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A design to make heads turn
Buildings can take many forms.
The island of Samui is arguably one
Skyscrapers towering over cities vying
of Thailand's most stunning locations.
to become the latest tall structure, glass
White sandy beaches meet turquoise
structures such as the Louvre in Paris or
waters, against a backdrop of palm
even buildings that have been created by
trees and a terrain of smooth boulders.
recycling existing materials such as the
These boulders were the inspiration for
conversion of shipping containers into
Anamaya and whilst to some the design
usable homes. Many of these concepts are
may be considered to be futuristic,
considered to be unusual, and sit in stark
and even resembles that of the homes
comparison to their setting that they are
featured in the 1960s cartoon sitcom 'The
built in. A bit like marmite, you either love
Jetsons' which starred a family living in
or hate them.
an utopian future, Hinchliffe reminds us
Anamaya is no different. The design is far from boring thanks to Misha Povstaniuk of A-MDM, but what the developer has set out to do is to create something unique, but still fits within its surrounding landscape. "We wanted to create something flowing and curved, that feels and looks organic," says Steve Hinchliffe, marketing director of Anamaya Co. Ltd.
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that the future is not as far away we may think, "Something that is considered to be futuristic actually isn't, as that is the time we are in now." Good and interesting design is about making something that is iconic, but works and functions in practical terms now and in decades to come. Some of the world's leading architecturally designed