Wednesday, May 23, 2018
Saturday, September 24, 2016
Just a brief update.
I chose to build in Ban Amphur as I thought it had the potential to become an elite living area.
My forecast is coming true. 300 metres from me Marriot is near completing a Renaissance Resort and Spa running from the road to the beach as our property does.
The new extension to the Bangkok Motorway (7) will come out 2.5 kilometres from my home which means the main airport will now be an hour away and Bangkok itself only 30 minutes more outside peak.
Movenpick has opened its 5 star hotel and apartments 3kms from here and further upscale developments are planned in that area.
The Pattaya airport has been upgraded and now serving international flights to and from Kuala Lumpur, Singapore, China, Macau and Hong Kong(Shenzen) with more coming and numerous domestic flights as well. The airport is 30 minutes from my home on 4 lane divided road.
I chose to build in Ban Amphur as I thought it had the potential to become an elite living area.
My forecast is coming true. 300 metres from me Marriot is near completing a Renaissance Resort and Spa running from the road to the beach as our property does.
The new extension to the Bangkok Motorway (7) will come out 2.5 kilometres from my home which means the main airport will now be an hour away and Bangkok itself only 30 minutes more outside peak.
Movenpick has opened its 5 star hotel and apartments 3kms from here and further upscale developments are planned in that area.
The Pattaya airport has been upgraded and now serving international flights to and from Kuala Lumpur, Singapore, China, Macau and Hong Kong(Shenzen) with more coming and numerous domestic flights as well. The airport is 30 minutes from my home on 4 lane divided road.
Tuesday, February 11, 2014
Refreshed
Well it has been 3 years, past so quickly, since I posted here.
I have spent 2 years in Australia during which time Ban Doc Si Khao was rented to an English businessman and his family.
I returned to reoccupy the house in April 2013 and decide it was time to "refresh" the place. This entailed a full repainting inside and out in a different colour scheme, replacement of the front doors, repaving of the carport and poolside, installing new curtains and a multitude of small repairs and improvements,
The house remains a pleasure to live in, cool, open and sunny.
I have posted a number of recent pictures which highlight the house as it currently stands.
I have spent 2 years in Australia during which time Ban Doc Si Khao was rented to an English businessman and his family.
I returned to reoccupy the house in April 2013 and decide it was time to "refresh" the place. This entailed a full repainting inside and out in a different colour scheme, replacement of the front doors, repaving of the carport and poolside, installing new curtains and a multitude of small repairs and improvements,
The house remains a pleasure to live in, cool, open and sunny.
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| Pool at night. Master bedroom on the right. |
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| Study with daybed or 4th bedroom |
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| Dining area and kitchen. Thai kitchen outside |
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| Guest bathroom off the living area |
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| Master bedroom |
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| En-suite to master bedroom |
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| View of living area and entry from by the pool |
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| Sitting area |
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| 2nd bedroom |
Sunday, March 21, 2010
Update March 2010
Well we have had a busy time here adding a carport and completing the estate wall. Also progressively the garden has been improved and pool and its equipment have had their 2 yearly overhaul.
The hot season has commenced and this is when the outlays on 20cm walls, Thyssen Upvc windows and doors and proper roof insulation give us their payback. The house stays cool and need for airconditioning is minimised.
All the flowers except for "leelawadee" are in bloom. The jasmine next to the entry is very fragrant and the frangipani have flowered abundantly and beautifully. Our estate gardens are also at a peak of beauty with flame and other flowering trees in spring time mode!
Pattaya has its annual Music Festival this weekend and the town is very busy but it is tranquil out here as usual.
I have posted a lot of photos taken today but with a 2006 date on them. I don't know how to change the camera. Sorry
The hot season has commenced and this is when the outlays on 20cm walls, Thyssen Upvc windows and doors and proper roof insulation give us their payback. The house stays cool and need for airconditioning is minimised.
All the flowers except for "leelawadee" are in bloom. The jasmine next to the entry is very fragrant and the frangipani have flowered abundantly and beautifully. Our estate gardens are also at a peak of beauty with flame and other flowering trees in spring time mode!
Pattaya has its annual Music Festival this weekend and the town is very busy but it is tranquil out here as usual.
I have posted a lot of photos taken today but with a 2006 date on them. I don't know how to change the camera. Sorry
Tuesday, October 20, 2009
The Locale
Ban Doc Si Khao (White Flower Villa) is in the estate attached to VIP Condominium. Access is on the drive directly from the Sukhumvit Highway to the condominium building which is directly on the seafront. There are 16 plots of which 5 have been built on. All have been sold.
The highway to Pattaya and Bangkok is 250 metres also from the house and is immensely convenient but offers no noise or other disbenefits. There are public bus services at the front gate for local and nation-wide destinations including the capital.
