Prism Estates completes site infrastructure of Istana Phuket

Prism Estates, the developer of the Istana Phuket real estate project – a collection of 19 individually designed luxury villas created by Gary Fell of GFAB Architects – has completed the final phase of its site infrastructure, and construction has now commenced. Nine of the 4 to 6 bedroom villas have sold and the remaining 10 are for sale starting at Bt111m.

Istana Phuket has already featured in a number of real estate industry publications as one of Asia’s top luxury villa projects, including the recent summer issue of Robb Report Vacation Homes and Asia’s real estate industry publication Property Report where it was named one of Thailand’s Top Ten Luxury Properties (July 2009 issue).

The development is located on a 27.5-acre (69.5 rai) site on the north west corner of Phuket overlooking Naithon Beach. Villa plot sizes range from 1,589 to 3,527sqm and villa living space ranges from 971 to 1,960sqm with views overlooking the Andaman Sea.

Villas include such features as home theatres, Italian Poliform kitchens and wardrobes, Lutron smart home lighting systems, large kitchen areas for catering to parties, gymnasiums, fully-fitted Antonio Lupi bathrooms, finely wrought stone and timber floors, Italian cabinetry and joinery, a separate au pair and staff quarters, and walk-in wine cellars.

The 10-month infrastructure building process involved intensive planning to save the land´s old trees while improving the site by creating two lakes and a river that flows through the property. Innovative Geo-Textile materials were also used to allow for the villas to be built using the natural contours of the land.

Prism Estates, the Hong Kong based developer of Istana, has been involved in real estate projects around the globe ranging from resort properties in Spain, Bali and other parts of Thailand, to land sub-divisions in Western Australia and commercial building projects in London.

Asia Property Report - 2009 August 24 - News