Mangosteen Pool Suites - Design Statement

by Gary Fell – GFAB Architects - Bali

The Suites at the Mangosteen are a mixture of Pool Penthouses and two bedroom properties, all designed to take advantage of the panoramic views over Chalong bay towards Phi Phi Island. All suites are designed in a contemporary style featuring extensive use of tropical hardwoods and local materials.

Living areas are conceived as huge covered terraces where glass doors are able to slide away out of sight or close to allow them to be air conditioned whilst maintaining a large external terrace area beyond. All furniture has been designed specially for the property by our architects to guarantee that in look and feel, the Mangosteen suites will be unlike any other property on Phuket Island.

It has been said that space is the ultimate luxury. The pool suites indulge this notion fully. The spacious bedrooms with ensuite bathroom has doors which can be hidden away to open it up entirely to the main living space to create what is essentially a single “loft” like space. The large penthouse style units with 10 meter private pools are located to the sides of the 4 storey and offer 270 degree views and produce an essentially limitless feel of space.
The two bedroom terrace pool villas have been ingeniously designed to allow the individual property to be divided into two independent units, thus enhancing the potential return for the investor. The two bedroom villas are arranged in a terrace format which cascade down the natural slope of the land. Each of these makes use of the roof to the property below as a garden; an extensive deck area is set amongst densely planted areas and looks out across a reflecting pool with an “infinity edge” which blends seamlessly into Chalong bay beyond. In addition to the obvious aesthetic benefit, this also helps cool the property by “passive” means thus reducing the reliance on mechanical ventilation.

In addition to the accommodation on offer, on the entry level floor we are creating a second restaurant for the Mangosteen property. This looks out across our new oversize (2nd ) infinity edged swimming pool. To provide for the seasonal shifts in humidity on the island the restaurant has been designed to be able to be naturally or mechanically ventilated; windows are able to drop out of sight behind a series of oversize banquet seats on electrically operated pulleys. The restaurant features an 18m “long bar” which, in addition to offering the best drinks and cocktails on the island houses a show kitchen where guests witness their food being cooked to perfection.

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