Holiday Home Design Combining Traditional Safari-Style Architecture With Contemporary Details

Cheetah Plains is a new Game Lodge designed by ARRCC located in the Sabi Sand, South Africa, a wildlife sanctuary bordering the Kruger National Park. The clients chose to pursue a different offering for the market; by avoiding the typical typology of creating a central communal space surrounded by bedroom suites, the accommodation is split into three separate, private components referred to as the “Plains Houses.” The Plains Houses are made up of clusters of free-standing buildings carefully arranged to accommodate existing natural features such as trees, typography and views – thereby minimising intrusion into the landscape. Over time, nature will further soften and absorb the sculptural masses into their environment. Each house is comprised of a main communal living building surrounded by four-bedroom suites. The living facilities include a private arrival courtyard with covered waiting canopies, an expansive open plan Lounge, Dining and Bar space with adjoining air-conditioned Wine Room, a more priv