Building on a hillside is slower than building on flat land, and that is exactly the point. Every terrace at Gaia follows the natural contour of the hill, so that each residence keeps its own clear line to the sea.
September 2026: roofs and render
Three months on, the change is on the skyline. The steel roof frames are going up over the upper residences, and on the buildings below them the render is on, the glazing is in and the scaffolding is up for the finishing trades. From the newest slabs you stand at terrace height and look straight down the hill to the bay, which is the view the whole layout was drawn around.
The sequence is the one we set out: Buildings E and F complete by the end of 2026, the remaining residences through 2027, the shared amenities alongside the final buildings by the end of 2027, and the Studio Collection in Buildings I and J in early 2028. The show residence is finished and furnished, and viewings are by appointment.
June 2026: the structure is up
It has been a remarkable few months on site. What began as a set of foundations on the slope above Chaloklum bay is now unmistakably a collection of homes. The primary structures are up, the bay-facing terraces are formed, and from the upper level you can finally stand where the living rooms will be and see exactly what residents will see: a wide, uninterrupted sweep of the Gulf of Thailand.
The main reinforced frames for the upper and lower residences are complete. Walking the site today, the geometry of the project reads clearly: the staggered, stepped layout that gives every home its own clear line to the sea.
Access roads and the parking court have taken shape, and the routing for water, power, and drainage is being laid through the site. These are the unglamorous milestones that rarely make it into a brochure, but they are the ones that turn a building site into a place you can actually live.
The first residence is finished
The most exciting milestone is one you can walk through. Our showroom residence is now complete and fully furnished, with warm timber, stone-look porcelain and full-height glass opening onto the view. It is the clearest answer yet to the question every buyer asks: what will it actually feel like to live here?
- Fully fitted kitchen and bathrooms, finished to the standard of every residence
- Furnished interiors that show the natural-luxury material palette in place
- A working preview of the indoor-outdoor living the whole project is built around
Private viewings of the finished residence are now available by appointment. There is no substitute for standing on the terrace at golden hour and watching the light go down over the bay.
What comes next
Over the coming phase the focus moves to the remaining interiors, the landscaping that will soften the hillside back into jungle, and the shared amenities: the café and rest areas that make Gaia a small community rather than a row of houses. We will keep documenting it here, honestly, milestone by milestone.
More from Gaia soon. The Gaia team.