My Newest Project

This week my team have finally finished the renderings for our newest design project. It's for two villas on a large plot of land near to Layan beach in North Phuket. Let me talk you through some of the main points of the villas and show you the renders. Firstly the villas are both on very large plots of land - approximately 1600sqm each (in Thailand this a unit of land measure called "Rai"). Because of the large plot size it was decided that we didn't need to have a second floor. A single story villa with the master bedroom separated from the main villa was agreed - and general feeling was to be what we loosely term "Modern Bali Style"

The interior finishes and colour palettes I have chosen are natural wood - mostly reclaimed teak but ash for some of the furnishings. The significant colour throughout will be white and shades sightly darker than true white. I want the interiors to feel cool and welcoming and the white ceiling in the main living spaces will give a wonderful feeling of space and light.

The large pendant lamps are made of hammered copper. I saw these on a trip to Bali just before covid and I have remained in contact with the supplier there. I love them and I think they look very cool and also the way the inside of the cover bounces the light gives a very wonderful effect that is kind of unique. I will use shades of green as a secondary colour for some of the furnishings like the two occasional chairs in this render below...

The exteriors of the villa will feature hanging plants from the roofing levels and I need to figure out some smart irrigation methods with my brother when we start the construction. The plants will help create cool fresh air and give a great feeling of being in a tropical paradise. The pool will be surrounded by green and I want it to feel like a natural pool in the jungle...:)

A key factor in interior design is space planning. Even on a small scale like the interior of a house or villa. Most people think of big projects like a resort or office building when talking about space planning but it's equally important how the spaces in your home are utilised. How to move between the kitchen and living area and onwards to the bedrooms. You need space to walk and cluttering small spaces with furniture is a common mistake. Note in the render below the flow of spaces - imagine yourself moving around in the room. Preparing a drink in the kitchen and then bringing it to the sofa to watch the kids play in the pool....

Note I have elevated the kitchen and dining area by three steps - thus when its time to relax in the living area there is a feeling of leaving one area and entering another. You need to have a large interior space to use this concept and I think this villa design is large enough for it.

The master bedroom is at the far end of the property and opens up on the end of the swimming pool. I have designed a large walk in wardrobe and beautiful private bathroom that faces the rear boundary of the property with its own small garden so when you are relaxing in the bath it feels like you are in the rainforest. The colour palette and interiors of the bedrooms are soft natural tones with white and teak featured throughout.

I shall leave you with a couple of overall images that show the villa view completely with the Bali style roof that I want to be instantly impressive and memorable for visitors. Hope you like this weeks project and everyone had a productive week behind and a restful weekend ahead!