At Sala Bang Pa-In a river-island resort near Ayutthaya, Thailand, by Department of Architecture traditional Thai style connects with a modern-design future.
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Sala, for years, has secured its reputation as a home-grown hospitality brand that s synonymous with award-recognized minimalist hotels and resorts much-loved by design-savvy weekends. Every of its property, from the award-winning Department of Architecture-designed Sala Phuket (formally stylized as
SALA Phuket) on Mai Khao Beach to uber-minimalist Sala Rattanakosin (formally stylized as
sala rattanakosin) that sits right across the majestic Wat Arun, boasts a design that s so unique it could go into gracing the covers of architectural magazines (well, and they did).
Now, fans are thrilled as the group has just announced it s giving final touches on its new leisure venture in Ayutthaya, scheduled to open on the first of May. Nestled on the bank of Chao Phraya River in Ayutthaya s Bang Pa-in, Sala Bang Pa-in (branded as