Philia Villas: villas in Rawai

Philia Villas: two houses with nature built into the design

Philia Villas is about as small as a development gets in Rawai: a site of around 626 m² holding just two villas. It is built by The Giant Property Development. The name refers to biophilia, the idea that people have an innate pull toward living nature, and the whole concept of the houses follows from it.

Where most new villas in the area are white boxes with a pool, here greenery is woven into the facade: trailing plants on the terraces and canopies, lots of timber and stone inside, and rooms that open onto a courtyard pool. The garden carries on inside the house instead of stopping at the fence.

Who it suits. A buyer who wants something close to a private house rather than an estate with neighbours, since there is only one other villa. And someone who cares about the character of the architecture, not only square metres per baht.

Home types

Four-bedroom villa

Both villas share one layout: 4 bedrooms and 5 bathrooms, 320 m², priced at 34.8M ฿. The ground floor has an open living room and a kitchen with island, with glass doors to the private pool. Bedrooms have full-height windows and the master has its own bathroom with a freestanding tub. There is a garage on the lower level.

• facade with vertical planting and timber slats
• courtyard pool
• lounge area by the water

Facilities

There are no shared facilities in the usual sense, and two houses do not need them: everything neighbours would normally share sits on your own plot. Each house has its own pool, terrace and lounge. Site photos show the houses already roofed and in the finishing stage, but the developer has not given an official handover date.

The area

The project is in central Rawai, between the main road and the hills. Rawai seafront with its fish market and seafood restaurants, Nai Harn and Ya Nui beaches and Promthep Cape are all a short drive. Rawai has supermarkets, international clinics, gyms and schools, and has long been home to expats and families who live on the island all year.

Buying terms

Payments follow construction: after the reservation, 35% on signing, 20% after the foundations and another 20% after the frame and roof, 10% after the walls and 10% after finishing, and the last 5% on handover. Foreigners usually lease the land long term or use a Thai company, while the house can be registered in their own name.

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