9
Apr, 2018

Spectacular Modern Home in Chiang Mai –Built By Kensington

Property Specifications

Location:

 Chiang Mai

Size:

 Approximately 650 sqm

Rooms:

 4 bedrooms, 4 bathrooms with staff accommodation. European kitchen, walkway, living room, dining room, corridor, study, open living room area, entertainment movie/music room, pantry, laundry, maids rooms, water feature pond, outdoor shower, swimming pool on 2nd floor, garage, observation deck.

Features:

 A 2nd floor swimming pool with outdoor shower, barbecue area and deck, floating staircase, picture windows, luxury bathrooms, security systems, movie entertainment room.

Property Details

This amazing modern home is located high up in the hills of Chiang Mai. There is much use of glass to capture the stunning views of the Northern countryside and the pool sits on the second floor overlooking the national park beyond. Truely a spectacular setting. There is excellent use of space with open air living areas to take advantage of both natural air flow and views. There are 4 bedrooms 5 bathrooms, European kitchen with feature natural stone, entertainment movie/music room, living room, study, dining room and maids quarters. Kensington were extremely pleased to work with the customer to perfect and mould the home to their requirements. Our client was overseas much of the time so we took care of the project and worked closely from the architectural drawings supplied. There was good use of natural stone both outside on the lower facade of the property and also internally in the kitchen. A truely beautiful modern home.

Testimonial from The Client

“The journey of designing and building a dream house has been an exhilarating and ultimately rewarding process with the support of the Kensington team in Chiang Mai.

After a difficult start with another contractor and the basic structure completed, we asked Kensington to take over the project from our initial home builder. Knowing that this is not always an easy task, Kensington worked with us through the details of the architectural design, and quickly won our trust and confidence. The end result is wonderful.

Kensington showed patience with us, as we did not have all specs and drawings worked out in detail. Being on site every week we also changed plans on the go to make it exactly how we envisioned it. Kensington has been very helpful in providing ideas, and design suggestions based on their experience on previous projects. All together, it is a combination of their skills, quality of work, attitude, and customer care, that we can recommend their house building services.”

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9
Apr, 2018

Tropical Thai ‘Resort Style’ Home at Lakewood Golf Club, Samut Prakan, Bangkok

Property Specifications

Total Size:

 Approximately 674 sqm

Details:

 Two storey 5 bedroom, 4 en-suite bathroom luxury property with 2 swimming pools.

Rooms:

 5 bedrooms, 4 en-suite bathrooms, 2 communal bathrooms, outside rain shower, pool shower, living room, dining area, hall, office/library, modern kitchen, main lap pool, child’s pool, child’s play area, Sala, maids room, maids bathroom, Thai kitchen and carport.

Features:

 Designed as the clients request for a luxury Thai resort style home with plenty of air flow and the inside to outside, to be open, with the of biofolds doors. Smart home automation systems, security systems, electronic gate, specialist custom built master bedroom spa bath, German standard flooring, natural stone and walk bridge across pools to Sala.

Property Details

Kensington were pleased to help our super client and his family, design and build their luxury family home in Bangkok. Features include 5 spacious bedrooms with 4 Ensuite bathrooms, 2 communal bathrooms, lap pool, child’s pool, external heated Jacuzzi, office/library, living room, child’s play area, dining area, main kitchen, breakfast bar/Island, Sala, pool shower, master bathroom with 3 shower types in glass enclosure, his and her sinks and toilets, outside rain shower, maid’s room/bathroom, Thai kitchen, storage room, carport, security door, electronic gate, smart home systems, covered terrace and sun decks.

From the start our client requested an open plan, seamless, resort feel, with the internal and external areas of the house to be one and the same. It was required for biofolds doors to open up the living room and master bedroom, directly onto the pool deck of the house. This creates plenty of air flow. Over head fans were placed all over the house, in addition to air conditioning where required.

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9
Apr, 2018

House 1 – Baan Sawan

Property Specifications

Size:

 450 sqm

Details:

 House 1 Baan Sawan: New Luxury House with Pool

Rooms:

 4 Bedrooms, 4 En-Suite Bathrooms, Living Room, Dining Room, Luxury Kitchen, Balcony, Study/Office, Laundry Room. WC/Toilet,Storage Room.

Features:

 Full Electronic Security System, Swimming Pool, Pool Shower, Heated Jacuzzi, Automatic Garden Sprinkler System, UBC and LAN Points, Remote Control To Main Project’s Electronic Gate, Roof Insulation,Garden Feature Lighting, City Water Supply and Back Up, Cavity Wall Construction

Property Details

This gorgeous house was designed by Kensington’s architect and built for an executive customer, looking for luxury, relaxation and ease of maintenance. The villa was customised to their exact requirements and choices of finish. This included a resort style feel to the home with special concrete   finishes; Tezzaro built kitchen, light colours and teak wood doors/windows.  The home is set in a beautiful countryside location only 15 minutes from the city centre. The property is a combination of traditional style but with a modern design, open and allows plenty of air flow to create a cool, contemporary living space. There are 4 bedrooms, 4 en-suite bathrooms, living area, dining area, kitchen, cloakroom, laundry room, office, store room, special feature lighting, and state of the art electronic security systems. Luxury features include a private swimming pool, heated Jacuzzi, sauna and luxury spa bath in the master suite. There are wide balconies allowing uninterrupted views across the beautiful countryside to mountains beyond.

