Beyond Residence by SAOTA
This spectacular contemporary seafront residence located in Cape Town, South Africa, was recently completed by SAOTA.
Description by SAOTA
Beyond is a contemporary setting for life and art, where the full comfort of a modern home is potently married to an elemental architecture drawn from its dramatic setting.
Perched on the shoulders of Lion?s Head, the home, designed by SAOTA, springs from a steep hillside that drops off to the famous sequence of Clifton?s white beaches to the Twelve Apostles beyond. Entry from Nettleton Road – the most sought-after street in South Africa – gives a carefully composed impression of four lower stories with tantalising glimpses of two more levels towering above. The lower levels play host to six generous bedrooms, three of which can be interlinked for a family suite, and to a double volume entertainment space complete with spa, games and cinema. Principal living is at the very top of the building ? an expansive, double-height open plan space which houses kitchen, bar, dining, living and family rooms as well as a winter lounge, study and art studio at a mezzanine level. The glazed lines between inside and out peel back to blur the boundaries in a continuous transparent space which links a generous back garden opening directly onto Table Mountain National Park to a pool which stretches out towards the sea in front. The entrance fa莽ade responds to Le Corbusier?s definition of architecture as a ?mag...
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