natal, South Africa designed by SAOTA Architects. The home has been sensitively designed to the landscape, gently nestled between protected milkwood trees. The entrance is flanked by two of the milkwood trees, which opens up to a double-volume hallway featuring […]
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Spectacular modern cliffside luxury in Cape Town
Gripping the edge of the cliff in Signal Hill, Cape Town, Head Road 1943 has been re-furbished by Antoni Associates as a commissioned project of a SAOTA designed house. The clients wished to have a cutting edge 21st Century residence that incorporates the use of luxurious and tailored finishes. The clients also desired two additional […]
Incredible open plan house in Cape Town
The Nettleton 199 house was designed by SAOTA Architects and OKHA Interiors in Cape Town, South Africa. “The brief was to create a building that maximized the connection with the view and the sea, creating a garden on the mountain side of the site and to minimize views over neighboring buildings,” says Greg Truen, Project […]
Visually stunning modern home in Johannesburg
This stunning two-storey contemporary home in Johannesburg, South Africa has been designed by Nico Van Der Meulen Architects, entitled “House Serengeti.” The home’s visual success is due to its mix of earthy textures against high-gloss finishes and raw material against refined elements. According to the architects, the design brief asked for, “a stylish family home […]
Tranquil Skies luxury villa in Camps Bay
Tranquil Skies is a beautiful vacation villa set high in the mountains of Camps Bay, Cape Town, South Africa. Incorporating superb sea views, an exquisite flow of open plan living areas onto unique outdoor areas, a collection of Asian artworks and artifacts; all resulting in a property that gives an overall feeling of superior luxury […]
Vintage farmhouse on Madikwe Game Reserve
Morukuru Villa is a completely redesigned vintage farm house situated in Morukuru, Madikwe Game Reserve in South Africa. The farm house is a vacation rental that offers comfortable accommodations for 10 guests in five beautifully appointed rooms. Morukuru Farm House offers green eco furnishings, modern design and spacious rooms. The garden leads you either to […]
Spectacular multi-level ocean view residence
The Nettleton 195 house is situated in Cape Town, South Africa, designed by SAOTA’s Stefan Antoni Olmesdahl Truen Architects together with interior designer Antoni Associates. Since the site is fairly small and is on a dramatic slope, the design of the home had to be dispersed onto five separate floors in order to fit the […]
Mesmerizing holiday home in beautiful Cape Town
This captivating holiday home called “House in Camps Bay” was designed by Luis Mira Architects for a single person who often invites guest to stay in Cape Town, South Africa. The requirements of the 3,605 square foot (335 square meters) design was to be a space that could be used as a controlled studio with […]
Spa House in the South African mountainside
The Spa House is an elegant and ultramodern house designed as a multi-functional building with residential, recreational and spa facilities, annexed to a larger residence by architecture firm Metropolis Design. The residence is set into the mountainside of the local fisherman’s village in Hout Bay, Cape Town, South Africa, overlooking the bay and harbor, surrounded […]
Dwelling immersed in the South African mountains
This truly beautiful residential property is called Swellendam House, designed by GASS Architecture in rural South Africa. The dwelling is peacefully located in Swellendam, at the door-step of the breathtaking mountains and valleys of Langeberg Mountains. The view is so magnificent that the locals have entitled the area as “God’s Window.” The exquisite setting is […]