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 ocean.
Inspired by the site's geometry and orientation, the exterior has a robust angular form. The upper floor is enclosed in white aluminum vertical screens – a pristine, clean element that floats above a monolithic concrete base. This mass element, which gives the building's primary street character, is interrupted by a single undulation in its otherwise uniform surface, its lightness contrasting with the solid, tactile concrete it hovers over.
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Archi Studio
Architects: SAOTA
Year:
2023
Photographs:Mike Kelley
Architect of Record: David Maman
Interior Architecture: Dieter Vander Velpen Architects
Contractors: JAL Construction Inc.
Electrical Engineers: CEG
Landscaping: Landscape by Diane
Lighting Designers: Moon Lighting
Lead Designers: SAOTA & David Maman
Project Team: Mark Bullivant, Kerian Robertson, Arthur Lehloenya
Copy: Graham Wood
Development Managers: PLUS Development
Civil & Structural Engineer: Structural Design Plus Inc.
City: Los Angeles
Country: United States
