SAOTA is a Cape Town, South Africa–based architecture and design firm with a global footprint, operating projects across six continents. Their work emphasizes the intersection of form, function, and context, delivering sophisticated architecture that is simultaneously elegant and deeply responsive to environment. The firm is led by a team of principals including Stefan Antoni, Philip Olmesdahl, and Greg Truen, among others, who together steer a studio culture committed to excellence, inquiry, and technical rigor.
Their portfolio spans luxury residential, commercial, hospitality, public, and master planning work, characterized by refined detailing, environmental sensitivity, and an ability to adapt design strategies to diverse climates and cultures. SAOTA’s architecture has garnered multiple awards and recognition globally, underlining its stature as one of South Africa’s most influential contemporary practices.
LOCATION: Cape Town, South Africa
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Nestled between the Old Montauk Highway and the Atlantic Ocean, Montauk House by South African firm SAOTA is a coastal retreat defined by restraint, texture, and deep environmental sensitivity. Carved into the rugged bluff that characterizes this…
Located on the G Frond of the iconic Palm Jumeirah, the Dubai Villa by SAOTA, in collaboration with CK Architecture Interiors, represents a refined expression of residential luxury. Conceived for developer Alpago Properties, the villa draws inspiration…
The simplicity and formal clarity of Flanders House, both as an architectural object and as a tranquil living environment, aim to facilitate an authentic, connected relationship with its natural setting.
Winelands Villa is situated in the Gentleman’s Estate at Val de Vie Estate 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…
Cape Town’s SAOTA, alongside US architect developer David Maman and Belgian interior designer Dieter Vander Velpen, designed this Bel Air residence, perched on a steep, triangular site with striking canyon views extending from Century City to the…
The Noyack Bay House is an 11,500 SF modern Hamptons beach house located on a bluff overlooking Noyack Bay with dramatic 180-degree views, as seen on the cover of HC&G Magazine.
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.
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…
Designed by South African architecture studio SAOTA and developed by Aksoy Holding of Turkey, The Ritz-Carlton Residences, Bodrum is the first stand-alone branded residences for Marriott International in the Europe, Middle East, and Africa region.
