What probably is most striking with Phu Montra’s houses is the combination of the boldly contemporary design, fusing Far East with West, and the way in which it has been realised using throughout top-quality materials. More than the sum of its parts? Well, in order to determine that, let’s first examine some of the vital parts.
The tropical outdoor living of the Far East meets the organised indoor living of the West in the many semi-demarked transitions between indoor and outdoor areas in the Phu Montra houses. Some illustrative examples: most rooms have more transparent, detachable window surface than plastered, enclosed wall surface; the living area is semi-detached from the main house body through the hall, also directly connected to the 4 x 10 meter swimming pool; lastly, the third bedroom has outdoor access exclusively.
The huge 55 square meter kitchen and dining area, in direct connection with the hall and staircase, is as functional as it is stylish with fitted kitchen cabinets and appliances hidden behind massive, black and partly reflective sliding doors — only hinting at the true identity of the area together with the sink and tap integrated into the kitchen island. The light, creamy colours of the kitchen cabinets as well as tiles and decorative natural stones, contrasted with black granite and teak/maka wood, permeate the overall colour palette of the house.
The upper floor features two spacious bedrooms with en-suite bathrooms. Even if they indeed are internally separated, both have private balconies as well as access to the memorably elevated sky Jacuzzi. Apart from its rather characteristic design, it is finished with a raw concrete surface, mixed with fine marble chips into so-called terrazzo. The same holds true for the integrated bathtubs in the en-suite bathrooms.
As much as beauty is in the eye of the beholder, the sum of the parts always depends on how you add them up. In the case of Phu Montra’s houses, regardless of whether they would actually amount to more than their individual bits and pieces, the number of uniquely distinctive parts is truly out of the ordinary in the present property market in Hua Hin.
The Phu Montra show house can be explored ‘live’ at Hua Hin Soi 126. The development is being brokered by Annica Brindemark, an independent licensed real estate agent, based in Sweden as well as Hua Hin. To contact here, please visit www.annicabrindemark.com. 