As part of the VIP complex, the house and its occupants enjoy for a maintenance fee presently Baht7000(USD200) per year all the services and facilities on offer. This includes the beautiful and extensive gardens, parking, the large and children's pools, gym and meeting facilities, 2 tennis courts, and especially full security and minor maintenance services. Access to the exotic seafront and barbecue area is by elevator. The condo has a small shop.
The house will have neighbours either side eventually but to the rear, permanent and clearly in view, are the stunning private gardens of Sunset Heights, a very exclusive and well guarded condominium, and across the street the VIP condo maintained broad garden strip; somewhat akin to living in a protected botanical garden. Current zoning laws including beachfront setback make mean no overbearing neighbouring development is possible.
The highway to Pattaya and Bangkok is 250 metres also from the house and is immensely convenient but offers no noise or other disbenefits. There are public bus services at the front gate for local and nation-wide destinations including the capital.
As part of the VIP complex, the house and its occupants enjoy for a maintenance fee presently Baht7000(USD200) per year all the services and facilities on offer. This includes the beautiful and extensive gardens, parking, the large and children's pools, gym and meeting facilities, 2 tennis courts, and especially full security and minor maintenance services. Access to the exotic seafront and barbecue area is by elevator. The condo has a small shop.
The house will have neighbours either side eventually but to the rear, permanent and clearly in view, are the stunning private gardens of Sunset Heights, a very exclusive and well guarded condominium, and across the street the VIP condo maintained broad garden strip; somewhat akin to living in a protected botanical garden. Current zoning laws including beachfront setback make mean no overbearing neighbouring development is possible.
The House
The name I have informally given the house, White Flower Villa, is a bit whimsical but I have tried to be true to it as all the flowering plants, except our very numerous orchids, bear white flowers.
The house was completed only in December 2007 and it was built be an international team of contractors. The structure was erected by an experienced Thai builder with years of building in Austria as part of his background. The electrics were planned and installed by a Swiss tradesman. The windows and PVC doors, all Thyssen products, were installed by British fabricators and the pool was the work also of a British contractor. These men acted with the Bangkok architect to form the panel which guided me through the construction progress to, I believe, a really successful result.
The theme of the house is "beachside living". An elegant and practical single floor layout, clean open spaces, airy high ceilings, large windows and terrace doors, an enfolded plunge pool, largely white walls with modern art and feature wall colors are the main aspects of this concept. This is certainly not yet another a run of the mill Thai-Bali lookalike.
The house divides practically in 2 around the huge living, dining and kitchen space with a guest bathroom with 2 wings, one for the family with 2 bedrooms, a family room and a bathroom and the other wing a master suite with double bedroom and huge walk-in closet and bathroom. There is a Thai kitchen and laundry area, pool house and storage place along one side of the house.
Power supplies are regular and the house has its own deep bore (42 metres) which supplies up to 5000 litres per hour of potable water which is then filtered and ultraviolet treated before entering the house system.
House area is approximately230 square metres and the land is 525 square metres.
There is undercover parking for 2 cars.
The land has the highest class of title deed issued in Thailand, a chanote, and the land and house are owned by a company legally legitimately formed by me and my Thai adopted son and 2 Thai friends for this purpose. Ownership can be conveyed by a simple and fee free transfer of shares.
The house was completed only in December 2007 and it was built be an international team of contractors. The structure was erected by an experienced Thai builder with years of building in Austria as part of his background. The electrics were planned and installed by a Swiss tradesman. The windows and PVC doors, all Thyssen products, were installed by British fabricators and the pool was the work also of a British contractor. These men acted with the Bangkok architect to form the panel which guided me through the construction progress to, I believe, a really successful result.
The theme of the house is "beachside living". An elegant and practical single floor layout, clean open spaces, airy high ceilings, large windows and terrace doors, an enfolded plunge pool, largely white walls with modern art and feature wall colors are the main aspects of this concept. This is certainly not yet another a run of the mill Thai-Bali lookalike.
The house divides practically in 2 around the huge living, dining and kitchen space with a guest bathroom with 2 wings, one for the family with 2 bedrooms, a family room and a bathroom and the other wing a master suite with double bedroom and huge walk-in closet and bathroom. There is a Thai kitchen and laundry area, pool house and storage place along one side of the house.
Power supplies are regular and the house has its own deep bore (42 metres) which supplies up to 5000 litres per hour of potable water which is then filtered and ultraviolet treated before entering the house system.
House area is approximately230 square metres and the land is 525 square metres.
There is undercover parking for 2 cars.
The land has the highest class of title deed issued in Thailand, a chanote, and the land and house are owned by a company legally legitimately formed by me and my Thai adopted son and 2 Thai friends for this purpose. Ownership can be conveyed by a simple and fee free transfer of shares.
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