Habita Architects

The chain of elliptical roofs resembles plankton, geometric yet organic, tethered tenuously to their island host.

Starting with a respectful gaze to the mountain, Feng Shui principles determine the layout of the site

The architectural components were derived from local vernacular housing—the hipped roofs typical of southern Thai architecture.

Instead of the original brief to develop water villas here, we proposed rock villas as the key selling point of the resort.

The resort enjoys magnificent views over the Andaman Sea, as well as direct frontage onto a fine white-sanded beach.

The retention of existing trees results in the roof pond adopting free-form lines, in harmony with the ocean and islands beyond.