Knai Bang Chatt

An amazing example of Modernism architecture, designed and built by one of Le Corbusier’s Cambodian protege’s on the Kep coast.

The main buildings were built in the 1950’s when the French were developing Kep as a tropical holiday town. Luckily, the buildings all survived the Khmer Rouge and Vietnamese occupation, and have recently been revamped and brought back to life. With only 12 rooms, the service and sense of luxury is fantastic. The rooms have a minimalist aesthetic in keeping with the Modernist style with textures of wood, bone and cotton all harmonising perfectly.

This was an exceptional property to shoot as everything lent itself to clean, simple photography. Plus the afternoon light was stunning as it lit everything with a magnificent golden light.

We also had to review the accompanying Boat Club which serves as a restaurant and bar. It was converted from an old fisherman’s cottage and sits over the water with a wooden jetty jutting out into the bay.

Funnily enough I ended up with a large amount of chairs in many of the closer shots, purely by chance.