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Koh Samui Property Development

Koh Samui is no longer a “hidden gem” – it’s a mature resort market with serious regulations, rising land prices and increasingly demanding buyers. To make a project work here, you need more than a nice villa sketch. You need a partner who can translate views, slopes and zoning rules into a compliant, profitable development.

Archi Studio is a design-led property development partner for Koh Samui. Together with our construction arm Ancra, we help landowners, investors and foreign developers turn raw land into well-designed, fully permitted villas and resorts that perform in the real market.

Why Develop Property in Koh Samui?

  • Strong demand for branded villas, boutique resorts and high-end rentals
  • Limited buildable land in prime hillside and beachfront zones
  • Increasing expectations for design quality, sustainability and maintenance
  • Year-round tourism and growing long-stay / remote-work audience

Done well, a Samui project can combine lifestyle and strong returns. Done badly, it gets stuck in approvals, suffers drainage issues, or ends up as a generic “anywhere” development that underperforms.

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Our Specialization

We design spaces that serve their purpose to the highest level of convenience.

Who We Work With

  • Foreign developers entering the Thai/ Samui market for the first time
  • Experienced Thai owners looking to reposition or upgrade an existing development
  • Private investors planning multi-villa estates or branded residences
  • Joint-venture partners who need a local design + build ecosystem

Whether you’re bringing your own legal and sales teams or you want us to plug into your existing structure, we slot in as the design + technical backbone of the development.

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Why Develop with Archi Studio in Koh Samui?

  • Island-first perspective – Archi Studio’s story began in Koh Samui; we know the micro-contexts of Bo Phut, Chaweng, Mae Nam, Lamai and the hills in between.

  • Integrated ecosystem – Archi Studio (design), Ancra (construction) and KraftLine (CNC-built kitchens and joinery) streamline the path from idea to built asset.

  • Parametric & BIM-driven – we test view corridors, height caps, green space ratios and drainage in models, not on the site after mistakes are made.

  • Developer thinking – yield, phasing, buildability and maintenance are baked into the design, not patched in later.

  • Compliance-focused – we design inside Koh Samui’s hillside and coastal regulations from day one, reducing risk of redesign, penalties or stalled approvals.

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How we work

Our Role as Your Design-Led Development Partner

We don’t just “draw houses”. We look at your land like a developer and design like architects.

Archi Studio supports you across the full development lifecycle:

01

Land due diligence & feasibility

  • Chanote/title review with local legal partners
  • Altitude, slope and coastal distance checks
  • Zoning, allowed uses and approximate density
  • Drainage, access and infrastructure constraints
02

Highest & best use strategy

  • Villa vs resort vs mixed scheme
  • Unit mix, key count and pricing tiers
  • Phasing concepts and value-engineering opportunities
  • Feasibility study
03

Masterplanning & concept design

  • Road networks, parking and access logic
  • Plot division and villa placement based on views and privacy
  • Location of shared amenities (clubhouse, spa, gym, restaurant)
  • Early 3D massing to visualise the hillside and sea relationship
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04

Architectural & interior design

  • Contemporary tropical architecture tuned to local rules
  • Interior design for villas, suites and common areas
  • Integration with KraftLine kitchens, wardrobes and built-ins
05

Permits, IEE support & coordination

  • Building-permit-ready documentation for local authorities
  • Coordination with licensed Thai engineers and environmental consultants
  • Alignment with IEE/EIA requirements where triggered
06

Construction & delivery (via Ancra)

  • On-ground construction management and site supervision
  • Detailed drainage, retaining and infrastructure execution
  • Quality control for finishes and interior fit-out
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Getting Started

Thinking about a property development in Koh Samui — or already own land and want to know what’s realistically possible?

Share your Chanote, rough topographic survey (if available) and any existing ideas.

Tell us your target budget, timeline and exit strategy (sale, rental, mixed).

We run a rapid compliance + feasibility scan and propose next steps: from concept masterplan to full design-and-build.

Typical Koh Samui Development Services

1. Feasibility Study & Development Brief

We start with a structured feasibility:

  • Site analysis (views, access, slope, drainage risk)
  • Regulatory constraints and red flags
  • Conceptual masterplan options and unit mixes
  • Ballpark construction budget and phasing ideas

You walk away with a go / no-go decision framework before committing serious capital.

2. Masterplan & Architecture for Villa / Resort Developments

For projects that proceed, we develop:

  • Masterplan and zoning layout
  • Villa/resort key types and standard floor plans
  • Parking, service and back-of-house logic
  • Phased implementation plan (Phase 1 show villa + infrastructure, then rollout)

3. Design + Build for Show Villas and Phase 1

We often start with:

  • One show villa or a pilot cluster
  • Full architecture + interior design by Archi Studio
  • Construction by Ancra (or coordination with your chosen contractor)
  • Marketing-ready visuals, drawings and storytelling assets

This lets you validate the product, test the market and refine before full rollout.

Book a Koh Samui development strategy call

Send us your Chanote for a preliminary feasibility review

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