Restio River House / SAOTA
Perched on the banks of the Buffels River, close to its mouth in Pringle Bay - a small coastal town less than 100km from Cape Town, South Africa - this house has an easy living permanence that shakes off the salty winds and lets in the sun and the natural beauty of the surrounding indigenous vegetation and mountain valley.
© Adam Letch
Architects: SAOTA
Location: Pringle Bay, South Africa
Architects In Charge: Philip Olmesdahl, Riaz Ebrahim, Nasreen Larney & Werner Lotz
Consulting Engineers: Moroff & Kühne
Interior Designer: ARRCC and Home Owner
Area: 300.0 m2
Project Year: 2015
Photographs: Adam Letch
© Adam Letch
Text description provided by the architects. Perched on the banks of the Buffels River, close to its mouth in Pringle Bay - a small coastal town less than 100km from Cape Town, South Africa - this house has an easy living permanence that shakes off the salty winds and lets in the sun and the natural beauty of the surrounding indigenous vegetation and mountain valley.
© Adam Letch
The architecture is clean and robust. It has a gravitas to it. The materials are hard wearing and resistant to the tough coastal climate and its winds that periodically sweep the bay. Â The planning of this SAOTA-designed family holiday home is nuanced and sophisticated, built to fully grasp the daily rituals of holiday living.
© Adam Letch
The indivi...
© Adam Letch
Architects: SAOTA
Location: Pringle Bay, South Africa
Architects In Charge: Philip Olmesdahl, Riaz Ebrahim, Nasreen Larney & Werner Lotz
Consulting Engineers: Moroff & Kühne
Interior Designer: ARRCC and Home Owner
Area: 300.0 m2
Project Year: 2015
Photographs: Adam Letch
© Adam Letch
Text description provided by the architects. Perched on the banks of the Buffels River, close to its mouth in Pringle Bay - a small coastal town less than 100km from Cape Town, South Africa - this house has an easy living permanence that shakes off the salty winds and lets in the sun and the natural beauty of the surrounding indigenous vegetation and mountain valley.
© Adam Letch
The architecture is clean and robust. It has a gravitas to it. The materials are hard wearing and resistant to the tough coastal climate and its winds that periodically sweep the bay. Â The planning of this SAOTA-designed family holiday home is nuanced and sophisticated, built to fully grasp the daily rituals of holiday living.
© Adam Letch
The indivi...
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