Product Designing from Drawings to Reality in Bangkok

To design a Product in Bangkok is a challenge when the product needs special technical skills. To find manufacturers and artisans in Thailand is not an easy process. To find online is easier but that is tapping in to the whole  world wide web. The following is a recount of how a product does not become real. The end of …

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The Life of a Pedestrian in Bangkok

āļŠāļĩāļ§āļīāļ•āļ‚āļ­āļ‡āļ„āļ™āļāļĢāļļāļ‡āļ­āļĒāđˆāļēāļ‡āđ€āļĢāļēāļ—āđˆāļēāļ™ āđƒāļ™āđāļ•āđˆāļĨāļ°āļ§āļąāļ™āļĒāđˆāļ­āļĄāļĄāļĩāđ‚āļ­āļāļēāļŠāđ„āļ”āđ‰āļĨāļļāļāđ€āļ”āļīāļ™āļ­āļ­āļāđ„āļ›āļšāđ‰āļēāļ‡ āđ€āļžāļ·āđˆāļ­āļ›āļĢāļ°āļāļ­āļšāļ˜āļļāļĢāļ°āļāļīāļˆāļāļēāļĢāļ‡āļēāļ™āļ—āļĩāđˆāđāļ•āļāļ•āđˆāļēāļ‡āļāļąāļ™āđ„āļ›āđƒāļ™āđāļ•āđˆāļĨāļ°āļ§āļąāļ™ āđāļ•āđˆāļĄāļĩāļ­āļĒāđˆāļēāļ‡āļŦāļ™āļķāđˆāļ‡āļ—āļĩāđˆāđ€āļĢāļēāļŦāļĨāļĩāļāđ€āļĨāļĩāđˆāļĒāļ‡āđ„āļĄāđˆāđ„āļ”āđ‰āđ€āļĄāļ·āđˆāļ­āđ€āļ”āļīāļ™āđ„āļ›āļ•āļēāļĄāļ—āļĩāđˆāļ•āđˆāļēāļ‡āđ†āđƒāļ™āļāļĢāļļāļ‡āđ€āļ—āļžāļĄāļŦāļēāļ™āļ„āļĢāļ‚āļ­āļ‡āđ€āļĢāļē āļŠāļ āļēāļžāļ—āļēāļ‡āđ€āļ—āđ‰āļē āļŦāļĢāļ·āļ­ āļŸāļļāļ•āļšāļēāļ— āļ—āļĩāđˆāļ–āļđāļāļĢāđˆāļ§āļĄāļāļąāļ™āđƒāļŠāđ‰āļ›āļĢāļ°āļāļ­āļšāļāļīāļˆ āļ—āļĩāđˆāļŦāļĨāļēāļāļŦāļĨāļēāļĒ āļšāđ‰āļēāļ‡āļāđ‡āđƒāļŠāđ‰āđ€āļ›āđ‡āļ™āļ—āļĩāđˆāļžāļąāļ āļšāđ‰āļēāļ‡āļāđ‡āļ—āļģāđ€āļ›āđ‡āļ™āļĢāđ‰āļēāļ™āļ­āļēāļŦāļēāļĢ āļĢāđ‰āļēāļ™āļāļēāđāļŸ āđ€āļ›āđ‡āļ™āļ—āļąāđ‰āļ‡āļ•āļĨāļēāļ” āđ€āļ›āđ‡āļ™āļ§āļīāļ™āļĢāļ–āļĄāļ­āđ€āļ•āļ­āļĢāđŒāđ„āļ‹āļ”āđŒ āļ—āļģāļŠāļ§āļ™āļŠāđˆāļ§āļ™āļ•āļąāļ§āđ„āļ§āđ‰āļŦāļ™āđ‰āļēāļšāđ‰āļēāļ™ āļ—āđˆāļēāļĄāļāļĨāļēāļ‡āļāļēāļĢāđƒāļŠāđ‰āļ›āļĢāļ°āđ‚āļĒāļŠāļ™āđŒāļšāļ™āļ—āļēāļ‡āđ€āļ—āđ‰āļē