CASCADING DREAMS

In December 2022, IFA Hotels & Resort (the same team behind the development of the iconic Zimbali Coastal Resort on KZN’s North Coast) revealed their latest offering to potential buyers and co-investors: a stunning vision, which stands to shatter property records as being the most expensive private residence in South Africa.

The development, named Tatali (meaning “Cascades” in Arabic), is nestled within the greater Zimbali Lakes development along the North Coast, and comprise a limited selection of properties ranging from Rl2.5 million.

The brief to the award-winning international architecture firms Stefan Antoni Olmesdahl Truen Architects (SAOTA) and Craft of Architecture (COA) was specific.

“Create aesthetically pleasing and unique designs with the objective of delivering the most bespoke, private and secure residential offerings for discerning buyers who demand a world-class standard of sophistication and superior service”, explains Werner Burger, CEO of IFA Hotels & Resorts.

SAOTA’s Director, Greg Truen, who has been intricately involved in the Tatali project, elaborated on the inspiration behind the futuristic design of the development’s unique Oculus feature that provides an “eye to the sky’’ and serves as an invisible corridor for high-level security and service.

“The design is all about enhancing your experience ...

An exciting journey that winds its way down a feature tunnel formed with opulent curve, into a vast, tall ‘Oculus’, full of space, light and greenery, then onto the lower ground driveway with angled feature columns and a central crevice above that streams in an abundance of natural light"