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Joyous turquoise ocean and white sand makes the perfect setting for the Racha, a small eco-luxe hotel on a tiny island South of Phuket in Thailand. Instead of a giant  building, less intrusive small villas dot the grounds.
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The resort is entirely constructed of whitewashed concrete, set off with heavy teak accents framing doorways and some of the windows.
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But on some of the villas, window openings are simply carved out of the whitewashed concrete cubes with no wood framing at all, just bamboo shutters. Eco-chic simplicity.
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The pared-down design flows seamlessly inside to make peaceful sleeping rooms in the serene villas.
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The same whitewashed concrete has been shaped up from the whitewashed concrete floor to create the platforms for the beds in the clutter-free cool interiors.
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The bathroom too is shaped from the same whitewashed concrete shapes. All very zen.
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The Racha works with the Reef Ball Foundation to restore and preserve the sea’s natural environment.
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To minimize land disturbance, the villas were scattered about the site, rather than build one monolithic hotel.
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Each of the villas has been carefully located on site in such a way as not to disturb a single tree.
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Thailand’s Racha is pretty remote. A little piece of heaven.

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