- Following 1.3K
- Followers 368K
- Engagement 0.22%
- Avg likes 919
- Avg comments 9
About SAOTA
SAOTA (@_saota) is an Architectural Designer creator on Instagram, also filed under Home & Decor. The account has 368,036 followers and 2,687 published posts. Recent posts average 919 likes and 9 comments, an engagement rate of 0.22%.
An audience of 368K puts SAOTA in the mid-tier, between 100,000 and 1 million followers. Set against 1,294 accounts followed, the audience works out to about 284 followers per account SAOTA follows. SAOTA carries Instagram's verified badge and is set up as an Instagram business account. Flinque files SAOTA under Architectural Designer, with Home & Decor as a secondary category.
The Instagram bio for SAOTA runs to 19 words across 2 lines. The latest activity Flinque has on record for SAOTA dates from May 2026.
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2,687 Posts
Of the 10 most recent posts shown for SAOTA, 6 are carousels and 4 are videos. That mix leans toward carousels. With 2,687 posts published, SAOTA's archive runs well past the 2,000 mark. Against the audience, that is roughly 137 followers for each post published. SAOTA also keeps 4 story highlights on the profile. All 10 carry captions, averaging 108 words each. The captions are written mainly in English. Words that recur across them include design, architecture, project, approach and team. The captions tag #saota40.
Set within Albany on New Providence Island, this villa expresses a measured composition of planes, courtyards, and layered geometries shaped by light, climate, and landscape. Planar walls frame the approach and choreograph movement through the home, while a series of courtyards improve airflow, draw natural light deep into the plan, and strengthen the connection between interior and exterior spaces.
SAOTA Project Team: Dominik George, Mark Bullivant, Brigitte Stevens
AOR: CDS Bahamas and Lloyd Mckenzie
Landscape Design: Mills Design Group
Photographer: Ema Peter
Interior Designer: Aldric Speer
Lighting Design: LUX Populi
Window system:
Contractor: MEB
Material contrast between white concrete and dark glass gives the building a clear, sculptural presence, while tropical planting at ground level softens the boundary between architecture and landscape.
SAOTA Project Team: Greg Truen, Erin Gibbs, Duke Williams, Jasper Blockland, Teag Theron, Ashley Harwood, Mario Van Wyk, Darius Navin
Given the building’s orientation, the design incorporates a considered approach to environmental performance. Overhangs, recessed openings, and screening devices are strategically positioned to optimise daylight penetration, frame key views, and mitigate solar heat gain. This passive design strategy enhances comfort while reinforcing the architectural expression.
SAOTA Project Team: Dani Reimers, Sean Mash, Fundokuhle Kubheka, Annerica Venter, Sameeya Moola, Luca Truen
AOR: Co-Lab Architects
Bringing together voices from across architecture, design, and creative practice, Design Fridays offers a space for conversations around design thinking, research, projects, and the cultural and environmental influences shaping the built environment.
This week, we welcome Senthil Kumar Doss from Play Architecture for a talk titled Contextual Tectonics: Architecture Rooted in Place; exploring an architectural approach shaped by context, materiality, and a strong connection to place.
Friday, 08 May
15:00–16:00 (Online)
Registration link in bio.
On Dubai’s Jumeirah Bay Island, Island Villa explores a more restrained approach to waterfront living, where architecture, interiors, landscape, and climate response are conceived as a single spatial experience.
“It shifts the focus from opulence to quality, comfort and an intentional way of living,” says SAOTA Principal Philip Olmesdahl.
Designed by SAOTA with interiors by ARRCC, the residence balances crisp architectural forms with layered materiality and a softer, lived-in atmosphere. “It’s a design language rooted in restraint, authenticity and laid-back luxury,” says ARRCC Principal Nina Sierra Rubia on the Scandinavian-inspired interior approach.
SAOTA Project Team: Philip Olmesdahl, Joe Schutzer-Weissmann, Nasreen Larney, Bobby Labrou
ARRCC Interior Décor Team: Mark Rielly, Nina Sierra Rubia, Amy King, Amy Kidger, Kelly Fischer, Ariane Bissict, Nicola Dicey
AOR: Architectural Corner under High Performance Directive (HPD)
Landscape Design: NLME
Photographer:
The week unfolded as a series of layered experiences rather than a singular narrative.
Across the city, from reimagined showrooms to temporary installations and informal encounters, there was a clear shift towards more immersive, spatially driven presentations. Materiality, atmosphere, and sequence were used not just to display objects, but to frame how they are lived with.
