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This amazing modern home is located high up in the hills of Chiang Mai. Kensington was the chosen house builder. 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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This luxurious one storey modern Thai style home was designed for an architect and his wife to their exact request/specifications. It is the perfect retirement home with a wonderful 196 sqm tropical lagoon freeform pool with 3m high rock waterfall. It was customised to exactly the client’s specifications and desires. The home is fully air conditioned but also has an energy saving system which heats the pool via a cooling system installed in the home. This impressive resort style property is in a peaceful location and has landscaped gardens all around. It was designed for ease of use by people looking to retire with energy saving systems installed to reduce costs and keep the home cooler. There are air conditioners throughout but due to the insulation and systems their use is limited during cooler periods. The home comes with all the luxuries one would expect and was customised to what the client desired.

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If luxury and country side living is of interest to you; this is the home for you; a fantastic modern villa that would make an ideal retirement home or executive retreat. This luxury two storey home was designed specifically by Kensington’s architect and set in an exclusive development, only 15 minutes from the city centre. The house is of a modern design, open and allows plenty of air flow to create a cool contemporary living space. The architect had outside living in mind and it includes a lap pool or a tropical lagoon, free form swimming pool with waterfall, barbecue area, decking, Jacuzzi and landscaped tropical garden with automatic garden sprinkler system. The choice of pool is left to the owner.

The home was designed for a small countryside development of 3 luxury homes. It is in fact available to purchase with land included. This would make an ideal retirement home or country retreat for the city executive. Cool comfortable living, fabulous choices of finish and a home to really be proud of. Contact us if you would like to view the site. It’s a marvelous opportunity to gain a wonderful home in a lovely location.

Full security system includes 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 interiors will be customised to the client’s choices including bathroom tiles, floor tiles and luxury kitchen designs. The home will be built to the best quality possible and include cavity wall construction with roof and ceiling insulation.

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This luxury one storey home was designed specifically by Kensington’s architect and set in an exclusive development, only 15 minutes from the city centre. The house is of a modern design, open and allows plenty of air flow to create a cool contemporary living space. The architect had outside living in mind and it includes a tropical lagoon, free form swimming pool with waterfall, barbecue area, decking, Jacuzzi and landscaped tropical garden 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. Its one storey design make it ideal for retirement but equally as desirable as a countryside retreat for the busy executive; 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. It is in fact available to purchase with land included. This would make an ideal retirement home or country retreat for the city executive. Contact us if you would like to view the site.

Full security system includes 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 interiors will be customised to the client’s choices including bathroom tiles, floor tiles and luxury kitchen designs. The home will be built to the best quality possible and include cavity wall construction with roof and ceiling insulation.

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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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A beautiful open tropical villa designed while the client was working abroad. Over a 3-5 month period the Kensington design team worked closely via the internet to create the 7 bedroom home the customer was looking for. Both architect and construction expert assisted and advised throughout. This not only saved the client money but insured correct construction techniques were used to minimise costs but maximise quality and appearance. The results speak for themselves.

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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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This wonderful tropical villa was the brain child of Kensington’s architect, client and Kensington’s construction director. Over a period of 6 months they worked closely together to achieve the most positive productive results within the budget the client had originally requested. Initial ideas came from the client with practical advice and design concepts stemming from both Kensington’s architect and construction experts. The wonderful results are easy to see.

This luxury villa is approximately 870sqm total area and constructed with insulation to maximise heat reduction and reduce temperatures internally. The walls are cavity built with Q-con block & red brick decorated with mountain rock. Nearly all the floors are Thai hard wood (tongue and groove) with tiled floors in Bathrooms. The roof area is insulated with Aluminium foil and there are acoustic panels for the entertainment room.

As you can see from our architects 3D Render the infinity swimming pool is peanut shaped with wooden decking and sided by mountain rock. A super feature is the way the pool water will spill over the edge and fall down to a drainage pick up system below. Wooden sun decks surround the pool and make it a main feature of the property.

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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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This luxury ‘American Style’ family home was created for a Thai Western family based on a style from USA. Our Thai architects then carefully converted these into a style suitable for the Thai climate and surrounding landscape. They also added a smaller family home for other family who will be there to take care of the property and provide maid services. This single storey house includes all modern luxuries and amenities including swimming pool with Jacuzzi, sala, barbecue area/bar, 5 bedrooms, 5 bathrooms, with an additional bonus room and WC in the roof space, dining room, family room, kitchen, living room, laundry, 3 car garage, and back terrace. The home took approximately 12 months to complete. It comes with the standard Kensington guarantee and was insured throughout the construction process.

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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.