Morakot Island | Magnolia Villa, 509 m²

The Magnolia leads Morakot Island's Villa Collection, thirty-six sea-front residences on the only private island on this coast you can drive to, where the bridge gatehouse admits residents and their guests and no one else. Across three storeys and 509 square metres, classical Khmer architecture, deep eaves, columned balconies, encloses a thoroughly contemporary interior finished in materials chosen to outlast fashion.

The plan assumes a household, not a holiday: a formal entrance hall, a modern kitchen, a living and dining lounge under high ceilings, four bedrooms and six bathrooms, dedicated staff quarters, and a private garage, because on Morakot, the school run and the harbour dinner are a drive, not a crossing. Full-length windows and doors open every principal room to the sea breeze; the private pool and panoramic sea-view veranda hold the horizon.

Villas in the Collection come in five types, each with extensive terraces, balconies, outdoor pool and parking within the island's masterplan. The Magnolia is offered for sale at $2,463,733, a completed residence within an estate whose privacy is structural, not advertised.