At the same time, the global nature of the event felt more present than ever, with a growing diversity of voices and perspectives shaping the conversation. These moments, both considered and unexpected, offered a broader reflection on how design continues to evolve across contexts.
This project is located within the Sonyaka Estate on a sloping lakeside site overlooking the Longmere Dam in White River, Mpumalanga. The design aims to form a strong connection between the architecture and the natural landscape, allowing the building to sit comfortably within its natural environment and reading as a natural extension of the site.
SAOTA Project Team: Dani Reimers, Sean Mash, Fundokuhle Kubheka, Annerica Venter, Sameeya Moola, Luca Truen
AOR: Co-Lab Architects
The installation also featured Forma Lenta, an outdoor collection developed with OKHA, reinforcing a slower approach to design and everyday life. Alongside the spatial experience, a roundtable with Stefan Antoni, Greg Truen, Peter Pichler, Claudia Afshar, and Damon Ma explored the evolving relationship between architecture, environment, and design, expanding the project beyond space into dialogue.
In collaboration with
The evening brought together peers, collaborators, and friends of the studio for a vibrant night of conversation, reconnection, and a shared excitement for what’s ahead.
Thank you to everyone who joined us to start the celebrations.
#SAOTA40
A clear theme emerged: the boundary between inside and outside is no longer something to define, but something to dissolve, shaped by climate, context, and material.
As Stefan Antoni noted, “Architecture is about cultivating a sense of soul, created through how a building mediates between people and their environment. Our long-standing exploration of indoor and outdoor continuity is not an aesthetic preference, but a way of organising space, climate, and movement to support how life is actually lived.”
The conversation brought together SAOTA Principals Stefan Antoni and Greg Truen, OKHA Creative Director Adam Court, YARDCOM General Manager Damon Ma, Claudia Afshar, Founder and Creative Director of Claudia Afshar Design, and Peter Pichler, Founder of Peter Pichler Architecture, reflecting a shared shift toward more integrated, responsive environments.
Accompanying the architectural framework, OKHA debuted FORMA LENTA, a bespoke furniture collection for YARDCOM. Defined by grounded forms and quiet material refinement, the pieces reinforce the pavilion’s emphasis on cohesion and tactility, allowing furniture and architecture to read as a continuous whole.
SAOTA's engagement
SAOTA's engagement rate on Instagram is 0.22%, under 1%, fewer than 1 like or comment per 100 followers. On a typical post that comes to about 1 like or comment for every 455 followers. Likes outnumber comments by roughly 102 to 1, with 919 likes and 9 comments on an average post, so most reactions are taps rather than replies.
Engagement rate
0.22%
- Avg likes
- 919
- Avg comments
- 9
- Interactions : followers
- 1 : 455
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Who is SAOTA?
SAOTA (@_saota) is an Architectural Designer creator on Instagram, also filed under Home & Decor. SAOTA carries Instagram's verified badge and is set up as an Instagram business account. The Instagram bio for SAOTA runs to 19 words across 2 lines.
How many followers does SAOTA have?
SAOTA has 368,036 followers on Instagram (368K). Set against 1,294 accounts followed, the audience works out to about 284 followers per account SAOTA follows. With 2,687 posts published, SAOTA's archive runs well past the 2,000 mark.
What is SAOTA's engagement rate?
SAOTA's engagement rate on Instagram is 0.22%, under 1%, fewer than 1 like or comment per 100 followers. On a typical post that comes to about 1 like or comment for every 455 followers. Likes outnumber comments by roughly 102 to 1, with 919 likes and 9 comments on an average post, so most reactions are taps rather than replies.
What does SAOTA post about on Instagram?
Flinque files SAOTA under Architectural Designer, with Home & Decor as a secondary category. Of the 10 most recent posts shown for SAOTA, 6 are carousels and 4 are videos. The 10 recent Instagram captions Flinque holds for SAOTA repeatedly use the words design, architecture, project, approach and team. SAOTA's captions carry hashtags such as #saota40. SAOTA writes those captions mainly in English. SAOTA keeps 4 story highlights, which open with a free Flinque account.
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SAOTA's contact details are not published on Flinque's public profile. The Instagram bio links to 5 external sites, and a free Flinque account opens those links. The account is registered as an Instagram business account. Brands with a free Flinque account can shortlist SAOTA and use Flinque's outreach tools wherever a contact route is on file.
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