South African architecture firm SAOTA has compiled its most luxurious homes into its first book, "Light, Space, Life." <em>Scroll through the gallery to explore its work and preview upcoming projects.</em><br /><br /><strong>"OVD 919" --</strong> This residence on Ocean View Drive, Cape Town, makes the most of its stunning view of the Twelve Apostles mountain range. In 2016 it won an <a href="https://www.saota.com/ovd-919-wins-architizer-a-popular-choice-awards/" target="_blank" target="_blank">International Architizer A+ Award</a>, in a year in which SAOTA was the only South African firm nominated.
South African architecture firm SAOTA has compiled its most luxurious homes into its first book, "Light, Space, Life." Scroll through the gallery to explore its work and preview upcoming projects.

"OVD 919" -- This residence on Ocean View Drive, Cape Town, makes the most of its stunning view of the Twelve Apostles mountain range. In 2016 it won an International Architizer A+ Award, in a year in which SAOTA was the only South African firm nominated.
Adam Letch
<strong>"OVD 919" --</strong> The home, which is located just beneath Lion's Head mountain, sold for <a href="https://www.helmsmen.co.uk/insights/sold-expensive-house-africa-2/" target="_blank" target="_blank">290 million rand</a> ($20.2 million) in 2016, becoming reportedly the most expensive private home sold in Africa at the time.
"OVD 919" -- The home, which is located just beneath Lion's Head mountain, sold for 290 million rand ($20.2 million) in 2016, becoming reportedly the most expensive private home sold in Africa at the time.
Adam Letch
<strong>"Beyond" --</strong> Located in the Clifton area of Cape Town, "Beyond" belongs to SAOTA founder Stefan Antoni. The home features a lounge that floats over an infinity pool.
"Beyond" -- Located in the Clifton area of Cape Town, "Beyond" belongs to SAOTA founder Stefan Antoni. The home features a lounge that floats over an infinity pool.
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<strong>"Beyond" --</strong> "I wanted the house to be much more raw and simple because of budget," said Antoni. The house features concrete and unfinished metal surfaces. "Clients will come here and a lot of them will go, 'Wow, incredible,'" he added. "Then you get some and that say, 'So when are you going to finish the house?'"
"Beyond" -- "I wanted the house to be much more raw and simple because of budget," said Antoni. The house features concrete and unfinished metal surfaces. "Clients will come here and a lot of them will go, 'Wow, incredible,'" he added. "Then you get some and that say, 'So when are you going to finish the house?'"
Adam Letch
<strong>"Uluwatu" --</strong> Positioned atop a cliff in Bali, Indonesia, "Uluwatu" utilizes local materials such as black andesite stone.
"Uluwatu" -- Positioned atop a cliff in Bali, Indonesia, "Uluwatu" utilizes local materials such as black andesite stone.
Adam Letch
<strong>"Uluwatu" -- </strong>The residence, completed in 2018, features plenty of sheltered outdoor spaces ideal for the tropical climate. Raw concrete and treated timber are prevalent, with sea views from the master bedroom.
"Uluwatu" -- The residence, completed in 2018, features plenty of sheltered outdoor spaces ideal for the tropical climate. Raw concrete and treated timber are prevalent, with sea views from the master bedroom.
Adam Letch
<strong>"Hillside" --</strong> Located in the hills above Sunset Boulevard, Los Angeles, this project "picked up a life of its own," according to SAOTA principal architect Mark Bullivant. The home became a prominent feature in the first season of Netflix real estate series "Selling Sunset."
"Hillside" -- Located in the hills above Sunset Boulevard, Los Angeles, this project "picked up a life of its own," according to SAOTA principal architect Mark Bullivant. The home became a prominent feature in the first season of Netflix real estate series "Selling Sunset."
Noel Kleinman
<strong>"Hillside" --</strong> The home was designed as "an oasis in the sky," with views looking down to the Chateau Marmont all the way to downtown Los Angeles. In 2019 the property sold for $35.5 million, according to SAOTA.
"Hillside" -- The home was designed as "an oasis in the sky," with views looking down to the Chateau Marmont all the way to downtown Los Angeles. In 2019 the property sold for $35.5 million, according to SAOTA.
Adam Letch
<strong>"Pine Tree" --</strong> A SAOTA property that sold for <a href="https://www.saota.com/miami-home-sells-for-highest-price-in-two-years/" target="_blank" target="_blank">$22.5 million</a> in 2017, this Miami pad is an adult playground, featuring a slide from the first floor down to the swimming pool.