To add to the outside living space there is a barbecue area, decking, pool shower, Sala and landscaped tropical gardens with automatic garden sprinkler system. Easy low cost maintenance was also considered within the concept making it ideal for retirement. Outside living is extremely important in Thailand and this home was created very much with that in mind; a place to truly relax and unwind; ideal location close to shops, schools, golf clubs and the city.

The home was designed for a small countryside development of 3 luxury homes in Chiang Mai. You can view the actual client’s recommendation on this site at our testimonial section. It also came with a full security system including motion detectors, emergency stair lighting, door/window break alarms, smoke alarms and a visual/voice monitor to the main projects remote control electronic gate; air-conditioning throughout as well as UBC and telephone connections. The home was built to the best quality possible and included cavity wall construction with roof and ceiling insulation.

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9
Apr, 2018

Fabulous Tropical Dream Home – Designed by The Kensington Team

Property Specifications

Location:

 Phuket

Size:

 1,263.88 sqm

Details:

 Tropical dream home. Luxury resort style home designed by Kensington’s architect Mac and Kensington team. This truly is a fantastic combination of ideas and design.

Rooms:

 2 main house Bedrooms, 2 main house en-suite bathrooms, living & dining areas, study room/office, family room, European kitchen, storage & system room, under cover sitting area, Thai kitchen with pool bar, utility/laundry room, 2 separate tropical designed guest bungalows with one bedroom each and en-suite bathroom, garage.

Features:

 Infinity edge swimming pool, lotus pond and rock waterfall, sunken sala set into lotus pond with arched bridge, tropical lagoon pool with rock waterfall, lake with bridge, 2 tropical style guest bungalows, secret hidden James Bond style room, built in wardrobes/closets, balcony with Jacuzzi, tennis court, 3 phase electric & solar power back up system , solar water heater, security system control, electric remote controlled main gate, cable TV and Lan points, well drilling & filter for water, cool design (insulation for wall & roof) waterfall & pond water circulation system, central sound system, internal & external lighting.

Property Details

This fabulous tropical dream home was contracted by a private client to be located in Phuket. Over many months the Kensington design team worked closely via the internet to secure the overall concept and design. A luxury tropical resort style with 2 rock waterfalls, two swimming pools (infinity and lagoon style), lake, two kitchens (European and Thai), en-suite bathrooms, secret James bond style room, resort style guest bungalows, lush landscaped gardens, sunken sala, arched wooden bridge, tennis court, solar power and the list goes on. This 1,263.88 sqm home was designed with every possible luxury feature in mind. This is a beautiful home for enjoyment and pleasure both for family/friends; a luxury tropical paradise.

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9
Apr, 2018

The Villa Water Orchid – “Awarded the Condé Nast Traveler Hottest Boutique Hotel In Asia Award 2008”

Property Specifications

Total Size:

 Approximately 500sqm

Details:

 one storey, 5 bedroom, 5 en-suite bathroom property with swimming pool

Rooms:

 5 bedrooms, 5 en-suite bathrooms, living room, dining room, hall, study, kitchen, utility room, Ironing room and system room.

Features:

 Designed with budget in mind for the purpose of boutique country hotel. Full turnkey project from design to completion. Including walk in closets, fountain, Lotus/Lilly pond, covered walkways, terrace, gravel driveway, swimming pool and landscaped garden.

Property Details

Kensington was approached by a client working in Dubai. The lady wanted to open a new boutique, country hotel in Chiang Mai; a peaceful place where a few guests at a time could come to relax, enjoying fine food, the beautiful countryside and all the attractions of the city. Naturally the client had a budget and her own ideas. Due to work commitments she were unable to come to Thailand to organise it and asked Kensington to help. Kensington’s English speaking Thai architect started to create the first preliminary designs. He communicated regularly with the client, as too did the Construction Director and Managing Director. The property was to be created with a budget in mind and to the client’s preferences.

The Design Stage

Designs and ideas were sent to the client via e-mail. Kensington continually worked with the client to achieve the design they wanted. Within 8 weeks the full architectural drawings had been completed. Kensington’s construction director who has over twenty years experience checked every detail to make sure all was correct. As is required by law in Thailand, Kensington’s qualified architect signed the plans and provided as many copies required for the government land office. As with all their projects, to the benefit of the client, an independent structural engineer checked the plans and signed them off too.

To save the client coming to Thailand, the lady asked if she could use Kensington’s service to gain the relevant governmental permissions to build the property. This Kensington happily did and permissions were granted. During this time Kensington provided an accurate construction cost quotation to the client including all the client’s choices of tiles, bathrooms, kitchen and any built in furniture.

The Construction Contract

On acceptance of the price, the client signed Kensington’s standard construction contract via a faxed copy. A copy of each was kept by both client and Kensington. The agreement is written in English or Thai, depending on the language used by the client. It not only protects and safeguards each of them, but also clearly lays out the responsibilities they have agreed to. Payments were spread over the course of construction into 4 payments. On transfer of the first stage, Kensington started the project.

At each stage of construction Kensington provided digital images of the completed stage and then the client sent the next transfer of funds. An invoice/receipt was sent to the client for each payment.

Successful Completion

Kensington completed the property in less than 10 months.  The project was completed on time, to budget and a testimonial can be found on the testimonial page of this web site. The client was extremely pleased with the results and was abroad during most of the construction process. Another happy customer ! Then in 2008 it was given the ‘Conde Nast Hottest Boutique Hotel in Asia’ award.

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