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Experience an Asian Museum-like Villa on Thailand’s Coast

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The subtle and evocative design of Thailand’s Villa Padma is enhanced by its gorgeous jungle setting in the Bay of Yarma.

A platform with the merest hint of traditional Thai architecture leads the visitor to an elegant design statement within.

The privileged oceanfront site on the picturesque Cape Yamu on the east coast of Phuket could hardly be more perfect.

A chunky teak headboard cleverly transforms into a writing desk for an office space with a view that seems far from any suggestion of bedroom-iness, a difficult design challenge for the traveller.

The same solid chunky teak furniture continues into the dining room for continuity in design.

It is used again in simple living room coffee tables and benches and builds the tropical louvred doors.

This integrated office desk/headboard becomes a floating platform bed suspended just above a teak floor inlay – like a carpet.

The same idea, an inlaid area of teak within a white polished concrete floor is used in the great room at the center of the pagoda.

The repetition of the teak in the rooms is a quietly hypnotic design element.

Throughout, deep charcoal shutters and curtains form a sharp contrast.

Important Asian art and sculpture gives the space a sense of museum-like luxury.

Every design element, including each umbrella, is well thought out and perfectly placed.

Behind the office space in the bedroom, bathroom vanities are organized in symmetrical perfection.

A bath at the Villa is an almost sacred rite.

These are beautiful spaces to enjoy and share with friends and family.

An elegant sunken seating pavilion is the perfect size for conversation.

Four extravagantly sized bedrooms are placed for friendliness and yet privacy.

The consistent and restrained design adds up to a simple, luxurious, well designed resort.