Luxuriating At The Nai Lert Park Heritage Home

Traditional Thai teak wood houses are usually simple and utilitarian, basic raised residences for a family. Nai Lert, one of Thailand's biggest developers and investors, active around the beginning of the 20th century, took that traditional design and super sized it to his needs and desires.

Humble. Not so much. Grand with a capital G.

Expansive, open air and shaded verandas have seating areas and plenty of options for keeping cool during the tropical days. Teak finishes for miles and miles.

Built in 1915, the house is raised, just like any other home of that period. Just bigger, a lot bigger.

Bringing the indoors out. A big bed and paintings and furniture, all on the porch.

A nod to modernity, the fancy Fiat in the driveway.