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
SAOTA, ARRCC & Poliform’s exhibition LIGHT SPACE LIFE, part of the sixth edition of the architecture biennale exhibition titled Time Space Existence, organised and hosted by the European Cultural Centre in Venice, presents Cheetah Plains, an extraordinary project in the South African Lowveld.
Category
Architecture & Design
Eligibility
Open to public
Organizer
SAOTA, ARRCC, Poliform,European Cultural Centre in Venice
Date
Until 26 November 2023, 10:00 – 18:00, closed on Tuesdays
Venue
Until 26 November 2023, 10:00 – 18:00, closed on Tuesdays
The GHAC x Jaguar Event took place this past week at SAOTA and ARRCC’s Beyond Villa. #GiveHerACrown is a remarkable cause dedicated to using storytelling and the arts as powerful tools in the fight against gender inequality and to promote female empowerment.
Photography
Adam Letch, Stephen Segal
SAOTA, ARRCC and OKHA presents their 2023 exhibition stand at Decorex Cape Town, a captivating event that brought together the finest names in the world of South African décor and design.
Photography
Paris Brummer Photography
This five-unit seafront apartment building, designed by SAOTA with interior architecture by ARRCC, is located in the southern suburbs of Athens at the gateway to the Athens Riviera. It overlooks the beach and the Aegean Sea with views towards Aegina and the distant hills of Poros, while the Hymettus Mountain rises behind it.
Photography
Vangelis Paterakis, Panagiotis Voumvakis
Design team
Stefan Antoni, Philip Olmesdahl, Bobby Hugill, Albert van Jaarsveld & Serena Slamdien
Interior design
ARRCC. ARRCC Project Team: Michele Rhoda, Daniel Du Toit, Jeandre Toua
Collaborators
Free Architects / Christina Poulmenti (Architect of Record). Geotechnical Engineers: Sotiropoulos & Associates / Mr Sotiropoulos. Copy By: Graham Wood
Civil engineer
Iannis Konstas Engineers / Iannis Konstas
Structural engineer
Iannis Konstas Engineers / Iannis Konstas
Environmental & MEP
SKV Consulting Engineers / Stefanos Karagianis (Electrical Engineer)
Material
Concrete, Wood, Glass, Steel
Typology
Residential › House
Casa Del Sole, 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.
Bellgave, a private residence in Los Angeles, is situated above Laurel Canyon Boulevard on a cul-de-sac in the Hollywood Hills. With its elevated position at the edge of a steep promontory, the site offers unobstructed panoramic views from downtown Los Angeles to Santa Monica.
Location
Los Angeles, USA
Photography
Mike Kelley & Simon Berlyn
Design team
Mark Bullivant, Tom Burbidge & Arthur Lehloenya
Collaborators
WOODS + DANGARAN (Architect of Record), PLUS Development (Development Manager), Williams and Williams & Tyrone McKillen (Listing Agents), Crest Real Estate (Expeditors)
Interior design
Platner and Co.
Civil engineer
LFA (Labib Funk + Associates)
Structural engineer
LFA (Labib Funk + Associates)
Environmental & MEP
Design Build (Electrical Engineer)
Landscape
Fiore Landscape Design
Construction
OHS Design and Development
Material
Stone, concrete, glass
Typology
Residential › House
her+ perspective is a public participation project initiated in 2019 by a group of South African creatives focused on recovering notable contributions women+ have made to the built environment in the form of a growing digital timeline.
Written by
Kirsty Robinson SAOTA
Photography
her+ perspective