Villa interior design in Phuket: rooms, terraces and poolside living

At KOI Villa in Phuket, AD’ Design Studio’s contribution is residential interior design. Dining and lounge settings connect indoor life with terraces, a pool and the surrounding landscape.

The covered pavilion shows a group of cushioned seats around a table, with the pool and sea beyond. Inside, the lounge brings sofas and armchairs around a central table beneath a timber ceiling. These settings give a villa brief something concrete to consider: places to gather indoors and under cover, each with its own arrangement of furniture.

Begin with a furniture plan for living and dining. Mark the seats normally needed and the larger group the owners expect to host. Discuss where food and drinks will be prepared, how they reach the table and where people might sit afterwards.

Trace the route from dining chairs to the lounge and the covered seating beside the pool. Check the space with chairs pulled back and the rooms in use. A table that looks right in an empty plan may change the way people pass through the room.

The plan should also identify what stays close at hand: books, tableware, games or serving pieces. This makes storage and joinery part of the room’s design from the beginning.

A covered seating area deserves a clear brief. It might be where the owners read beside the pool, receive a few guests or spend the evening after dinner. Those uses will shape the seats, tables and lighting required.

Map the covered and exposed positions before selecting pieces. Ask the makers to confirm that each product is suitable for its intended location, including finishes, upholstery and care requirements. Keep their information with the selection.

Consider the terrace and interior furnishings together for proportion, colour and character. Where the brief also involves changes to the surrounding construction, agree the responsibilities with the appointed architect and specialists before developing the interior details.

At KOI Villa, the bedroom opens towards a sea-facing terrace, with curtains beside the glazing. For a new villa brief, establish the owner’s privacy needs alongside those views.

Discuss the view from the bed, a place to sit, luggage and clothing storage, and how someone reaches the terrace. Consider who may be using the adjacent spaces while the bedroom is occupied.

Agree what the curtains and lighting need to do for sleeping, reading and dressing. The bedroom brief should reflect the person staying there as carefully as the shared rooms reflect a gathering.

A residential interior design appointment can bring these room relationships, finishes, joinery and furnishings into an agreed scope. AD’ coordinates that scope with the architect and specialists involved. For interior design in Thailand, meetings, reviews and responsibilities are agreed with the team appointed to the property.

If the room layouts and finishes are already settled, a Furnishing & Procurement appointment may cover the furniture and other pieces required. Establish who will select, approve, purchase and coordinate the package.

For the first conversation, bring together:

• The villa’s location, available plans and current images.
• The living, dining, bedroom and outdoor areas to include.
• How the owners and guests will use them.
• The architect, contractor and other team members already involved.
• The present stage, investment range and intended dates.