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.
Project name
Noom Hotel Abidjan Plateau
Location
Abidjan, Ivory Coast
Design team
Philip Olmesdahl, Bobby Hugill, Leah Johnson, Senzo Philips, Lwandile Maki, Duke Williams, Riaz Ebrahim
Collaborators
Julia Freemantle (Text), HSIP (Project Manager & Quantity Surveyor ), Mangalis Hotel Group (Operator)
Environmental & MEP
GIBB (Electrical Engineer), Lethaba Green & Integrate (Mechanical Engineer)
Client
Inaugure Hospitality
Typology
Hospitality › Hotel
South African architecture firm SAOTA has concluded a successful learning exchange in the Chengdu region of China as part of its 2024 Global Lecture Tour.
Waterside is situated in a nine-story beachside apartment building in Clifton, Cape Town, 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.
Location
Cape Town, South Africa
Photography
Greg Cox and Emma Jackson
Design team
Michele Rhoda, Leigh Daniels, Daniel Du Toit, AnnaLisa Cunningham Cooper, Maajidah Sait, Raeesah Omar
Collaborators
Graham Wood, Karen Stanek Design (Interior Decor Team)
Environmental & MEP engineering
Typology
Residential › Apartment
Yinjispace, a renowned Chinese design platform, organised an educational design and art tour from 9 to 15 June 2024, highlighting Cape Town as a global design centre.
Photography
Paris Brummer
Nestled on the prestigious Frond G of Palm Jumeirah, Kural Vista is the epitome of a billionaire’s dream home. Designed by the multi-award-winning SAOTA Architecture and Design, with interiors by CK Architecture and Alpago Contracting, this five-bedroom villa is a testament to architectural brilliance and unparalleled luxury.
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Alpago Properties
Photography
Alpago Properties
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.
Project name
Flanders House
Design team
Philip Olmesdahl, Joe Schutzer-Weissmann, Nasreen Larney, Bobby Labrou & Valerie Lehabe
Collaborators
Apart Architects (Architect of Record), Hadewijch Geuskens (Project Manager), Graham Wood (Text), TKI Interiors (Furnishing)
Interior design
Pieter Laureys
Environmental & MEP
High End Electro (Electrical Engineer)
Landscape
Wirtz International
Construction
Van Mourik Bouw
Alpago Properties, the premier real estate developer renowned for crafting a series of exclusive properties on the illustrious Billionaires Row of Palm Jumeirah, is thrilled to announce the launch of its latest masterpiece, Kural Vista
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Alpago Properties
Photography
Alpago Properties
Winelands Villa is situated in the Gentleman’s Estate at Val de Vie in the Paarl-Franschhoek Valley, a luxury smallholding concept along the banks of the Berg River offering views of the Drakenstein, Simonsberg, and Paarl Rock Mountains within a landscape of rehabilitated fynbos.
Project name
Winelands Villa
Architecture firm
ARRCC, SAOTA
Location
Cape Town, South Africa
Principal architect
Warren Labuschagne (Site Architect)
Design team
Michele Rhoda, Leigh Daniels, Maajidah Sait, Stefan Antoni
Collaborators
Warren Labuschagne (Site Architect), Graham Wood (Text)
Typology
Residential › House