āļ­āļĒāđˆāļēāļ‡āļĄāļēāļāļ„āļ“āļēāļ™āļąāļš āļ„āļ§āļēāļĄāļ›āļĨāļ­āļ”āļ āļąāļĒāļ‚āļ­āļ‡āļœāļđāđ‰āđ€āļ”āļīāļ™āđ€āļ—āđ‰āļē (pedestrian) āļāđ‡āļ„āđˆāļ­āļĒāđ† āļŦāļēāļĒāđ„āļ› āļšāļēāļ‡āļ—āļĩāļ•āđ‰āļ­āļ‡āđ€āļ”āļīāļ™āļŦāļĨāļšāļĢāđ‰āļēāļ™āļŠāđ‰āļĄāļ•āļģāļ—āļĩāđˆāļ­āļĒāļđāđˆāļšāļ™āļ—āļēāļ‡āđ€āļ—āđ‰āļēāļĨāļ‡āđ„āļ›āđ€āļ”āļīāļ™āđƒāļ™āļ–āļ™āļ™āđāļ—āļ™ āđāļĨāđ‰āļ§āļāđ‡āđ€āļŠāļĩāđˆāļĒāļ‡āļāļąāļšāļāļēāļĢāļ–āļđāļāļĢāļ–āđ€āļ‰āļĩāđˆāļĒāļ§āļŠāļ™ āļšāļēāļ‡āļ—āļĩāđˆ āļœāļˆāļāļāļąāļšāļ—āļēāļ‡āđ€āļ—āđ‰āļēāļ—āļĩāđˆāļāļģāļĨāļąāļ‡āļ‹āđˆāļ­āļĄāđāļ‹āļĄāđ‚āļ”āļĒāđ„āļĄāđˆāļĄāļĩāļ›āđ‰āļēāļĒāđ€āļ•āļ·āļ­āļ™āļšāļ­āļāđ€āļŦāļ•āļļāđ€āļĨāļĒ āļŦāļĨāļēāļĒāļ„āļ™āđ„āļ”āđ‰āļĢāļąāļšāļšāļēāļ”āđ€āļˆāđ‡āļšāļˆāļēāļāļ§āļąāļŠāļ”āļļāļāđˆāļ­āļŠāļĢāđ‰āļēāļ‡āļ—āļĩāđˆāļ§āļēāļ‡āđ„āļ§āđ‰āļ­āļĒāđˆāļēāļ‡āļĢāļ°āđ€āļāļ°āļĢāļ°āļāļ° āļšāļēāļ‡āļ„āļ™āđ€āļ”āļīāļ™āļ•āļāļŦāļĨāļļāļĄāļ‹āļķāđˆāļ‡āđ€āļ›āđ‡āļ™ āļšāđˆāļ­āļžāļąāļ (manhole) āļ—āļēāļ‡āđ€āļ—āđ‰āļēāļšāļēāļ‡āļŠāđˆāļ§āļ‡āđ€āļŠāļĩāļĒāļŦāļēāļĒ āļ„āļ™āļžāļīāļāļēāļĢāļ•āđ‰āļ­āļ‡āđ€āļ”āļīāļ™āļ—āļēāļ‡āļ­āļĒāđˆāļēāļ‡āļ—āļļāļĨāļąāļāļ—āļļāđ€āļĨ āļ—āļēāļ‡āđ€āļ—āđ‰āļēāļšāļēāļ‡āđāļŦāđˆāļ‡āđ€āļˆāđ‰āļēāļ‚āļ­āļ‡āļŦāđ‰āļēāļ‡āđƒāļŦāļāđˆāđ€āļ­āļēāļ›āđ‰āļēāļĒāđ‚āļ†āļĐāļ“āļēāļĄāļēāļāļąāđ‰āļ™āđ„āļ§āđ‰āļ­āļĒāđˆāļēāļ‡āļŦāļ™āđ‰āļēāļ•āļēāđ€āļ‰āļĒ āļĄāļĩāļ­āļ°āđ„āļĢāđ„āļŦāļĄ āļĒāļąāļ‡āđ„āļĄāđˆāđ„āļ”āđ‰āļĢāļ§āļĄāļ–āļķāļ‡āļ™āđ‰āļģāļ—āļĩāđˆāļŦāļĒāļ”āļĨāļ‡āļĄāļēāļˆāļēāļāļāļąāļ™āļŠāļēāļ”āļ—āļĩāđˆāļ­āļĒāļđāđˆāđ€āļŦāļ™āļ·āļ­āļ—āļēāļ‡āđ€āļ—āđ‰āļēāđ€āļĄāļ·āđˆāļ­āđ€āļ§āļĨāļēāļāļ™āļ•āļ āļ™āļĩāđˆāļ„āļ·āļ­āļ„āļ§āļēāļĄāļŠāļ°āļ”āļ§āļāđāļĨāļ°āļ›āļĨāļ­āļ”āļ āļąāļĒāđƒāļ™āļāļēāļĢāđ€āļ”āļīāļ™āļ—āļēāļ‡āļŠāđˆāļ§āļ™āļŦāļ™āļķāđˆāļ‡āļ‚āļ­āļ‡āļ„āļ™āļāļĢāļļāļ‡āđ€āļ—āļžāļĄāļŦāļēāļ™āļ„āļĢ āđāļ•āđˆāļ—āļēāļ‡āđ€āļ—āđ‰āļēāļŦāļĨāļēāļĒāđāļŦāđˆāļ‡āđƒāļ™āļāļĢāļļāļ‡āđ€āļ—āļžāļĄāļŦāļēāļ™āļ„āļĢ āļāđ‡āļŠāļ§āļĒāļ‡āļēāļĄāļ™āđˆāļēāļĢāļ·āđˆāļ™āļĢāļĄāļĒāđŒ āļ­āļĒāļēāļāđƒāļŦāđ‰āļāļĢāļļāļ‡āđ€āļ—āļžāļ‚āļ­āļ‡āđ€āļĢāļēāđ€āļ›āđ‡āļ™āļ­āļĒāđˆāļēāļ‡āļ™āļĩāđ‰āļ—āļąāđ‰āļ‡āļŦāļĄāļ”āļˆāļąāļ‡āđ€āļĨāļĒ āđ€āļĢāļēāđƒāļ™āļāļēāļ™āļ°āļ™āļąāļāļ­āļ­āļāđāļšāļšāļāđ‡āļ­āļĒāļēāļāđ€āļŦāđ‡āļ™āļāļĢāļļāļ‡āđ€āļ—āļžāļĄāļŦāļēāļ™āļ„āļĢ āļĄāļĩāļ—āļēāļ‡āđ€āļ—āđ‰āļēāļŠāļ°āļ­āļēāļ” āļŠāļ§āļĒāļ‡āļēāļĄ āļĄāļĩāļ„āļ§āļēāļĄāļ›āļĨāļ­āļ”āļ āļąāļĒāđƒāļ™āļāļēāļĢ  āđ€āļ”āļīāļ™āļ—āļēāļ‡ āđ„āļĄāđˆāļĄāļĩāļ„āļ™āļ—āļĩāđˆāđ€āļŦāđ‡āļ™āđāļāđˆāļ•āļąāļ§ āđ€āļ­āļēāļŠāļ–āļēāļ™āļ—āļĩāđˆāļ‹āļķāđˆāļ‡āđ€āļ›āđ‡āļ™āļŠāļēāļ˜āļēāļĢāļ“āļ°āļŠāļĄāļšāļąāļ•āļī āļ™āļģāđ„āļ›āđƒāļŠāđ‰āļŠāļģāļŦāļĢāļąāļšāļ•āļąāļ§āđ€āļ­āļ‡āļœāļđāđ‰āđ€āļ”āļĩāļĒāļ§āļˆāļ™āļĨāļ·āļĄāļ™āļķāļāđ„āļ›āļ§āđˆāļē āļ„āļ™āļ­āļ·āđˆāļ™āļāđ‡āļĒāļąāļ‡āļ„āđ‰āļ­āļ‡āđƒāļŠāđ‰āđ€āļŠāđˆāļ™āļāļąāļ™ āđāļĨāļ°āļ„āļ™āđ€āļ”āļīāļ™āļšāļ™āļ—āļēāļ‡āđ€āļ—āđ‰āļēāļŦāļĨāļēāļĒāļ„āļ™āļāđ‡āđ„āļ”āđ‰āļŠāļģāļĢāļ°āļ āļēāļĐāļĩāđƒāļŦāđ‰āđāļāđˆāļĢāļąāļāļšāļēāļĨ āđ€āļžāļ·āđˆāļ­āđ€āļ›āđ‡āļ™āļ‡āļšāļ›āļĢāļ°āļĄāļēāļ“āļ™āļģāļĄāļēāļŠāļĢāđ‰āļēāļ‡āđāļĨāļ°āļšāļģāļĢāļļāļ‡āļĢāļąāļāļĐāļēāļ—āļēāļ‡āđ€āļ—āđ‰āļēāđ€āļŦāļĨāđˆāļēāļ™āļąāđ‰āļ™āđƒāļŦāđ‰āļĄāļĩāļŠāļ āļēāļžāļ—āļĩāđˆāļ”āļĩ āđ€āļžāļ·āđˆāļ­āļ—āļļāļāļ„āļ™āļˆāļ°āđ„āļ”āđ‰āļĄāļĩāđ‚āļ­āļāļēāļŠāđƒāļŠāđ‰āļ—āļēāļ‡āđ€āļ—āđ‰āļēāđ„āļ”āđ‰āļ­āļĒāđˆāļēāļ‡āļŠāļ°āļ”āļ§āļāļŠāļšāļēāļĒ āļĄāļĩāļ„āļ§āļēāļĄāļ›āļĨāļ­āļ”āļ āļąāļĒāļ•āđˆāļ­āļĢāđˆāļēāļ‡āļāļēāļĒāđāļĨāļ°āļŠāļĩāļ§āļīāļ•

