Brief

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Architects: SAOTA

Location: Plettenberg Bay, South Africa

Architect In Charge: Phillippe Fouché

Design Team: Stefan Antoni, Greg Truen & Mias Claassens

Area: 1176.0 sqm

Project Year: 2014

Photographs: Adam Letch

Interior Design: Cécile & Boyd

Site Area: 1447m²

© Adam Letch

From the architect. Brief?The clients approached SAOTA to design a family holiday home that responded to the site, especially the views. They wanted a relaxing, yet elegant home that would be comfortable when entertaining many guests whilst also feeling intimate and cosy when it?s only one or two of them in the house,? said director and project leader Phillippe Fouché. Other factors that drove the conceptual organisation of the building were the views, sunlight, prevailing wind direction and the zoning parameters.
Upper Basement Plan

Ground Floor Plan

1st Floor Plan

SiteThis site is located to the South of Beacon Isle in Plettenberg Bay. The site slopes down to the beach and has uninterrupted views over the Indian Ocean, Robberg to the South East and the Outeniqua Mountains in the distance towards the North. The original contour plans revealed that this site was originally a dune with a higher mound towards the sou...