180 Samui Residence, Koh Samui Villa, Thai Building and Swimmimg Pool, Architecture, Images, Interior
180 Samui Residence in Koh Samui
Contemporary Private Residential Project in Thailand – design by Sicart & Smith Architects
29 Nov 2017
180 Samui Residence
Design: Sicart & Smith Architects
Location: Koh Samui, Thailand
180 Samui Residence

photo © Julien Smith
Sicart & Smith Architects is an international boutique design firm located in Vietnam at Ho Chi Minh City.

Lead by Franck Sicart and Julien Smith, 2 French architects, the company develops modern and tropical design in architecture and interior design.

photos © Julien Smith
The concept of 180 Samui started with the analysis of this particular site: A breath-taking view to Chaweng bay (Koh Samui, Thailand) and a massive rock where the project has to hang on.
photos © Johnny Mc George
The result is a horizontal design, low rooflines and a simple color and material palette to make the space belong to the environs.

photos © Johnny Mc George
The villa is organized around an impressive pool overlooking the view, set up perpendicular to the main rock giving a dramatic effect of being cantilevered. A three-sided infinity edge merges the pool, the sea, the sky and its reflection, into an aqua blue apparition – almost like the pool is floating in thin air.

photo © Johnny Mc George
The pool is central to everything and the main circulation area. It is surrounded by an open kitchen...