SHA-KOON

The SHA-KOON villa estate is unlike any other villa development on Koh Samui. Every villa has flowing architecture with concrete, timber and stone walls, a private waterfall for the four-bedroom villa, and a restaurant with an infinity pool. This premium villa project is in Maenam, by the quiet Ban Tai beach on the island's north coast, 200 metres from the sea. Here you can buy a villa with its own character and enjoy resort-style service from the first day.

• 28 villas of four types on a 5,800 m² plot

• Villa floor area from 62 to 306 m², land plots from 100 to 400 m²

• Private pool for villas from 2 bedrooms, and the 4-bedroom villa has its own waterfall

• All villas are handed over fully furnished, with appliances and décor

• Leasehold for 30 years with an extension option, lease agreement signed directly with the landowner

• Resort management company and turnkey rental management

Architecture and design

SHA-KOON has almost no straight lines. Rounded walls, arches, circular terraces and free-form pools follow the contours and vegetation of the site, while the villas sit within a tropical garden where water and shade alternate. The finishes were chosen for the island's climate: raw concrete, timber and stone resist humidity and sun and need little costly upkeep.

Each villa type has its own name and character. The Cocoon resembles a cocoon beneath a high timber roof, The Lagoon is covered with a reed roof and opens onto the pool, The Horizon looks out to sea from the edge of the slope, and The Waterfall appears carved into the rock, with a waterfall falling into the pool. No one else in Maenam is building villas in this style.

Villa formats

• The Cocoon, 1-bedroom villa: 62 m², plot of approximately 100 m²

• The Lagoon, 2-bedroom villa: 154 m², pool, plot of approximately 200 m²

• The Horizon, 3-bedroom villa: 248 m², pool and sea view (sold out)

• The Waterfall, 4-bedroom villa: 306 m², 62 m² pool with waterfall, plot of approximately 400 m²

Ban Tai occupies a quiet part of Maenam on Koh Samui's north shore, with views towards neighbouring Koh Phangan. Within 100 metres of the project are the Lionheart and FitKoh sports camps, which attract people from around the world to train and recover, and the beach and a 24-hour convenience store are a few minutes' walk away. People who buy property in Maenam tend to want quiet by the sea without giving up convenience: the Lotus's supermarket, a bilingual school and the ferry pier to Koh Phangan are all within 6 km.

Investment appeal

• Villas worth photographing. The SHA-KOON architecture attracts guests by itself: homes like these are shot for social media, people talk about them, and in short-stay rental listings they stand out clearly from standard villas. Guests book them for a week, a month or a season, and demand for stays is steady.

• A resort with its own operator. The developer runs the resort itself and keeps some villas in its own portfolio, so it has a direct interest in filling the whole estate. Owners receive reception services, housekeeping, pool maintenance and promotion on booking platforms with little hands-on effort.

• Demand from the wellness market. Ban Tai's sports camps are nearby, and the estate has yoga, sauna and cryotherapy on site, which suits guests who come to Koh Samui for health and recovery.

• Transparent purchase and flexible payments. Interest-free instalment plan over the full construction period, payments tied to construction stages with progress photo reports, a land lease agreement signed directly with the owner, and the buyer's name recorded on the title deed.

• Limited supply. There are only 28 villas, and the 3-bedroom homes with sea views have already sold out, so property with this design and this level of service is hard to find on Koh Samui.