The Surin Phuket

Architecture Edward Tuttle

Architecture Edward Tuttle

Built into a tropical bay, The Surin encourages guests to appreciate the nature through a series of stairs and walkways (no elevators) that connect the resort.

Local materials and traditional Thai designs combine to create modern functionality. The geometric form of the roof's cedar shingles contrast with the irregular shapes of the surrounding palms, shrubs, and rocks. A Western design approach is apparent in the library’s herringbone floor pattern and in the restaurant’s dramatic lighting. Lustrous black anthracite, the hardest of all coals, makes up the hexagonal pool’s tiling and creates dramatic reflections at night.

Interior design Ed Tuttle

All furnishings in the pavilions and cottages have been tailor-made to underscore the hotel’s distinctive island style.

The floors of the guest cottages, which are covered in granite and topped with earth-colored fabrics, literally invite the surrounding nature inside through shuttered doors. A private veranda and secluded sundeck nestle each cottage beautifully into its own patch of paradise.