"Pine Tree" -- A SAOTA property that sold for $22.5 million in 2017, this Miami pad is an adult playground, featuring a slide from the first floor down to the swimming pool.
Dan Forer
<strong>"Pine Tree" --</strong> The 1,865 square meter (20,075 square feet) property has views over Indian Creek Canal toward the Atlantic Ocean, as well as SOATA's trademark outside living spaces. Bullivant said that Miami, with its strict building regulations, often follows "paths of least resistance" when it comes to architecture, but says a revival of new ideas is underway.
"Pine Tree" -- The 1,865 square meter (20,075 square feet) property has views over Indian Creek Canal toward the Atlantic Ocean, as well as SOATA's trademark outside living spaces. Bullivant said that Miami, with its strict building regulations, often follows "paths of least resistance" when it comes to architecture, but says a revival of new ideas is underway.
Dan Forer
<strong>"Silver Pine" --</strong> This home in Moscow saw SAOTA working in a wildly different context to its Cape Town roots. Temperatures plummet in winter and summers are warm, so the house needed to be adaptable to all seasons.
"Silver Pine" -- This home in Moscow saw SAOTA working in a wildly different context to its Cape Town roots. Temperatures plummet in winter and summers are warm, so the house needed to be adaptable to all seasons.
Sergey Ananiev
<strong>"Silver Pine" --</strong> Antoni said that advances in technology -- particularly with glass -- have helped homes become better insulated, allowing key aspects of SAOTA's aesthetic to be exported abroad while keeping them sustainable.
"Silver Pine" -- Antoni said that advances in technology -- particularly with glass -- have helped homes become better insulated, allowing key aspects of SAOTA's aesthetic to be exported abroad while keeping them sustainable.
Sergey Ananiev
<strong>"Dilido" --</strong> SAOTA's first project in Florida, this property backing onto the Venetian Causeway in Miami was designed to feel like the deck of a superyacht, recalls its architect, Bullivant.
"Dilido" -- SAOTA's first project in Florida, this property backing onto the Venetian Causeway in Miami was designed to feel like the deck of a superyacht, recalls its architect, Bullivant.
Adam Letch
<strong>"Dilido" --</strong> Designed in 2012 and completed in 2017, it features courtyard ponds, lounge decks and, of course, a jetty.
"Dilido" -- Designed in 2012 and completed in 2017, it features courtyard ponds, lounge decks and, of course, a jetty.
Adam Letch
<strong>"Starlight" --</strong> SAOTA's footprint in the US is expanding. This concept art of a project in Phoenix, Arizona, sits on the slopes of Camelback Mountain. Bullivant said the design "incorporates and builds on" the work of US architectural icons like Rick Joy and Wendell Burnette.
"Starlight" -- SAOTA's footprint in the US is expanding. This concept art of a project in Phoenix, Arizona, sits on the slopes of Camelback Mountain. Bullivant said the design "incorporates and builds on" the work of US architectural icons like Rick Joy and Wendell Burnette.
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<strong>"Starlight" --</strong> The modernist design will feature rammed earth walls, said Bullivant. This is SAOTA working in "quite a different context with the desert," he added.
"Starlight" -- The modernist design will feature rammed earth walls, said Bullivant. This is SAOTA working in "quite a different context with the desert," he added.
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<strong>"Retreat" --</strong> Concept art of another of SAOTA's upcoming projects, the Bulgari Hotel and Resort in Los Angeles. Located in the Santa Monica Mountains, the <a href="https://www.bulgarihotels.com/en_US/los-angeles" target="_blank" target="_blank">58 room and suite complex</a> is designed to nestle into an oak tree-filled canyon like tree houses.
"Retreat" -- Concept art of another of SAOTA's upcoming projects, the Bulgari Hotel and Resort in Los Angeles. Located in the Santa Monica Mountains, the 58 room and suite complex is designed to nestle into an oak tree-filled canyon like tree houses.
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<strong>"Retreat" --</strong> "The aesthetic of the building (is) very much the idea of timber and using CLT (cross laminated timber) structures," Bullivant explained, "really trying to create that forest typology with these building scattered throughout the site."
"Retreat" -- "The aesthetic of the building (is) very much the idea of timber and using CLT (cross laminated timber) structures," Bullivant explained, "really trying to create that forest typology with these building scattered throughout the site."
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