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Understanding Floor area Ratio (FAR)

Floor area ratio means the ratio between the total building area and land plot area. City planning laws were enforcement as the Town and City Planning Act since year 1975 (2518BE). Bangkok area had implemented City Planning law under Ministerial regulation Act no 116 . The  first law came year 1992. The laws  are revised and revamped every 5 years. …

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Impact from new Bangkok Metropolitan Administration (BMA) Land Use

Since we had first BMA land use implemented in year 1992 until today, the law has been controlled use of land and size of building with public road width. BMA land use has split use of land to major activity, minor activity and prohibits activity. Building use that match to major activity has no control of public road width under …

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50 Shades of White

White, Pure, Clean, Simple, and Classyâ€Ķ Everywhere one turns these days, it’s white or light,  We‘re already the middle of the year, Summer is turning to  Autumn and White products are the trend; they are everywhere you look; White Interiors, White Clothes, White Cars, White, White, White. Is White the New Black? Black has been the dominant colour for ages, …

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Faulty Designs that last

From the moment we wake up in the morning, our lives are made easier by a large number of products and gadgets, from the alarm clock, the toaster, the juice maker, the car or bicycle to take you to your destination products are everywhere, the list is endless. All these products are designed to be user friendly,  practical  and safe. …

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Are we paying for the Chocolate or for the Package?

Chocolateâ€Ķ. Bittersweet, delicious and absolutely sinful. Go to a supermarket or a chocolate specialty store and pick out a chocolate, each of these exquisite morsels are packaged in to beautifully designed packages. They are attractive, eye catching and meticulously crafted, but then sometimes the taste of the chocolate does not live up to  the packaging. Chocolate humble beginnings start out …

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Cool,Warm, or in between?

Architect Ludwig Mies van der Rohe described Minimalism as “ Less is more” but is it really? When a space is designed minimalistically, “less” often is less A minimal space is often associated with clean, sleek and clear lines, or a very “open” space in other words with elements of  furniture sparsely used  to create an impression. “Minimalism” is a …

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Zaha Hadid Aquatic Centre: What’s all the fuss about the Seating Sightline?

“Architect Zaha Hadid has denied her design for the London 2012 Aquatics Centre is to blame for the 600 tickets sold to Olympic spectators unaware they’ll have a restricted view of the top diving events.  “The brief for the building from LOCOG was to provide 5000 spectator seats with uninterrupted views of the 10m diving platform events,” says a statement …

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