The aim of this is to show you just how simple and stress free building your dream villa on Koh Phangan really is. Many people are put off with the thought of being located in quite often another continent while trying to build and manage the construction of their dream property. This is far more simple than you might imagine, with the right team in place and following these 5 simple steps.
 
       
 

Secure your dream land plot

This is obviously first stage of creating your dream villa, as the topography, views and access to the land all have a heavy bearing on the design and development process.
       
       
 

Topographical Survey

Make a full topographical survey, picking up all the contours, rocks and water runoffs. Many of the land topography can be enhanced and used in a design if required or designed around. This is also essential to enable to designers to maximise the lands potential in an economical manner.
       
       
 

Design and Architecture

Choosing the correct design team for the style and budget of your building is vital. The choice of architect/designer should be made on proven track record, from designs that are suitable and fit to your design criteria and specification requirements. Once chosen, the design team will work to a design brief from you the client. At the conceptual design stage, the client may choose how involved the want to be.

Some clients prefer to leave everything to the architect/ designers and some enjoy the whole experience and choose to get more involved. This is also true further along the design stage when it comes to critical elements of material specifications and finishes.

- Design concept
- Design development
- Construction drawings
- Building permit
- Site visits and inspection
- Landscape architecture
       
       
  Construction

Choosing a contractor can quite often can be a mind field if you are not advised correctly. However, with the correct advise that only comes with knowledge and experience. Choosing the right contractor can became fairly straight forward, when guided by advisers who have knowledge of the contractors and their capabilities.

The main points to consider when choosing a contractor are again, that they have a proven track record and have the required knowledge in working with materials that have been chosen at the design stage.
       
       
  Project Management

This is a vital element of any build as they are your eyes and ears of the whole process.

Their job it is to overview and check the construction process from the design and construction to completion stages of any project.

It is the Project Managers responsibility to quality control the whole process and give the client regular progress reports and answer any questions the designer, contractors and the clients may have.